Yep you got it right....lets discuss clothes.....Jilbaabs to be exact. I mean there is such a choice out there mashAllah - you are quite literally spoilt for choice. Gone are the days where I browse through Dorothy Perkins, Mango, Zara and TopShop and in with the Masoomah, Orient Express, Arabian Nites etc etc......
Now you have the fitted jilbabs, the butterfly ones, the swarovski ones, the embroidered ones, the cowl neck ones and even the urban street wise ones and not forgetting the smart and sophisticated work wear ones...so you are technically in the same position as you were when you were not wearing them which is still spending time and money over clothes. I mean daymn...you got the islamic clothing lines on the bloomin catwalk? whats all that about? is modesty being exploited? Is commandment being overturned by culture?
I have to admit its my weakness...one which I need to get rid of quickly....
But no harm in window shopping eh?
Every other sister that I know is jetting off to Dubai and bulk-buying over there and selling them here for a good margin. So its hardly become a niche market...I can see the headlines now.... can you imagine if we had an Islamic Department Store??? that would be awesome.
Here are some of my favourites.....
and if you want to know more about hijaabs and jilbaabs then inshAllah check out this blog - a lot of valuable information even the stylish catwalk pictures
http://hijabstyle.blogspot.com/
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MashAllah, it is very true, subhanAllah how our perception has transformed or diverted really, from what it was suppose to be.
ReplyDeletelol, but then I got baffled at the end ,when you started advertising, lol. MashALlah, but they do look good MashALlah. Sometimes the glance turns the plain image into a 'beautiful' image, for the heart, then that beautiful image is made a desire, (as thats the nature of the Heart, To always desire after things)..then that desire can unfortunatly blind the hearts senses and form into an intention and thus an intention becomes an action and so from that it becomes a Habit, like a charcteristic, a disease. so then it becomes hard to divorce that trait.
but Alhamduillah, we have this Deen, with all its many perscriptions for all the diseases we are affected by. :)
Jazakillah Khayr for this, a good reminder.
cant argue there, it is such a addiction! I often wonder too about the whole ethics behind glammed up abayas and jilbabs, but I am gulity of it too.. To be honest I love my long skirts and cardigans, I wear what I wear to 1st dress in a modest manner and fulfil my Islamic requirements, and then because I feel comfortable.. some sisters may disagree with the fact that I wear long skirts and long cardigans on top.. if its not a abayas or jilbab its not allowed apparently.. so its O.K to have a skin tight abaya with 2in heel and face CAKED with make-up, but its Islamically incorrect to wear a modest skirt with a nice long top or cardigan ?The thing is I feel too much emphasis is given to the outwardly appearance, and we relate piety and 'practicing' to a particular dress code.. Isn't this wrong!?
ReplyDeleteHad to get that off my chest!!
*deep breath*
Yea I really like the above abayas/jilbabs, they are from a certain (Pricey) website, but look lovely mashaAllah!