An Overhead style jilbab

I recently got a 2 piece overhead French style jilbab from allzons.com, run by the sister at http://muhajabat.wordpress.com/ it’s slightly darker than the picture but that’s ok because I love this shade of blue. The quality is nice and it’s super modest! I tried it on with a light pink underscarf and a navy blue jacket and I love it, really I’m quite happy with it. I plan to wear it to the mosque for Friday prayers. I’ll share a picture when I wear it, maybe next Friday, since the kids are home sick from school today. As long as it’s not too warm next week…seriously, where has the winter gone? Winter, please come back, we need some rain and cold weather, I need to wear my winter coats a few more times…

Anyways, I’ve always wanted one of these overhead French jilbabs, I remember as a new Muslimah I saw some pictures of sisters in France wearing them and I thought they looked so beautiful and serene in them. But one, I didn’t know where to get one, and two I was always so worried about what other people will think. But I realize that I will never be happy if I sit here and worry about what everyone else is thinking and I’m tired of doing things or wearing things for other people. I want to wear things I like, things that will please Allah, I want to do things I want to do, not what other people expect or want me to do. Even my husband said, regarding something else, ‘Do you like it? Then wear it.’

 

 

Today I wore my…

Today I wore my black shirtdress jilbab from Shukr, it’s my favorite piece I’ve bought from them. I hope they make it again, the fabric, tencel, is perfect for all seasons where I live, especially spring and summer. 

I haven’t worn it in at least a year and a half. So wearing it again was like wearing something new. And I’m glad I started wearing it again. I used to cover so much better. But it can be easy to be sidetracked and give in to the waswas of the shaytan to wear something a little tighter, a little shorter, some of my friends do it, wear some make up, it looks natural so what’s the harm, look a little prettier…etc…but it’s not right and I doubt I was fulfilling the obligation of hijab properly. 

I’m so glad me and my husband had a talk, and no, it wasn’t about my clothes. I always knew in my heart I wasn’t dressing properly for a Muslimah. But there were bigger issues and they were affecting everything else. 

Shaytan tries to take you away from doing things little by little until you’re barely doing what you should be doing. 

But inshallah things are going to be different now.