I wish we realized that hijab is more fluid than we understand it to be. Not every body part is ‘awra all the time, and not every moment requires for example, a scarf on our heads, or long sleeves, or long pants. And it’s not just about our physical being, but also our spiritual.

Y’all won’t like this and I probably shouldn’t have brought it up bc it’s so controversial. However, I do not think the way we dress is limited to what was fashion 1400 years ago. We don’t have to look like what Hijazi Muslims looked like back then. We can look like Muslims today

The Quran modified what was typical clothing for women back then to cover their chest so that Muslim women can be “known.” And if the point is for our Islam to be recognized, then that is one way, as are many other ways.

If we didn’t falsely make hijab a pillar of a woman’s Islam, I think more women would feel comfortable experiencing it in a more fluid manner. There’s a lot of “where it right or take it off” verbiage about it, but women should be able to practice it whenever/however they want.

The Quran barely has a whole verse mentioning how to cover, and Sharia doesn’t focus on it ever. This is why I think Hijab, or the head scarf, isn’t that deep. We’ve become obsessed with what we deem symbols of piety and controlling women.