The Current Hottest Jilbab In Malaysia

 

Fancy jilbab @ jubah

 

The one that caught my eyes.

 

Spoilt for choice.

They are the current jilbab trend in Malaysia. Layered chiffon jilbab comes in many fancy colors and beautiful designs. Everywhere in Malaysia you can certainly find Muslim women wearing it except me. :) :)

I like them... but I do not own even one piece. They look so pretty but they are a little too fancy for me. 

Personally I think this jilbab is well like by the local women because the material is so light and suitable in our tropical weather which is rather warm lately.

Furthermore they are quite cheap compared to abaya. If your budget is below RM100 than this is the right one.

Response to the recent article in the Star about the Islamic punishment.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamualaikum wr wbt.
Allahummasalli 'ala saiyidina Muhammad wa 'ala aali saiyidina Muhammad.

Dear friends,

There's one columnist of the Star who wrote something very sensitive about the shariah law regarding the recent canning of 3 adulteress. I try to find his article but I think he already delete it after the uproar from the Muslim community. He should not wrote that article before he seek more knowledge about the shariah law and learn to respect it. Hmm. This is what a friend of mine, a Chinese revert has to say about his articles.

 

Difference between civil canning (above) and syariah canning (below)

YOUR RIGHTS, MY RIGHTS
by Aliya, Musings of a Mualaf

Muslims in Malaysia have been called many names by those who aren't. And sometimes, unfortunately, the Muslims and Malays are categorized as one group, conveniently forgetting that there are Indian Muslims, Chinese Muslims and Caucasian Muslims in this country as well.

It's sad enough that some people who profess to be Muslims do not actually live the way the Holy Quran instructs. But when non-Muslims join in with their negative comments and uproar about the way the Muslim authorities punish Muslims who have committed wrongdoings, to me it's just plain rudeness.

And the recent happenings are not helping at all.

So what if the Syariah court punished Muslims according to the Islamic law?

Those who were caned themselves admitted that they have sinned and deserved the punishment. The caning is seen as a chance for them to repent, and move on with their lives. Besides, the canings weren't painful and left no marks, unlike the canings by civil law. They were fully attired and the sentenced was carried out by a woman. Everything was done properly based on the syariah law. And they were not caught, they turned themselves in. And yes, the men who were involved were caned too.

So what gives other people, especially non-Muslims to pass judgement and say that such punishment should be abolished? Islam is not their religion. What Muslims believe in is not the same as what they believe in based on their religions.

Just because their religious authorities don't punish them for having sex out of wedlock, doesn't mean the Islamic syariah courts would follow suit.

Don't they know that the Syariah laws are based according on Islamic teachings [though not as strict], and are not man-made to be debated on and changed according to the public's demands, as civil laws?

What make them think that it's all right to pass negative comments about how we carry out our syariah rulings and then issue an apology a day later? Why publish the article then when they already know it'd insult the Muslim readers?

Freedom of speech? Some think that they're free to say and write anything they want to, citing the freedom of speech. Don't they know that the freedom to speak/write is also a public responsibility? One should not impose one's rights and beliefs on other people's rights and beliefs.

Muslims in Malaysia are a tolerant lot. We keep quiet when others talk behind our backs in their own languages, condemning our religion and our way of life. We tolerate when there's heavy traffic jams along the roads during Thaipusam and other religious festivities. We tolerate when loud music lasted until midnight as funeral rites were carried out in the neighbourhood. We build special areas for pork-sellers to carry out their businesses at the wet markets. We allow lands to be used for pig-rearing although we don't like the animals. We do so because we respect the rights of non Muslim citizens to live according to their religious beliefs.

We never question the way non Muslims live their lives, remembering that they have their own beliefs and so do we. We never ask the Hindu ladies to stop wearing their pottu and to keep their sarees at home. We never tell the Chinese ladies to stop wearing the shorter and shorter skirts, and sleeveless blouses. Yes. We never tell those ladies to cover up like we advise our Muslim sisters [because as Muslims it's our duty to advise], because we respect their rights to wear whatever they want in public. As long as they don't walk about in bikinis or naked on the streets, we keep our mouth shut. Although we may look and look.

Yet, what gives these people the right to say how we should wear and how we should live our lives as Muslims?
Enough of people, including the so-called-modern Muslim women, who say that wearing the hijab is a form of oppression. Stop passing comments and making public judgements condemning how Muslims try to live according to the ways of the Quran and hadith, by focusing on rare cases and increasing more Islamophobia in the country.

I'm fed-up with people who campaign that all syariah laws that are not in accordance to the civil law to be abolished. They seem to take for granted that we will continue to be quiet and compliant, and to be tolerant. Writing negatively about Islam in the English tabloid, in the blogs and postings in the internet, thinking that no Muslim would bother to read is well, looking for trouble.

And they like to cite that Indonesia, being the country with the largest Muslim population, is more open and liberal in Islam than Malaysia. That Indonesia allows mixed-religious marriages. Nobody is forced to embrace Islam in order to marry a Muslim in that country. That Indonesia allows the use of 'Allah' in Christian religious books.

Yeah, right. Quote Indonesia and yet these same people have forgotten one very important thing. There's no freedom of speech and freedom to practise one's culture in Indonesia. The Indonesian Chinese were forced to adopt Indo-Malay names, and have been forbidden from celebrating Chinese cultures until recently. No Chinese-medium schools, no Chinese names, no Chap Goh Mei celebrations as enjoyed by Chinese Malaysians for generations. You won't find any Tan Ah Moi or Wong Ah Fook in Indonesia, but you might bump into a Hartono or Gunawan. That fact, they have conveniently forgotten when they compare Malaysia and Indonesia.

Why are those people so bold these days, to pass judgement on how we carry out our syariah punishments? They're not the ones who would be punished, as we have already explained that non Muslims are exempted from being punished according to syariah laws. They've nothing to fear. Yet, they budge in, with the excuse that they're speaking for the oppressed and victimized Muslim women. How ironic, when there're so many social problems among the non Muslim communities, here and in other countries, that are conveniently swept under the carpet. Oh, do take care of your own backyard first.

Tell me... would you, as a father, welcome strangers who'd tell you how to and how not to punish your naughty children?

Thanks kak aliya because you've written something that should have been understood and respected by others. Enough said, hopefully kak aliya's article can open up our sensitivity and our mind as a Muslim.

Can't Wait Till This Comes Out!!

Looks funny :D

Do not force people to follow you

Assalamualaikum to all friends and readers.

I'm just writing a short message to anyone who like to leave this kind of message in my blogs. e.g. "follow me, i follow you", "follow you, follow me back", "follow me", etc. It's kind of annoying because I do not like people forcing me to follow their blogs. I'll follow any blogs that I like.

I'm not saying that my blog is very good, no! Not everything that I've shared here is worth reading but there are people who volunteered to follow this blog. I am so thankful because that makes me think that, they are following because they find something interesting for them here. Sometimes, I trace them and if I find that their blogs are to my liking, I simply follow. No force at all.

If you leave that kind of messages in my shoutbox, even though your blog is good, I might not be tempted to visit or follow because the way you try to gain attention is making me annoyed. I'm so sorry.

So... please, do not write those kind of messages in KakChik's Wardrobe because you will be wasting your energy and time. I am easily interested if you drop by, give salaam, at least read briefly whatever I've wrote and write some comments. I will be try to visit and do the same to your blog.

That's all, wassalam.

A beautiful lady with a gorgeous hijab wrap

 

Pic credit to Mohd Redwan Ilias in facebook

Farah Adeeba is our local celebrity TV presenter. I just think she looks so beautiful wearing her hijab like this not like her usual TV images with her hijab tuck inside her jacket or dress. I really like her image during this program.

Loose Hijabis..

I'm fed up with my current hijab style and am feeling the need for a more loose, free look: It is almost spring after all, even if it doesn't feel that way. I have been searching for some nice looks to try out that preferably require fewer than half a dozen pins (not likely really) and here's what I found..

A video by the ChicMaya, can't wait to try this look out

If you would prefer not to sweat all day but still want to wrap 2 pashminas in a loose style, try this out:

Other styles I like:

Malayasian:
Chic and party worthy:

More of a winter look:

Alternatively, if you are just bored with life and can't really be bothered (i.e. me..), then this is the look for you:

Florals Are Here To Stay

Lina and Hannah targetted the spring floral trend head on..

The Niqabi Millionaire, Rozita Ibrahim

Assalamualaikum wr wbt.

Last year if you still remember, I've written a post about the hijrah of a dedicated woman, Rozita Ibrahim who is a cosmetics entrepreneur turns millionaire and became a niqabi a year ago. This is the recent pictures of her which I've snapped from a local magazine, Harmoni, published this month.

Still meticulous in managing her company, Sendayu Tinggi Groups.

Still beautiful as before.

With her eldest daughter (black hijab), daughter-in-law and son-in-law in front of her company's exhibition floor.

Enjoying her time at home with her family.

Rozita Ibrahim has been low profile since wearing niqab. I would say that she has become an idol for so many women because of her background, from poverty and humility to wealthy and proud to millionaire and humble. I have become one of her fans.

Hijabi Beginner: 5 Cons Of Hijab

I wrote a 5 Pros Of Hijab post a while back so I thought it was only fair to make a post on the cons too. This is so that you know what you are getting yourself into before you decide to put it on making you less likely to take it off later. And by 'it' I mean the headscarf as Hijab is not a cloth you can simply wear and in essence, is something that is applied to both sexes. So here goes:

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1. Finding what clothes your are comfortable with can be a bit of a predicament at the start: Although most women who get to the point of wanting to wear the headscarf will be dressed pretty modestly already, some are not (including myself in that). I found it very hard when I first started wearing the scarf, to decide what 'sort' of hijabi I wanted to be. Abaya? Skirt? Jeans? Leggings..?! I tried them all and in the end settled for the middle (jeans/skirt). I would defiantly recommend you get that nailed and read on it thoroughly before covering your hair. Oh, and doooon't let any old person influence your decision - I did this and it led nowhere. In the end I realised that everyone has had different experiences, you just have to do what you feel is right.

2. 'Muslim' men.. The Quran explicitly and categorically commands men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity before it tells women to lower their gazes and cover. Paradoxically, I have found it is non Muslim men that fulfil this requirement by not 'checking out' hijabis or modestly dressed women and Muslim men that don't. Okay, firstly and obviously, they are not all like this so I am not making a sweeping generalisation but talking from experience. Secondly, this is never eeever a good thing nor should it be flattering - they look at anything that moves, it's really repulsive actually.

*Translation: "Nothing grabbed his attention.. except a french abaya.." - I'm pretty sure this is right but my Arabic reading isn't amazing so could somebody verify?

3. Shopping: Yes, that cute, pink 3/4 length sleeved dress will need to be bought with a perhaps not so cute long sleeved stretch top in future.. sorryy. And cardigans are pretty much a must but, of course, that's only a problem if you're not hot on them and who's not hot on cardigans?!
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4. Bad Bun Days.. :S Basically the equivalent of a bad hair day. I had one on Friday, it was like a deflated souffle at the back of my neck which was really annoying and itchy.

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5. Headphones: Omg, a nightmare to put on in public. It does depends on the style you are wearing and I think the most un-headphone-friendly hijab style has to be the Turkish wrap where you make a knot around the neck..

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Soo that's pretty much it for me, hope it was helpful and doesn't put you off too much :S Oh, of course, there's the whole terrorist bomb thing blah blah blah.. but just as long as you don't wear a back pack (who would anyway?!) on a train/tube/bus and don't have a suspiciously large bun you should be alright..

Don't you want to watch a movie in a cinema in Kelantan?

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh.

Salawat and salam to our beloved prophet, Muhammad s.a.w.

Dear friends and readers,

Do you know that we do not have a movie cinema/theater in Kelantan? Actually there were a few cinemas 18 years ago but after the Islamic Government took over the running of the State, the cinemas cease to exist. They are allowed to be in business but they need to follow certain rules which were set up by the current Islamic Government of Kelantan. Among the rules is the need of separating male and female viewers in the cinemas which is not very likable by the operators. I think the only cinema left was closed down a few years ago.

Another reason is, I think most Kelantanese is fond of religious lecture and Islam itself and watching movies in cinemas with the normal conditions like everywhere else in this country does not suits the Islamic teaching. That's why there are many person like me who has never have experience watching movies in cinemas. I do not envy people who can go to cinemas at all but if there is a chance of watching an Islamic movie in a cinema-like place like Dewan Balai Islam, I would give it a try.

Why?

Because I know, the organizer will be organizing the screening by following the rules of the Islamic State Government. Because I know, the movie that was chosen to be shown is an Islamic one, selected carefully to obtain certain objectives such as teaching Islamic values in muamalah (relationship, communication) between man and woman, the importance of family's blessings, the importance of knowledge especially Islamic knowledge and so on.

 

Image source: Saifudin Ibrahim

And this month, while others in this world are celebrating valentine's day, we in Kelantan celebrate the month of the Islamic Entertainment. As part of the program, selected movies are shown in a cinema-like hall. The first screening was done on the night of 14th. Feb at Kelantan Trade Center and the film chosen was Ketika Cinta Bertasbih 1 which my husband and I had our first experience of watching movie in a theater.

Since this movie has 2 episodes, the organizer has planned to screen the Ketika Cinta Bertasbih 2 on 28th. Feb at Balai Islam Lundang. Entry is FREE. If you are in Kota Bharu on that day, please give yourself a chance to experience the movie with us at the hall.

 

Image Source: Saifudin Ibrahim

The films are based on the novels with the same titles authored by Habiburrahman el-Shirazy or well known as Kang Abik (pic above) from the neighbouring country, Indonesia. He is the author of the bestseller novels like Ayat-Ayat Cinta, Ketika Cinta Bertasbih, Di Atas Sejadah Cinta on a few more. He was invited to Kelantan by the State Government to be a panelist for the special Forum on Islamic Entertainment and also give a talk about his book and the movie. I have a chance to have a photo with him, so happy.

 

After the movie with Kang Abik, the author.

Well, I'm running out of ideas now so I think I will conclude here. There are so many different things which are so unique in Kelantan and one of them is watching movie the way we think suitable with our Islamic teaching. Who say we cannot watch movies?

 

Pictures after the movie.

My Omani Outfit, and a Wife's Rights Over Husband (beyond financial)

Since alot of women read this blog, I thought I'd share an interesting article written by a Sheikh I just read on a woman's rights over her husband. Most sites say, yada yada yada, this is the husband's rights over his wife in a dispute, and mashaAllah, these things are wonderful to know, but many women tell me that we have no rights over our husbands in disputes and the like, beyond financial things. This is not so, ya Rub!!!!!!

But first, I'd like to share with ya'll, a pic of my Omani outfit. Yes, the hijab should cover the chest, but I wasn't going out of my home, LOL, so I didn't try to style it as neat as I could have. I am new to the whole "warqiya" (Omani tasselled shawl thing). A local (well, long-time expat) friend tried to show me how to do it, but she's a little less strict on the whole hijab thing than me, LOL.

What do you think? Boxie says I look like a green firefly, LOL, but my Omani friends were all super excited that I actually wore it (only once!). They were all like, but you are Canadian, you can get away without black abaya all the time...

Now to the article (note: I didn't write it):

Q: I have frequently read what, according to Islamic teachings, a husband may or may not do in a dispute with his wife if he attributes it to disagreement with or misbehavior of his wife. I almost never read anything about the opposite situation: if the wife has a disagreement with her husband or *he* misbehaves. Things are nearly always told from the man's point of view! What are the wife's rights in the case of bad behavior of her husband?

A: Praise belongs to Allah the Lord of all the worlds. Blessings and Peace on the Messenger of Allah, and on his Family and all his Companions.

Allah ordered the believers to "consort with women in kindness" (4:19) and He said: "And of His signs are this: He created for you helpmeets from yourselves that ye might find rest in them, and He ordained between you love and mercy. Lo, herein indeed are portents for folk who reflect" (30:21).

A Wife's Basic Rights Regarding Her Husband's Behavior

NOTE: This is distinct from her other rights regarding living expenditures, housing, clothing, and education of children. And from Allah comes all success.

1. The first and worthiest condition of marriage to be fulfilled by the husband is to "keep the promise or promises he made to the wife at the time he married her." This is an order of the Prophet [salla Allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallam, abbr. (s)] according to the hadith: "ahaqqu al-shuruti an tufu bihi ma astahlaltum bihi min al-furuj"

2. He cannot order her to do anything that is against religion. The Prophet (s) said: "No obedience is due to creatures in disobedience of the Creator" (la ta`atan li makhluqin fi ma`siyat al-khaliq).

3. He must exercise patience and be prepared to listen to her advice in every situation. The Prophet (s) listened to the advice of his wives in matters ranging from the smallest to the greatest.

4. If she invites him to wake up and perform the late night prayer, it is praiseworthy for him to do so and vice-versa. The Prophet (s) prayed for such people: "May Allah grant mercy to a man who gets up at night and prays, and wakes up his wife, and if she refuses, he sprinkles water in her face; may Allah grant mercy to a woman who gets up at night and prays, and wakes up her husband, and if he refuses, she sprinkles water in his face."

5. He must respect her and pay attention to her needs so that she will respect him and pay attention to his.

6. He must control his passions and act in a moderate manner especially in the context of sexual intercourse. Remember that Allah has placed between you and her "friendship and mercy" (mawadda wa rahma), not the gratification of your every lust; and that the Prophet (s) advised young men to marry "because it casts down the gaze and walls up the genitals," not in order to stimulate sexual passions. The husband should habitually seek refuge in Allah before approaching his wife and say: "O Allah, ward off the satan from us and ward him off from what you have bestowed upon us in the way of children" (allahumma jannibna al-shaytana wa jannibhu ma razaqtana). Allah has called each spouse a garment for the other (2:187), and the purpose of garments is decency. The Prophet (s) further said that he who marries for the sake of decency and modesty (`afaf), Allah has enjoined upon Himself to help him.

7. He must never ever divulge the secrets of the household and those of the married couple.

8. He must strive with sincerity to acquire her trust, and seek her welfare in all the actions that pertain to her.

9. He must treat her generously at all times. The Prophet (s) said that the best gift or charity (sadaqa) is that spent on one's wife.

10. If she works outside the house, it is praiseworthy for the husband to hire house help to relieve her from too heavy a burden. The wife's duties do not require her to feed her child, nor even to nurse it, nor to clean nor cook. It is the husband's duty to provide a nursemaid, food for older children, and servants to clean and cook. However, if the wife does those things out of mercy and love, it is a gift to the husband on her part.

11. He must avoid excessive jealousy and remember that Allah is also jealous that he himself not commit. The Prophet (s) said: "Do not be excessively jealous of your wife lest evil be hurled at her on your account" (la tukthir al-gheerata `ala ahlika fa turama bi al-su'i min ajlik) and he said: "Allah is jealous and the believer is jealous; and Allah's jealousy is that the believer should not go to that which Allah has forbidden for him" (inna Allaha yagharu wa al- mu'minu yagharu wa gheerat Allahi in ya'tiya al-mu'minu ma harrama `alayhi).

12. He must protect her honor and not place her in situations where it is compromised or belittled. The Prophet (s) said that Allah will not ever let him enter Paradise who cares little who shares his wife's privacy. This includes the husband's brother, uncle, and nephew, let alone non-related friends, neighbors, and complete strangers.

13. He must exercise patience and forgiveness in the case of disagreement or dispute, and not rush to divorce. The declaration of divorce is a grave matter indeed, and the Prophet (s) said: "Of permitted matters the most loathesome before Allah is divorce" (abgh`ad al-halal `ind Allah al-talaq). In another hadith he said that divorce is so grave that because of it Allah's throne is made to shake. He said: "The best intercession [i.e. intervention of a third party] is that which brings back together the husband and the wife." Womanizing -- divorce for the purpose of marrying another woman out of sexual attraction incurs Allah's curse according to the hadith: "Allah's curse is on the womanizing, divorcing man" (la`ana Allahu kulla dhawwaaqin mutallaaq). Finally, even in the midst of and after divorce, Allah has prescribed kindness upon the man: "(After pronouncing divorce) she must be retained in honor or released in kindness" (2:228).

For the above-mentioned reason (i.e. to prevent the quickness of divorce), in his time, Ibn Taymiyya gave the ijtihad (juridical opinion) by saying that three talaqs in one sitting constituted only one. He did this to interdict the prevalent custom of suddenly giving three talaqs, which in his time was on everyone's lips, (i.e. had become so commonplace as to be a habit). However the other four schools of fiqh had the opposite opinion in this matter.

14. He must not dwell on what he dislikes in his wife, but on what he likes.

15. The husband is not to stay away from his wife or keep his wife in a state of suspense, whether at home or abroad, for a protracted period of time except with her consent. Allah said: "Turn not away (from your wife) altogether, so as to leave her hanging. If you come to a friendly understanding and practice self-restraint, then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Merciful" (4:129). Protracted separation (6 months or more in the Shafi`i school) without prior or subsequent arrangement with the wife, whether the husband is away willingly or unwillingly (for example due to war, imprisonment, or illness) is sufficient grounds for her to obtain divorce from the judge.

16. The Prophet (s) said: "Do not beat your wife." He also said: "Do not strike your wife in the face." The expiation for striking one's slave in the face is to set him or her free on the spot, but what expiation is there for striking one's wife? The Prophet (s) condemned the man who beats his wife in the day and then approaches her at night. And to beat her to the extent of inflicting serious injury is enough grounds for her to obtain divorce from the judge.

17. Caring for one's wife's sexual fulfillment is an obligation of religion. The Prophet (s) warned against rushing to gratify one's pleasure and forgetting that of one's wife. He also disliked that the husband should quickly withdraw from his wife afterwards, as it is a strain upon the wife. If she asks for intercourse, he should not refuse.

Conclusion
These are only some of the basic duties of the husband in Islam. The state of marriage is part of one's adherence to the Sunna and an exalted state of life indeed. In the words of the Prophet (s), it permits one to meet Allah "pure and cleansed" (tahiran mutahharan). One's behavior towards one's wife is the measure of the perfection of one's belief as the Prophet (s) said: "The most complete of the believers in his belief is he who perfects his manners, and the best of you in manners are those who act best towards their wives." Marriage must be approached with utmost seriousness, entered with the purest intent, and cultivated religiously as it does not come cheaply and it carries immense reward. The Prophet (s) called it "his way" (al-nikahu sunnati) and "half of religion" and he also said: "Two rak`at (prayer-cycles) of the married person are better than seventy rak`at of the unmarried." He also warned that among the greatest of responsibilities that had been placed upon men is that pertaining to the treatment of their wives.

And may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Muhammad,
his Family and all his Companions,
and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds

Hanbok: What a beautiful dress!

And they can be hijabified too. Just add a hijab and you will be fully covered. It suits the Islamic dress code very well. 

Would you wear it?

Does anyone knows what is a hanbok? To know more, just click here.

 

Image source: Freewebs

Image source: About Shera

Image source: Milora.com

Image source: SDBjjang

And here's a simple set that I've made just now.

A Hanbok Lady by hanniaziz featuring Chloé shoes

Reader's Look: Sha Sha's Hijab Style

Sha Sha is a reader and loves to experiment with her hijab which she is wearing part time at the moment. She gets her inspiration from Morocco and loves Berber style and I happen to love her style! Check it out:

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Loving the colour-combo:

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This is soo adorable:

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I found 2 tutorials that are not the same but pretty similar to her hijab style. You can sort of work out how its done anyway, just experiment.

A version with neck coverage, if you want it:

If you have your own unique hijab style and want to be featured, just email me :D

It's time to have some fun!

Assalamualaikum wr wbt to all dear friends and readers.

 

This semester's modules.

Tomorrow will be a full class day starting at 8 am until 5.30 pm. Since last night I was trying to read and concentrate on this 3 modules as a preparation for tomorrow. I hate going to class without preparation especially when I  am the only student for that class.

Yes, for this semester I am left alone by my course mates. This year, all of us is doing our minor and I have chosen English as my minor while all my course mates chose either Malay Studies or Islamic Study. 

I thought I would be bored without friends but luckily my tutors are so sporting and know how to make our class fun. I love my minor classes. I love discussing the subjects with my tutors Madam Carolyn and Mrs. Yon. Alhamdulillah, both of them said that they enjoyed the class too.

So, that's all for today because I am going to study.

Wassalam.

Omani Clothing

So I have moved to Oman permanently, au reviour Canada. I am staying in the Gulf for what will probably be the rest of my life, but Allahualim, you know?
So while there aren't many pictures until I get a skanner, above is the fish-n-tail dress of Salalah, and below, some of the different traditional dresses from in and around Muscat. All can be worn with khimar (hijab) but usually abaya is worn where I live.
That's all my hijab reporting for now folks.

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Nothing to do with anything but it cracked me up :D :D :D

Such lovely abayaat

 

Image source: Khaleejia

Look at all these abayaat. They are just simple black abayaat but what make them look elegant, outstanding and stylish are the details on the sleeves. 

If I am a wealthy lady with nothing else to use my money for, maybe I could invest in these beauties, LOL. Do you think abayaat can be a good investment? Well, maybe not. 

Abaya for me is a daily wear. It's an essential item in my wardrobe. Whenever I'm going out, I will put on an abaya. Most of my abayaat are for daily use because I need to go to work 5 times a week and to my early childhood classes on Friday and to MariBaca Bookstore on Thursday. But I do have a few elaborate ones just for special occasions.

From the pic above, which one do you think would be suitable for me?

Alhamdulillah...

Assalamualaikum to all dear friends.

Alhamdulillah, I'm back and my health condition is better.

Alhamdulillah, during my absence from KakChik's Wardrobe for almost 4 days, I have went through lots of interesting, wonderful, and sad experiences. Syukr, everything makes my life more happening.

Alhamdulillah, my bookshop is doing better, more customers are coming and make my business grow.

Alhamdulillah, my husband and I went for a movie for the first in our entire life. The film is Ketika Cinta Bertasbih, you can find this in youtube. It's a love story but very Islamic. I've read the novel before I watch the movie. It really touch my heart.

Alhamdulillah, I went shopping with my Mom to help ease her loneliness and tiredness after taking care of the family. She's been taking care of the whole family dedicated and lovingly. She deserves a treat and she got a Bonia handbag.

Alhamdulillah, my new home is 95% complete. I might move in this coming Maulidun Nabi, the same day I'm celebrating my 8th anniversary.

Alhamdulillah... alhamdulillah... alhamdulillah..

More Outfit Ideas From Looklet

Two more looks. Products of my free time which is officially over as of tomorrow morning..
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Just add a scarf if your a hijabi, otherwise they're good to go :D

Modesty is More than Clothes

On this blog sisters have often criticized me for being "too judgemental" when I have written articles on the different aspects of hijab, and intentions for wearing hijab. One can look at posts such as "are the feet awrah" "is niqab mustahaab or wajib" or "cover your chest!" and be like, WHOA, THIS SISTA IS HARSH."

LOL, if only you knew me, he he he, I've never been one to point out a girl on the street and be like, "omigod does she think those leggings are jilbab"- "gadzooks, check out the makeup on that niqabi"- or yell "put some clothes on" to a non-muslim woman in an Arab country, though sometimes I admit, I do a double take. Cleavage with hijab distracts, as well as seeing butt cheeks go up and down in abaya, or fake eyelashes and plucked brows and glittery shadow with niqab. I just go, what is the point but... But to me judging or yelling at people or talking behind their backs---that's bad hijab too. Worse sometimes than another sister's mistake. Maybe when we are being harsh, it is because something is lacking in ourselves and the offensive is our defence?!!!!

No, what I have written, while filtered in my own personal leanings, is directed firstly to myself. it is directed to any woman like myself, who has a love of halal things like design and colour but who wants to hear what the sunnah says, what the examples in the seerah show us. When I am writing "Allah says this is best for us, or a must for us," or "this is what women of the sahaba wore because..." I am not saying any woman who doesn't understand or agree with that is bad or worse, subhanaAllah! LOL, okay, I guess it isn't really funny, but the way people read what we write and miss why we are writing us funny sometimes. Sometimes I get offended when people don't understand me, and I have to realize, hey, I do the same sometimes so be patient and wait, making the best excuses for it.

For me personally, I like hearing nasiha (Islamic advice) about hijab with daleel (evidence from the Qu'ran and Sunnah) from a sister in a non-embarrassing one-on-one conversation, where she's sweet and thoughtful about it. How else do we learn about Islam? I DO apologize, I can't do that online, really LOL. Anyways, then if I think the sister's advice to be wrong, and I disregard it, I prefer her not to nag me about it. If I disregard it and she thinks that's she's right, she should pray for my guidance from Allah. That's the way to do it in person. That is the Islamic way.

Of course, blogs like mine, since they generally aren't directed at any one person I believe it is entirely okay to post multiple hijab posts on a similar issue. It isn't nagging or picking on anybody. If one has a different opinion, they may blog about it on their blog, of course. It is sharing/storing information, even if it is for myself, or others seeking what I learnt after making some mistakes first LOL.

I have discovered that, sadly, in real life women that wear niqabs and gashwas can call down other women in the malls for wearing tight clothes with hijab or girls with no hijabs or Islam at all, but then, have worse hijab in actions and even in dress, on a different day.

When I see girls in ridiculously tight abayas or lack or khimar and jilbab, I don't think I am better than them, and I don't click my tongue at them an go "ayb". I don't know their intentions and the extent of their religious knowledge and the state of their imaan. I simply know that with my understanding my clothing might fulfill the requirements of the Qu'ran better than my skinny-jeans wearing sister in Islam, or my non-hijabi girlfriend. And while I know my clothing meets the requirements of the shariah and theirs does not, clothing alone does not equate modesty. My girl Hanoony has no headscarf but she is of a more modest strain than I am, and Boxie, who used to have a thing for her skinnies, now has simply abayaat than mine, and she doesn't wear make-up, and she doesn't talk as loud in public as I do.

So I know if we work to improve our knowledge about hiojab for ourselves, and our personalities, and we advise eachother in real-life instead of randomly pointing some chicas out in the mall, and pray for eachother' guidance, then the state of our imaan (faith) and the pressure we feel as women in Islam, will balance out. It may be hard, but it isn't that hard, lol.

Sorry I haven't written in a long time. I just haven't been into fashion (strange, I know!). I've had some personal issues and still no internet source. Forgive me those of you who have been loyal readers and forgive me also those of you who think of me as a know-it-all. Serriously, if I've offended you in the past, ever, I extend an invitation- if you're ever in Muscat, Oman I'll pay for tea or coffee and show you the woman between the lines of the blog and make ammends by being by being other than what I am able to communicate in type.

May Allah guide us all, and keep us on the straight path, ameen.

Hijab Fashion: Copycat Style

I love the model's style in this photo, it's so chic and polished but, no doubt, comes with a heavy price tag. Here are some items inspired by the look that wouldn't break the bank..

THE SCARF

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1. Large print floral - ASOS.com

2. Black and orange floral - missselfridge.com

3. Black and pink floral - charlotterusse.com

THE COAT

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1. Black mac - debenhams.com

2. White blazer - forever21.com

3. Red jacket - debenhams.com

THE BAG ^-^

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Okay, they are my greatest weakness so I got slightly ahead of myself when looking for the bags and the price limit slipped my mind a little on some of them. But I have said before and will continue saying, if there is one part of your outfit you shouldn't be stingy with it's definitely the bag. You could be dressed head to foot in Prada but if you ent got the right bag you might as well have bought your gear from Peacocks..

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1. Accessorize - £32

2. Yesstyle - Not available but I'm in love with it so had to be in there, soz.

3. Zappos - $269 (Gustto)

4. Katespade.com - see No.2 comment :S

5. Zappos - $188 (Marc by Marc Jacobs)

(Yehh, I know the bags show no resemblance to the one in the pic, sorry..!)

Once in a while: For your ears only.

OPEN YOUR EYES
by Maher Zain

Look around yourselves
Can't you see this wonder
Spreaded in front of you
The clouds floating by
The skies are clear and blue
Planets in the orbits
The moon and the sun
Such perfect harmony
Lets start question in ourselves
Isn't this proof enough for us
Or are we so blind
The push it all aside..
NO......

"*"
We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can't keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise

Take us in the best way
(Allah)

Guide us every single day...
(Allah)

Keep us close to you
Until the end of time...

Look inside yourselves
Such a perfect order
Hiding in yourselves
Running in your veins
What about anger love and pain
And all the things you're feeling
Can you touch them with your hand?
So are they really there?
Lets start question in ourselves
Isn't this proof enough for us
Or are we so blind
The push it all aside
NO..........

Repeat "*"

When a baby's born
So helpless and weak
And you're watching him growing..
So why deny
Whats in front of your eyes
The biggest miracle of life..

Repeat "*"


Allah...

You created everything
We belong to yo0u
YA RAB we raise our hands
Forever we thank you

.....Alhamdulillah......

Credit of the lyric's transcript goes to: ketoo2008

Welcome to Gemalai Boutique

Assalamualaikum wr wbt everyone.

Salawat and salam for Rasulullah Sallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam.

May blessings of Allah be upon us all.

Dear friends and readers,

I'm getting better from my flu fever, alhamdulillah. Thanks for all the du'a and well wishes. Hopefully by tomorrow I'll be fully recovered, insyaAllah.

Tonight, once again I'm going to just share some photos of certain clothes shop that I found interesting for you to visit if you visit Kelantan.

For this entry, I present to you BUTIK GEMALAI or Gemalai Boutique.

Actually this boutique is my neighboring shop, just 2 doors on the right side of my bookshop. They sell all kind of silk materials either cheap or expensive. I think there are chiffon too because the fabric looks so sheer, very transparent yet so soft. Let's take a look at a different shot of this shop.

 

Which one do you like?

I'm aiming for 2 pairs of clothes there but it's not in this picture...

 

Ready-made dresses for children and adult.

Well, since I've been wearing jilbab and abayaat almost half of my age, printed clothes can't really entice me anymore. I see many gorgeous clothes but think nothing of it but bring me to a variety of black soft, smooth, silky material, I'm sold. In this shop, I'm still aiming but not shooting yet, lol.

 

Gorgeous kebayas, ONLY RM150 each. "Very cheap...", said the salesgirl, hmmm...

If you love kebaya, Gemalai have a few selected ones for you to choose. Please remember, some kebayas are made to fit your body shape and made from transparent material, so I think this type of kebaya is not suitable to wear in public. Wear a looser kebaya instead like, kebarung (kebaya + baju kurung).

 

Many choices.

The owner of this boutique-shop is a guy who comes to monitor his employees every week. He's a rather nice guy looking from the way he treated his staffs. The staffs are friendly and rather down-to-earth. I think my assistant has already befriended all the staffs there.

 

Just RM80.00 for a pair of ready-made dress. 

Try it and if you find the size is right, the colour is good, the covering of the aurah is covered, and the price is reasonable, why not buy it?

That's all for tonight, wassalam.