Virgin Mary wore Hijab and I as a Muslim woman were Hijab as modesty like her but also remmembering her...?

Question

Why can she wear hijab in the eyes of Christians but a Muslim woman wearing hijab becomes automatically wrong?

Was virgin Married oppressed?
Was she not Moral?
Was she not a woman of God?


What is wrong in us Muslimah's following in her footsteps. to muslims she is the purest woman in creation and we must love her and respect her. She is the woman mentioned the most times by name in the Quran and even has a whole chapter named after her.


Does that mean that us Muslims put her in a higher place in our heart than other peopel do....???


continuing the theme of Modesty that is why Muslim women do not go around showing their bodies and flirting here and there... is called being MODEST!

Do you put Virgin Mary in the place she is ought to be? Do you follow her example?

Answer 1

Ray is wrong, they didn't all appear in the Mid. Ages.....anyway I am Muslim so I'm not the one who should answer this. When I was a Christian (orthodox) I saw the similarities with Muslims...I wasn't against it.

The preist at my mother's orthodox church said that all men and women should dress as the saints did --men should wear long pants and long sleeves even in summer --women wear dresses or skirts are covered in the same way and wear a headscarf as well. He said it should continue outside of church too.

Answer 2

I dont really see the Virgin Mary as anyone out of the oridnary, but i do agree that all women should be respected afterall if we did not have women there would be no human existance. Women are one of the most sacred parts of our existance, if not the most important part. A person shouldnt have to feel the need to show off what they have in hopes of catching someones attention, if a person is modest and shows whats on the inside the outside shouldnt matter. As long as people are not forced into wearing something to hide who they are or to show off a certain part of them then its fine. A Hijab is not immoral, oppression or something that hides the fact that the person behind it is still a person and a woman. The Hijab is a cultural thing and like culture they are things that can be chosen to be worn or not. I hold women in very high regard if not the highest regard. Being a woman alone is worthy of great respect, being a mother, wife, or whatever is worthy of even greater respect.

Answer 3

You make a very good point sister, and I fully agree with you. I'd also like to say that patty had an excellent answer above with many very good points. We do need to remember that modesty is not just appearance, but also behavior.

Unfortunately, in our contemporary society, the "cool" thing in the eyes of many is to dress like a prostitute. Celebrities like Beyonce and Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan cement this idea in the minds of young preteens and teens. Too many young ladies these days are dressing up like s.luts. A lot of things these days are irrational if you think about it. How is it that feminists want women to come out full force in the workplace as equals, and yet these women are dressing as if they have ulterior motives or want to seduce men away from their lawful wives?

Modesty is beautiful, and it is what God ordained for us, both
men and women.

The physical beauty, however, must only be exposed within the privacy of the married couple's bedroom. And yeah, I know that this is almost the exact opposite of how our "modern" society is right now, with porn all over the place and nude beaches and flashing and women wearing very revealing clothing. But I don't think this promiscuous, lascivious behavior is healthy for society. I think it's a manifestation of a capitalistic tendency to sell sex that should have been checked and restricted by government.

Note to guy above me: Hijab is a religious thing in Islam, and is influenced by culture. But it is primarily a religious matter. And the Hijab is mentioned in the Qur'an as a way to protect women and men, and to guard the natural physical beauty of women, except that which would ordinarily appear(such as their faces, hands, etc.), from those who are not their husbands.

Answer 4

It is all hypocrisy.

Catholic women cover their heads, the Bible in the NT commands Christian women to do this.

Orthodox Jewish women cover their hair when married and ultra orthodox veil their faces, while single ultra orthodox women wear hijab similar to the Islamic one. They do this for cultural, or modesty reasons, the Torah commands modesty.
The veil is cultural.

Muslim women wear a hijab, some veil their faces. This is modesty in the religion Islam, to cover the hair and dress modestly. Niqabs/ burkas are cultural.

Only when an ignorant person sees these 3 women, they say the Catholic nun is modest for her religion. They say the same for orthodox/ ultra orthodox women, unless they mistake the veiled ones for Muslim women, in which they say they are oppressed and extremists.
And then they look at the Muslim woman and look at her either with pity or hatred, thinking she is either oppressed and needs saving, or is an extremist and into terrorism.

All 3 do it for their religion, or their home culture.

And did you know that Orthodox Jewish men have to praise and thank God everyday that He did not make him a woman?

Answer 5

Mark Shea : Of the Virgin !




August 3, 2007

Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and his name shall be called Emmanuel (which means, God with us).

Anybody remotely familiar with the Christian story knows that Jesus was born of a virgin. What is not so easy to hold on to these days is the answer to the question "Why?" That's because we have reduced sex to a plumbing problem and no longer see it as sacramental and significant; therefore we see in virginity only "no sex" rather than a sacramental significance too. Further, since we see in "no sex" the ultimate deprivation from the highest pleasure mortal flesh knows, we see only loss. That's why our culture hates virginity. And that's why our culture hates children. For children are virgins and we trundle them out of childhood and on into an early and promiscuous adolescence as fast as possible.

Jesus was born of one who was, in a famous phrase, "younger than sin."

Her virginity was not a loss to her.

It was a sign of total love for God.

A sign for us to read.

Answer 6

Catholics place a very high honor, love, devotion, and respect to the Blessed Mother as well. It is wonderful to hear that Muslims share the same regard for Her. The Virgin Mary dressed in the appropriate attire for Her time period and custom. She was modest not only in dress but in Her entire being. I don't think that there is anything wrong with the way Muslim women dress. People probably missunderstand the meaning behind it. But, a women's dress is not the only way to show modesty. Her demeanor and choices reflect it as well. One does not have to dress as Muslim women do to show modesty, but Muslim women should not be criticized either for their chosen style of dress.

Answer 7

While I may not wear a Hijab, I do not flirt or tease anyone, I'm married and I let it be known if I'm approached

Do I think Muslim women are wrong to wear a Hijab, No, as long as it is their choice.
Do I put Mary in the place she ought to be in? yes she was a special woman, but not above Jesus and I do not say prayers to her{she will not get me to heaven, through Jesus I will}

Answer 8

Unfortunately, some do not respect the Virgin Mary (or Mother Mary as some people refer to her). As a woman who was raised Catholic, but now Anglican, i have a very special regard for Mary as the mother of Jesus and the intercessor of the world...but some don't see it that way.

For me, though it's not about her attire, it's about her pure heart...and willingness to obey God despite the very real risk of stoning she had because she was betrothed and the baby wasn't her fiance, Joseph.

Ok, if you want to wear hijab that is your business, but it seems to me that you should be doing it because it truly is a sincere sign of your faith, and not because you are trying to stand out or call attention to yourself in some way. Skimpiness isn't the only way one can be immodest. Sometimes deliberately dressing in a way that does not fit with the recognized norm is immodest because it causing people to take notice of you in a way they normally wouldn't if you dressed to blend in with the culture.

With everything becoming so highly politicized these days, I can't help but wonder if that is the reason why some groups (and I am including Amish, Mennonites and others) are choosing to not dress in a way that is considered normal in the mainstream. As a way of being holier than thou? I don't wish to offend, but God knows the heart, and I believe that some of this may very well be the case, human nature being what it can be sometimes....

Besides, not all adherents to Islam choose to wear hijab, it is not required by the Koran from what I understand.

One last thing: I live around the corner from a mosque so I see a lot of Muslim men and women. Now what I don't understand is why some of the college aged girls wear the headgear, but will wear jeans so tight you can see the back of a dime through them. Is this a way of rebelling against the parents or the iman, perchance?

Answer 9

There's nothing wrong with wearing hijab, don't feel the need to defend your clothing.

There's nothing oppressive about it, if the person wearing it chooses to do so, out of their own accord.

There's a lot more that's oppressive about society.

I cannot understand why teenage girls are still getting pregnant every day, just because they can't say no. That's oppressive for me.

Answer 10

I do not believe it is modesty. I believe it is confrontational.

I wear clothes, and I will wear them for the forseeable future. But let us suppose hypothetically that you survived a plane crash in the deep jungle? And fell in with a tribe who went around butt-naked? Wearing clothes among this tribe would be considered rude at best. Probably a terrible insult. Going around naked might seem a bit odd at first, but you'd get used to it in about a couple of days. What I'm trying to say here is you try not to offend the people you're with.

I personally couldn't care less if Muslim women in non-Muslim lands want to cover themselves up, but some non-Muslim women might, because they might feel that you're setting yourself above them. Saying 'I am holier than you'. Maybe even maybe calling them all whores.

The tradition of people in the Middle East - not just women - covering their heads probably arose as a prevention against heatstroke.

You probably won't like that answer, but it's the truth.