What Is Islam’s View of Hijab?

Beyond its benefits for modesty, personal and social well-being, purity, dignity and so much more, we can regard hijab as a profound divine test for both women and men!

Hijab is a covenant of servitude to God. By observing it, a woman declares that she remains steadfast in her covenant of devotion to God, proving that she has kept faith with that pledge.

By observing hijab, a woman declares that she has not grown weary of worshipping and serving God. She declares her love for Him and affirms that God is her truest companion, her first and last love.

Hijab is an ongoing act of worship. Through her hijab, a woman devotes herself to God’s service; she is a consecrated presence in the sanctuary of worship and devotion.

Hijab is the banner of divine love. To observe hijab is to keep that banner flying high.

Hijab is the purest and most beautiful bond between a woman and her peerless Lord.

Through her hijab, a woman raises herself within the vast edifice of devotion to God.

Put simply, through her hijab a woman continually sends her eternal Beloved the message: “I love You.”

Surely, hijab is like a cocoon from which, one day, a woman will emerge—transformed into a beautiful butterfly of Paradise!