~Hijabi Tag~

 Hey Everyone, 

So I'm doing the hijabi tag today which I've been wanting to do and

I was tagged by Afreen (Thoughts of a little women) so I decided to do it today!! So here goes:

1. How old were you when you started wearing the hijab? 
I just started wearing a hijab this past year. I started exactly on my 20th birthday.


2. What or who influenced you to become a hijabi ? 
  Many things influenced me to wear the hijab like my family, freinds, and the Quran.


3. How has hijab changed your life?
I feel hijab has changed my life for the better alhumdullilah! Ever since I started wearing it I feel like my life is so much easier, I feel less stressed in the morning before school not having to worry about my hair. I also feel the hijab has made me into a better person because it reminds me to be a good Muslim.

4. What does hijab mean to you?

Hijab represents my faith and my love for Allah (swt). It's something I wear firstly because Allah (swt) has told us too.

5. How do you deal with the rude comments/stares you get due to being a hijabi?

I've never really gotten any rude comments mashallah! But sometimes people do stare and when they do I just smile at them and be friendly so they can approach me if they had any questions. 

6. What is your favorite thing about wearing the hijab? 

I like that it makes me feel closer to other sisters. Ever since I started wearing the hijab when I go to the mall or any other public place other hijabis say "Salam" to me and talk to me because of this I've met so many new people. I also like that it gives more confidence and makes me a better Muslim. 

7. What is your hijab must have accessory?

Pins, pins, and lots of pins or else my hijab will go flying lol

8. What advice could you give a newbie hijabi?

That its not as scary as it seems and Allah (swt) is there to guide you. Also you should talk to other hijabis because they could help you.

9. What is one hijab trend you never understood?
Not sure...lol

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10. What questions do you get asked the most due to wearing the hijab? 

Why do you wear it?

Don't you feel hot?

Why are you covering your hair?

~The Bride~.

Hello Ladies,

So in the past two posts I talked about what I wore for the wedding I attended but as we all know the bride is the most important part of the wedding!! So I thought I would share with you what my friend wore for her wedding. I thought she looked beautiful. 

Where I'm from brides typically wear white dresses so of course my Bride friend wore white too. Since my friend wears the hijab but didn't wear one for her wedding I won't be sharing any of her pictures from the wedding.

The Dress was similar to this.

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The bottom part had this design though.

 For the reception she wore a lehenga choli. 

Almost like this.

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So yea that's kind of what the bride wore for the wedding. The pictures are very close to what she actually wore!! I had lots of fun and she looked fantastic so its all good!

TTYL,

~Wedding Guest~

Salam Sisters,

So I attended a wedding a couple of weeks ago and I was stressing about what to wear. This is the first wedding I attended after I began wearing the hijab so it was really hard to figure out what to wear.

It was a family friend's wedding and people usually wear Indian clothes...so a fancy shalwar kameez, lehanga choli, saree, etc.I really wanted to wear a saree but if you guys know how a saree looks you'll know it's not very covering if worn in the typical way. 

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Also it's not very comfortable [for me anyway]. But, I actually did end up wearing a saree for the wedding and fixing it so it covered me very well. I ended up wearing the underskirt thingy higher up so my waist was covered but I also wore a long sleeved shirt under the blouse so  my arms were covered as well as anything else. I just wrapped my hijab on top and was good to go. Only problem was walking lol.
I wore a black hijab. [I couldn't find any good pictures of me in the saree.]

My saree was similar to this but a little bit less fancy and the blouses sleeves were much longer.

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 What do you guys wear for weddings? Thanks for reading!

Allahafiz,

~Henna Party~

Salam Sisters,

It's been so long since I have done a real post. A couple of weeks ago I attended a wedding and henna party (mehndi party) for a family friend. We had loads of fun. This type of party typically takes place the night before the wedding and the bride gets her hands and feet decorated with henna. The guests are usually just girls/women  and they also get their hands decorated if they want. [This is how we do it where I'm from but I know every country is different.]

I ended up wearing an Anarkali Chudithar similar to the one in the middle below but mine was corally peach and beige colored.

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Your going to have to imagine how this all looks together because I wasn't wearing my hijab when I took pictures in the outfit.

I'll post another update on the wedding outfit. 

Till then!

~New Year~

Happy New Year!!!!!

OMG I cannot believe its 2012 already. Inshallah this year is filled with fun and joy for all of you! 

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