Hijab. What's it for??

What is the reason of the hijab/headscarf?

Well it’s simple, the purpose of the hijab/headscarf is for the coverage of our hair and chest area and above all, because Allah (swt) has commanded this to all women.
So why does this concept seem very confusing to some of us sisters?
Do we have a full understanding of the hijab and its purpose?
The hijab acts as a guard to protect chastity . What do I mean by that? The reason for this is so that our most prominent parts of our body (mainly the top half of the body) is covered from gazing eyes. Also the hijab should cover (other than your hair) the chest area, ears, and neck.

Hijab is also a reminder to us sisters of who we are …. it brings us closer to allah (swt) and encourages us to take the next steps in life.
Now I know some of us just can’t resist sprucing the hijab and outfit up BUT we should keep it just and not go extreme with it. And obviously if we do go OTT with it then the whole idea of hijab will lose its’ purpose.
It is vital to understand that every person has their own time to decide when to wear the hijab because it is better to do so when they themselves have understood the reason and intension of the hijab. No one should be pressured into wearing the hijab, the correct way is to advise them as pressurizing a person could mislead them.


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‘And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of
sex.’
Surah Al Nur
(24:031)