Monday, May 27, 2013

Why do you wear that scarf on your head?- PART 2

In Islam, we believe that this life is a test. God is testing us to see how willing we are to obey Him. God limits us with certain things like wearing the scarf, or not drinking alcohol and He wants to see how willing are we to obey the One who created us. How willing are we to sacrifice our desires (of this world) for the sake of God, the one who created us, gave us life, and gives us life every single morning? And on the Day of Judgement, God will determine where we will go, (heaven or hell) based on the good deeds we do now. Islam answers the question, What's my purpose in life? As Muslims, we believe that our purpose in this life, is only to worship and please the One and Only God, Allah. Pleasing Allah involves sacrificing the worldly desires we have in this world (on Earth). For example, sacrificing the desire to have a boyfriend/girlfrind, or sacrificing the desire to gamble, or lie, or cheat, or steal, or even sacrificing the desire to simply yell at your parents. All of these are sacrifices we make to please Allah (God) Thus, when God tells us as women, to cover our hair, we hear and we obey immediately. We know that this life is temporary and it is a test and we want to succeed in this test by obeying Allah's orders. Also, the fact that it is coming from God, the One who gives you life every morning, doesn't it make you think that He has the right to be obeyed no matter what? We can never repay our Creator for giving us life. The hijab is also a reminder. Every time I put on my scarf and cover my body in loose clothing, I am reminded of why I am here. I am reminded that my purpose is not to attract men with my beauty, or to make other women jealous, or any other reason, but rather it is to worship God. This scarf on my head is a beautiful reminder to both the women and Muslim men to forget about the materialistic desires of this world and to instead focus on the main goal- pleasing God. There is an analogy that talks about clothing. When you want to wash a piece of clothing you look at the tag to see how the creator tells you to wash it. You don't say "Oh the whoever made this garment doesn't know anything, I'm gonna wash it whichever way I want!" While you can say this, chances are your clothing is not going to be washed properly. In the end, it is the creator of the garment who knows what is best for it. In the same way, our Creator, God knows what is the best for us and when He tells us, to avoid gambling, and forbids us to drink alcohol, and tells us to cover our bodies, God only has our best interests in mind. He created us, don't you think He would know what is best for us?

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