“Hijab Is Not an Ornament—It Was Never Meant to Be”

Somewhere along the line, we lost the essence of hijab.
What was meant to cover our adornment has become an adornment in itself.

We now decorate what was meant to be simple, embellish what was meant to conceal, and flaunt what was meant to humble. The hijab – a garment of obedience, dignity, and serenity – is now often styled to attract the same gaze it was meant to guard us from.

Earrings glint beneath scarves.
Necks peek through silk folds.
Even niqabs, once symbols of deep modesty, now come with lashes, contour, and filter-perfect precision.

And no, this is not an attack. I’m not writing from a pedestal of perfection. I’ve slipped too. I’ve looked in the mirror and realised that sometimes, my hijab pleases me more than it pleases Allah. Sometimes, I forget it was never about how good I look in it but how good it should make me become through it.

Still, I can’t stay silent. Because truth loses its power when we only speak it once we’ve perfected it.

Well, I know this post won’t sit right with most people, but I’m gonna write it anyway because I trust myself to do anything I want as long as it is not going against basic human morality and God’s command.

It’s not about throwing stones. It’s about looking within and asking, “Have I made hijab about fashion instead of faith?”

Hijab was never meant to compete with beauty. It was meant to protect it.
It was never meant to scream for attention. It was meant to whisper obedience.

So let’s all take a step back – not in judgement, but in reflection.
Fear Allah, yes. But also, remember Him in how you choose to show up before His world.

Because the hijab is not about perfection.
It’s about intention.
And intentions fade when our mirrors become louder than our morals.

✍ Rumiya… The veiled scribe (…RTVS)

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