I was born Muslim but never worn Hijab as my parents never asked me to wear it. Also, my mother wasn’t wearing it either, so I used that as my excuse for not wearing it.

I always had this weak desire to wear Hijab. I was not even sure if I was ready for it.  I thought I’m young, pretty (lol) and loved fashion a lot and thought the style of Hijab would make me look boring.  I always envisioned Hijabs to be triangular in shape and it gets pinned by the chin with a safety pin and on the body, wear only Abaya (a full-length outer garment). That was the image in my head.

Nonetheless, things changed on June of 2013. I was completely depressed, unhappy with my own life and with myself. Nothing made me happy. I came to the conclusion that I needed to turn myself back to Allah Almighty to have blessing and a peace of mind.

To show commitment to Allah (SWT) I chose to wear Hijab, however, I was  strongly encouraged by my mother because she started wearing hijab too, Alhumdulillah!

Since I’ve started wearing Hijab, I feel happy, protected, content, confident and beautiful both inside and out. I started to gain more respect from others, including non-muslims. Men do not see me with dirty eyes anymore and that made me gain strength and  dignity as well.

I’m very happy to be guided back to my creator and to be able to worship Him.  Allah (SWT) made me a very happy person.  I can assure you 100%,  there’s more positive than negative to earn by wearing Hijab!

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