I was born to a Muslim family in Bangladesh. My family was not that religious. My mother did not wear hijab. She was a beautiful, stylish woman. I say ‘she was’ because sadly she passed away from breast cancer in 2007. We moved to London, England in 2004 and that time I was this rebellious teenager who would wear jeans, bunk school and shout at her mum. My mother changed after her diagnosis. She became serious in her prayers, Quran recitation and she began wearing the hijab. At late nights, I would find her crying and supplicating to Allah for forgiveness. You see her illness was terminal. She did not have much time. I was too self-centered to realize that. Gradually my mother lost her hair, beauty and health. She was admitted to a hospice where she gave out her last breath.

For the first time I witnessed death. With my very own eyes. I washed her dead body and attended the funeral prayer. Deep inside, I was empty. Few days later, I touched the Quran for the first time and read it. Islamic shows on TV interested me more than worldly channels. I read this book about death where it says – ‘ Every soul shall taste death’. The punishment in the grave and in Hell for disobeying Allah scared me. I was changing then bit by bit… Finally I began wearing the hijab.

Covering my hair and body completely! It was a new me… I was reborn. I have reverted from the darkness to this Light. It has been 8 years and I am a happy Hijabi along with being happily married and also a very happy mother! My mother is not here today to see all these but I believe it was her tears and prayers to Allah that helped me receive His guidance. Allah guides whom he wills and He guided a sinner like me.

Please mother, forgive me for shouting at you, for hurting you. You never stopped loving me. Ya Allah! Bless my mother with Jannah (Paradise) and bless me as well, ameen.

Dear sisters, life is short. Wear hijab to please Allah. Don’t care what society will say. Live to please Allah, not society.

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I was born and raised in Spain in a Moroccan family. I always loved my religion, Alhamdulillah (God-Graciously) and I loved to learn about it. But I never liked the hijab and never thought that I could wear it. One day I watched a video about Allah  Subhanaho (All-Praised) saying: ‘I respond to the call of the caller’, the Sheikh was saying that look at the Creator, He is saying that He will answer any call. He did not say only a good person, a Muslim or a non-Muslim. He just said ‘the caller’. I was shocked.

I always got excited and happy to learn something new about Allah and Islam, but it was very different this time. I asked myself that the Creator of everything said that He will answer the call of a caller but what did I do for Him? Then I thought that it is an honor to worship Allah and got up to pray. I made my wudhu (ablution) like I never did before, with all my heart. I was super excited because I wanted to pray to Allah (I prayed since always but never with such humility and emotions).

When I stood up for Salah (Islamic Prayer) and said ‘Allahu Akbar’ ( Allah is the Greatest), I started to cry. My heart was crying. I felt as if my chest was enlightened with His Divine Light. I cannot describe it. Then in sujud (prostration), I prayed with all my heart: “Ya- Allah ( O Allah!) You say that You answer any call, so please answer me and make me one of the Muslimahs that Muhammad salallaho aleyhi wa salam (Peace be upon him) will be proud of.” I didn’t say anything about the hijab in the dua’a (supplication).

I went to sleep and the next day, I decided to wear the hijab (October 1st,  2013). Everybody was surprised, but I felt like nothing could stop me. I’m not only in love with my hijab, but with Allah sebhanaho wa ta’ala (All Praise to Him) and Muhammad salallaho aleyhi wa salam (Peace be upon him). There’s no happiness like feeling yourself close to Allah. A lot of things have changed in my life for the better since then.

Jazzak’Allah khair ( May Allah reward you) for reading my story. Keep me in your dua’a(supplication).

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