HIJAB: RELIGION VS FASHION

Hijab is a veil that covers the head and chest, which is particularly worn by a Muslim female beyond the age of puberty in the presence of adult males. It can further refer to any head, face, or body covering worn by Muslim women that conforms to a certain standard of modesty. It not only refers to the physical body covering, but also embodies a metaphysical dimension, where al-hijab refers to "the veil which separates man or the world from God. Hijab can also be used to refer to the seclusion of women from men in the public sphere. Most often, it is worn by Muslim women as a symbol of modesty, privacy and morality.

Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, body piercing, or furniture. Fashion refers to a distinctive and often habitual trend in the style in which a person dresses or to prevailing styles in behaviour. Fashion also refers to the newest creations of textile designers.The more technical term costume has become so linked to the term "fashion" that the use of the former has been relegated to special senses like fancy dress or masquerade wear, while "fashion" means clothing more generally, including the study of it.

Nowadays,most women using hijab because influence by fashion. They are attracted to be fashionable person.There are many types of fashion for hijab such as lycra, scarf and shawl. The comfortable hijab make women want to wear it. It also cause most of them can cover up the aurat.Now, hijab can also be used by non muslim women because hijab has become in trend for women. Growing number of muslim women wear hijab fashion and realized that hijab not only covers the head. Hijab and Muslim can illustrate how the nature of the wearer, in a sense that every appearance has a different touch because every women is designed differently.

Therefore, there are also women that wear hijab that had been practice since young by their parents. They followed guidline that state by religion. They know about sins and reward so that they covered their aurat. By using hijab in the right way, women feel comfortable and confident and at the same time reducing the risk of sexual harassment in any form. Not only that, you also earn their respect. A man will not disturb a woman who is covered up. He knows that she is not to be played with. He knows that she is to be respected. He knows that her dignity is to be honoured. We women dream of the knight in shining armour, the honourable gentlemen who treats his lady with respect. Well, there he is. He respects you, he honours you, but before you ask all that from a man, you have to show that respect and protect that honour yourself! That is why a Muslimah wears her hijab. That is why a Muslimah covers her aurat. Allah gave her beauty and she obeys and covers herself.

Ultimately, women can still dress in so many types of fashion that following the guideline regarding to what has been restricted in religion. So, women just needs to understand and know how to wear hijab in right and better way. Not to go out in fashions with intention just to grab people’s attention.