Dress of The Day

Muslim women's dress (Hijab)

As Muslimahs we are supposed to show only our face and palms of hands the rest should be covered but this does not mean we should not appear neat and smart my dear sisters unless you have another definition of being smart. 

Loving the outfit  Basma k style ..... it can be worn going to work etcs

Evidence from Quran and Sunna;

The outer garment worn in public must cover all of the body except the face and hands.
Surat an-Noor, ayah 31 (quoted above) contains a clear command that a woman's natural beauty and her adornment are to be concealed from strangers, except that which might show unintentionally (i.e. parts of the dress or ornaments) or which show as a matter of course because it is not prohibited that they be shown (i.e. the face and the hands).

Abu Dawud narrated that 'A'ishah said:

Asma came to see the Messenger of Allah (saws). She was wearing a thin dress; the Prophet (saws) turned away from her and said to her: "O Asma, once a woman reaches the age of puberty no part of her body should be uncovered except her face and hands."
It should be noted that the Arabic word khumur (plural of khimaar) which has been translated above in the ayah from Surat an-Noor as veils, means head covers, not face veils, as may mistakenly be supposed. It refers to a cloth which covers all of the hair. Furthermore, the word juyoob (plural of jaib), also found in the ayah of Surat an-Noor, refers not only to the bosom, as is commonly thought, but also to the neck.

Qurtubi, an eminent mufassir (Qur'an commentator), stated:

Women in those days used to cover their heads with the khimaar, throwing its ends on their backs. This left the neck and the upper part of the chest bare, along with the ears, in the manner of the Christians. Then Allah commanded them to cover those parts with the khimaar.
"And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment."
Women in the time of the Prophet (saws) used to wear anklets, which they could employ to attract attention by stamping their feet, making the anklets tinkle together. This practice was now forbidden, but even more important for us, these words make it absolutely clear that the legs and ankles are to be covered.

THE VERSE "BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM

Asalam Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh,as am starting bloging today at this time i wuold like to satrd with bismillah as we are always taught to start everything in the name of Allah.lets   startby digging a little deep for  the meaning of the word "Bismillah"   

 

THE VERSE "BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM

Whenever we recite a verse from the Holy Quran, we start with Bismillah, i.e. Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. The verse means, "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the most Merciful."

The verse appears 114 times in the Holy Quran. It appears at the head of all the Suras except for Surah al-Bara'ah (Tawbah) where the Bismillah is not recited.

This is for two reasons. The first is that it is believed that the Surah is a continuation of the previous Surah, al-Anfal.

Another reason may be that the Surah contains very stern commandments against the idolaters and hypocrites and curses them.

In Surah an-Naml (the Ant), the Bismillah appears twice, once at the head of the Surah, and once as verse 27:30:

"She (the queen Bilqis) said, "O’ chiefs, verily, an honourable letter has been delivered to me. It is from Sulayman, and it says, "In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; Do not exalt yourselves against me, and come to be as those who submit (themselves to Allah)." (an-Naml, 27:29-31)

Tafsir

Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (A) has said about Bismillah:

The "Ba" is derived from "Baha-allah", the Splendour of Allah.
The "Seen" is derived from "Sana-allah", the Majesty of Allah.
The "Meem" is derived from "Mulk-allah" the Kingdom of Allah.
"Allah" is the God of everything.
"Ar Rahman"is the One Who is Merciful to all His creation.
"Ar Rahim" is the One Who singles out those who believe in Him to receive the greatest share of His mercy.

The words Rahman and Rahim are essentially from the same root word meaning mercy or grace. Yet in their application, they mean a different aspect of Allih’s mercy.

He is Rahman to all His creation, whether they be obedient to Him or disobedient.

He is Rahim to the faithful Muslims who do good and receive His mercy as a reward, both in this world and the next.

Is Bismillah part of the Suras of the Holy Qur'an

Merits of reciting Bismillah

1. The Holy Prophet (S) has said that when a teacher teaching a child to recite the Holy Quran tells the child to recite "Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim", and the child recites it, Allah will decree a clearance for the child, for his parents, and for the teacher, from hell. He also said that the verse is comprised of nineteen letters, the same number as the number of the keepers of the gates of hell; therefore, whoever pronounces it, Allah will permit these letters to close the gates of hell against him.
   
2. To begin any good deed with the Bismillah means that you are asking Allah for His help in successfully completing the work. It also indicates your intention and reminds you that the work is undertaken solely for the pleasure of Allah. In other words, if a task is undertaken without reciting Bismilláh, it may be completed, but it does not earn His pleasure.
   
   
   
   
   Source: Holy Quran,Tafsir S.Mir Ahmed Ali
   
   
   
   

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