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Hott Trend #5...Head Band + Hijab

2009-11-02T04:01:00.000-08:00

I gave it a try it looked cute...so i thought id share it with you

So because its racing carnival time in Aus all the shops are selling pretty headbands and guess what we can get in on the fun to if you be a little creative..

The type of hijab style you wear obviously dictates wether or not you can wear the head acssesories over hijab

the hijab is pinned at the back of the neck then each side is pulled across to cover your neck and chest enabaling you to wear the head band

they have heaps of sales at the moment with really cute designs around so have a look my favourite are from Diva and Equip..

what do you think?? would you give it a try?

headbands by Nasiide featuring Dorothy Perkins accessories

Its all in the eyes... How to do the Cat Eye

2009-10-05T05:23:00.000-07:00

The Cat Eye
Forget the advice you may have read in the past never to line the inside rims of eyes because it makes eyes look tiny. Sexy cat eyes are a cool look for night. The key to this look is to apply a thin line to the inside rims of the lids.

Step 1: Holding the skin of your upper lid taut, dot liquid liner along the upper lash line as close to the eye as possible. Apply line from corner to corner of eye, extending the line upward at the outer corner of eye. Let liner dry for a few minutes before touching.

To soften this look ,InStyle Magazine suggests trying a smudgeable pencil in a lighter color like dark brown or charcoal.

Step 2: Hold down the lower lid and apply liner only to the outer three quarters of the rim. Fade out the line as you approach the tear duct, according to makeup artist Mally Roncal in the March 2006 edition of InStyle Magazine. Extend the liner upwards at the outer corners.

For a softer version of this look, use an eye shadow brush and sweep a taupe or brown color on the lower lash line.

Hijab Style Find #2.....Bow pins

2009-10-05T05:07:00.000-07:00

Salam Alaiykum my beautiful hijabi sisters :)

sooo i found the cutest thing ever!! when i was out shopping for material for hijabs..

I came across these super cute pins that are bows :D

there sooooooo girly it should be illegal hehe

they only cost me $3.00 for a packet of them from Spotlight

do you think there cute??

My Obssesion.....Purple

2009-10-02T04:08:00.000-07:00

My Obssesion

"The Colour Purple"

I love love love love the colour purple

i have more scarfs in that colour than any other

Purple feva by Nasiide featuring Marchesa dresses

Hott Trend #4.....Bejewelled Thongs/Sandals

2009-10-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

Hott Trend #4

BeJewlled Thongs/Sandals

Summer's here so that means Maxi dresses and cute sandals for us Hijabis

I CAAANNNNNTTT STTAAANNNND!!

when women wear high heels with casual Maxi dresses i really dont like the look!!

But i adore the new trend of sexy thongs that have pretty details on them looks soo much nicer than a pair of heels under a summery maxi

I have soo many different colours all with pretty jewels on them...So my suggestion is go and get some its a must have for summer and they are very afordable :)

Bejewlled Thongs by Nasiide featuring ASOS Collection sandals

Hott Trend #3.....Flower Power

2009-10-01T20:51:00.000-07:00

Loving this seaons cutest accsesories.... Plastic Flower rings

There big and bold and super cute!!

What do you think of them??

Flower power by Nasiide featuring Forever21 jewelry

RAMADAN MUBARAK

2009-08-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

RAMADAN MUBARAK TO ALL MY BEAUTIFUL SISTERS IN ISLAM

MAY ALLAH AZZOWAJAL KEEP YOUR FAMILYS SAFE FROM HARM AND KEEP YOU IN THE BEST IF IMAN AND BESTOW HIS BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS ON YOUR LOVED ONES

INSH'ALLAH

XXXX

Hate it or Love it ??

2009-08-14T23:12:00.001-07:00

i have a lace band on underneath u cant really see the lace in the pic but its cute, i want to try a pink scarf and a white lace band with a white bow how cute would that look !!

What do you think of my lil bow... I thought id get a lil creative and see if i could make it look pretty, i myslef think its cute and i wana try it with some different coloured bows

Im reeeeaaallly girly so im keen to try it with a cute pink bow and maybe a lace band under my scarf :)

Yay yay yay!!! Real life hijabi #34

2009-08-09T20:23:00.000-07:00

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!

Lovely Ange from Hegab Rehab chose me to be featured as her real life hijabi for this week a real honour :)

Thanks Ange your the best

Check out her blog and my lil feature :)

http://hegab-rehab.blogspot.com/2009/08/real-life-hijabi-34.html

How do you Hump???

2009-08-06T20:11:00.000-07:00

I want a hump like this!! Minus the hair out the front

Ever since ive worn hijab i have tried my hardest to get a nice hump ;)

Hump... You know the big hump in the back of your hijab

How do you do it!!

Some girls do it sooo prefectly and it looks amazing and then there are those that make it waaay to high..

So please share with me your tips of how you get your humps just right...

IM BAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!

2009-08-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

Salam Alaiykum :D

Im back yay haha i was gone for a good few months

well i never really actually went anywhere i just stopped blogging because....

I GOT MARRIED!!!

hahaha now before you get excited and congradualte me...

I also got DIVORCED :(

he wasnt my nasib so all i can do is say Alhumdulilah :)

Inshallah you are all in the best of health and imaan

xxxxxxx

Dubai Fashion Week..Abaya fashion

2009-02-26T07:41:00.000-08:00

So gorgeous....i would give anything to live there and be able to wear stunning abayas like these every day

Hijabi anthem...Dedicated to my hijabi sisters

2009-02-26T07:13:00.000-08:00

Hijabi anthem...Dedicated to my hijabi sisters

Beautiful nasheed by Ahmed Bukhatir

Pretending to be halal...

2009-02-25T21:06:00.000-08:00

I have been eating at a certain place at my uni because it is Halal well at least i thought it was as it has framed certificates stating that the food is Halal but to my surprise and disgust its all a lie!!

Yeah you heard me!!

Ive been eating food that is not Halal thinking it is!! What the hell!! Ok so i know i don't get punished for this seeing as i was under the impression it was..

The daughter of the company that the food is supposedly supplied by is the one that made me realise it wasn't halal i was chatting to her on msn and said "oh i didn't know your family supplies that halal food at uni" and she was like " lol we don't, we supply it only for special functions" whhhhhhhhat the hell!! How can they do that you have no idea how upset i am thats such an evil thing to do, we have many international students at uni who come from countries such as Saudi and Qatar, i am betting that these people would have never knowingly ate anything that is not halal in their whole entire life and guess what they probably have now.

Inshallah on Monday we are going to confront them about this..I would really consider taking legal action as they have falsely stated something which in turn affects me on a fundamental level

I found my wedding dress!!

2009-02-25T15:46:00.000-08:00

Ok so im not engaged and no i dont even have someone in mind lool but when i was watching the Oscars and saw Penelope Cruz accept her award and do her speech i almost died!!

I thought oh my gaaaaaaaawwwd that is going to be my wedding dress!!! I am so copying it and making a hijabified version

Isnt it gorgeous!!

wedding - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

Funny hijabi pics

2009-02-25T05:24:00.000-08:00

One is saying to the other "i look like that under here" hehehehe
This is my favourite hehehe

Funny hijabi pics

aaaahh they never get old haha

Wedding proposal in the form of a recepit

2009-02-23T04:54:00.000-08:00

Part 2...you will enjoy this

Once i arrived at the Masjid for Madrasa i was releived to finally be there, there were some brothers in the Madrasa part of the Masjid which you dont see very often unless their fathers of the children...

Today their was a brother putting away books in the room i was teaching in with another sister, ok so i may have looked at him once or twice and yes i may have smiled at him but it was a "oh these kids are so wonderful they make me smile, smile" not an "oh im smiling at you because i like you" and i literally looked at him maybe for a second as he was looking at me simple really harmless i would have thought lol well i thought wrong..

So by my actions did i make him perceive me to be a sister that wasnt pious, that dosent lower her gaze and goes around smililng at random brothers everyday well perhaps because what followed shocked me..

It was time to go and my mum was waiting to pickme up so i walked down the driveway to her car and jumped in, as we were driving off a sister who i had breifly said hello to earlier at madrasa was waving at me i was sure she wasnt talking to me so i looked around and their was no one else in sight so i realised she was talking to me so i jumped out of the car and walked upto her..she was bare foot so it seemed obvious she rushed out to talk to me, my first thought was that i had forgotton something..

But then she spoke...She started off by saying "sister i am so sorry i am so embarrassed" i was like ok whats wrong sister what happened and she opened her hand to reveal a small peice of folded up paper that looked like rubbish, she said a brother saw me in the masjid and asked her husband about you and my husband asked me to give you this, i am so embarresed sister im so sorry, i was soo shocked and told her please dont be embarrased..

I took the peice of paper out of her hand an had a look.. This is exactly what it said..

GIVE ME CALL

I AM ISMAIL

L 4 WIFE

04#########

I was horrified it was written so crudley on an old petrol station recepit

I said to the sister this is not the appropraite way a brother should have approach me and that i wouldnt be calling as i do not call men..

I was so upset because i felt cheap as though i was some hoochie he tried to pick up in a bar not a masjid..

Now after hearing my story what are your veiws do you think that because i smiled and looked in his direction that i showed myself to be not pious a sister not worthy of respect or was it simply that this brother didnt handle the situation as well as he could have..

Just so you know i was wearing full abaya so it wasnt like i was being provocative

Please share your views as i am perplexed...

Whats that thing on your head??!!

2009-02-23T04:16:00.000-08:00

Selam Alaiykum

Well i had a veeeery interesting day to say the least hahaha this is a two part story

Part 1

On my journey to help at Madrasa, i call it a journey as i have to catch three buses and a train subhanallah a Korean man sat right next to me i had no idea why at first as the whole bus was practically empty, as i was one stop away from getting off he started talking to me asking me questions about where to get off, then afta a few minutes of silence he decided to bust out with a question that shocked me a little..

ok so i have only been wearing hijab for about 4 months alhumdulilah so i haven't had many weird experiences yet humduleh, but out of nowhere he was like whats that thing on your head is it uncomfortable??

subhanallah i started laughing because he said it in a curious way and not a wat the hell way lol he knew it was called hijab which surprised me a little and then proceeded to ask me why i wear it i simply said because i want to its part of my religion..then came the "OH BUT DONT YOU GET FORCED TO WEAR IT, DON'T YOUR PARENTS MAKE YOU WEAR IT"

Omg grrrr im sooo sick of hearing that i felt like screaming in his face and being like nooooooo!! no one forced me in fact my parents wouldn't talk to me when i deiced to wear it..but i refrained from going physco at him and simply and sweetly replied that it was simply my choice and in fact my parents were opposed to my descion ..then it was time for me to jump of the bus..i thought

subhanallah now i know why he sat next to me Allah swt put me next to him so that i could help someone understand Islam for what it is and not what its portrayed to be.

When i meet people who have this whacked out view of Islam and voice it to me i feel so happy when i am able to correct them gently so that they gain a better understanding of what we believe in and that all women in Islam are not oppressed..

I almost peed my pants

2009-02-22T07:54:00.000-08:00

This is the funniest video ive ever seen please take the time to watch it

its a great reminder for me and other hijabis...sooooo funny

Style Steal...Beyonce

2009-02-21T03:24:00.000-08:00

Style Steal...Beyonce

beyonce - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

Beyonce is one hott mami and i thought this outfit was soo funky and easily copied

POKER FACE

2009-02-20T10:08:00.000-08:00

POKER FACE

An eclectic mix of pure funk
Untitled - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

Party Time..

2009-02-20T07:13:00.000-08:00

PARTY TIME..

Show off ur inner animal

Untitled - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

Dua for protection against Natural Disaster, Plague and War

2009-02-18T20:40:00.000-08:00

Dua for protection against Natural Disaster, Plague and War.

When the Muslim Community is afflicted with some hardship then Qunoot naazilah should be recited in the Fajr Salaat.
Method: After the Ruku' of the second rak’ah, while standing in the position known as Qawmah, the Qunoot should be read aloud by the Imam. The followers (muqtadees) should place their hands at the sides or raise them and say Ameen at the proper juncture.

O Allah, guide us aright along with those who have been rightly guided and grant us safety along with those that have been granted safety and support us along with those that have been supported and add Your Blessings to what You have given us and save us from the harmful effects of what You have ordained (i.e. lest I should be wanting in cheerfully submitting to your Decrees) as You alone disposes and no one can dispose against You. Anyone who is under Your Protection cannot be lowered and anyone who is opposed by You cannot gain dignity; our Lord; You are full of blessings and most High, we beg forgiveness from You and repent before You and may the blessings of Allah be showered on the Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam). O Allah, forgive us and the believing men and women and Muslim men and women, unite their hearts with mutual love, set right their mutual affairs and help them against theirs and Your enemy. O Allah, let Your curse be on those unbelievers who prevent people from treading Your path, who reject Your prophets and fight Your chosen ones. O Allah, make difficult their plans, shake their feet and give them such punishment which is not turned away from a sinning people. Aameen

Im a disgrace to Turks all around

2009-02-12T00:22:00.000-08:00

Ok so i have Turkish blood running through my veins, you would think that id be able to do something as simple as know how to wear a Turkish Hijab lol well you thought wrong, i saw this beautiful style and spent an hour trying my hardest to do it and i couldnt so i sat on my bed with my head in my hands in shame :P

But i thought id share it with you and as you may be a genius you may be able t figure it out

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

Princess for a night

2009-02-11T07:57:00.000-08:00

Simply beautiful
evening,hijab - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

My dua's were answered!!

2009-02-10T22:43:00.000-08:00

(Mashallah beautiful hijabi sisters)

Bismillah ir Rahmeen ir Raheem

Selam alaiykum :D

Im very happy alhumdulilah

During my university holidays i made the descion to put the hijab on, when i made this descion i also changed most of my friends, changed my number and ceased contact with many people that i thought were no longer a posotive influence in my life and boy ive never been happier. But when you take such a step you need people around you that inspire you to become either a better Muslim or friends that have the same beleifs as you.

I know that many reverts face this problem trying to find friends that are Muslim, i myself am a revert so can identify with this.

So i made dua everyday asking Allah swt to send me friends that would help me increase my iman help me to become a better Muslim and help to increase my knowlegde and it seems that Allah swt has answered my dua Alhumdulilah and i am forever grateful :D

At uni there is a sister from Saudi in my class and finally we got to speak to each other and passed notes to each other in class like teenagers asking questions about one another she is very sweet, and their is also another hijabi that always smiles at me inshallah i wil go up to her next time i see her and talk to her she is an international student and i never see her with any other friends so i will definetly try to make friends with her inshallah.

A friend of mine a very good brother told me that the best way to meet other sisters is make them know who you are, make them like you lol, and when they do they wil include you in events that are for sisters only i have recently started helping at the masjid and i am hoping inshallah that i will make some new friends there :D

I love my old friends but sometimes its nice to have people that are the same as you, now my converstaions are about Islam, swapping knowlegde where as before it was about what club we were going to hit on the weekend subhanallah..

My life is meaningful now and for that i am forever thankful to our mighty creator for opening my heart and helping me to accept Islam as the truth.

Hijab made me fat!!!

2009-02-10T21:02:00.000-08:00

Selam Alaiykum

Since i have started wearing hijab ive gotten fat, were not talking stupid girl paranoid fat were talking like 6kgs fat maybe more fat :( ok so its not my haijabs fault lol but i think it may be due to the fact no one see's my body anymore so im not concise of the fact that im getting fatter. But something seriously has to be done cause its becoming a joke...

What made this worse was a recent incident that made me cry due to my fatness lol

I know many brothers that attend the masjid and usually when im with a girl they have never seen before they will message me through facebook and ask who she was..

There were two girls that came with me on this particular day, one is the wife of one brother and the other was her friend both are not Muslim buit have partners who are, the married one is very skinny and the other i perceived to be about the same size as me.. So low and behold when i got home from Jummah i had received some messages, One was asking who the girl in the purple hijab was and that was the married one so i promptly let him know she was married, but the message that really upset me went a lil somethinng like this...

Selams who were the two malnourished girls at jummah with you, i wanted to go upto them and offer a whole spit roast lamb to them.

When i read this i got sooo upset i know it was not this brothers intention to upset me and he certainly dosent think im fat, but when i read the message it really hurt me because i perceived the other girl to be the samee size as me and then to think other people thought me to be fatter i was sad even sadder considering i know i have put on a noticable amount of weight :(

So as im writing this post my brand new treadmill is positioned about a metere away from me, but when you feel crappy the last thing you want to do is put your running shoes on and kill yourself on the treadmill, yes perhaps excersise is the best thing for me right now to pull me out of my pathetic self pittying coma and release those good feeling endorphines into my body but it all comes down to motivation at the endof the day dosent it..

Inshallah i will jump on it tonight and get the ball rolling :D

I got eyelash extensions!

2009-02-09T00:02:00.000-08:00

I got eyelash extensions today they look pweeety...

my lashes look thicker and longer but not trannyish like some girls lol

I have no idea how im meant to wash my face properly, they dont come off easily but im still scared cause id look like a bit of an idiot with missing lashes..

They last upto 6 weeks and they just attach them to ur natural lash (above is a pick of how its done)..

Bye bye mascara hello show stopping eyes!!

Hott looks from Mac cosmetics

2009-02-08T07:59:00.000-08:00

Mac has created these looks they are so hott, theyre pretty easy to recreate given a little pacientce and the right tools..brushes,eye shadows,mascara ect

You dont have to use Mac products to recreate these looks just use them as insipration..

I love them all... xox

mac - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

To peirce or not to peirce..that is the question??!!

2009-02-08T07:33:00.000-08:00

Selam Alaiiykum

I have seen so many sisters around with their nose peirced and on some hijabis it looks cute..so im seriously thinking about it, from what i understand its halal to do so,please correct me if you know otherwise... So what do you think of nose peircings on hijabis??

I only want to get a really tiny one with a little diamontie stud..do u think it would suit me?

My style icon..Kim Kardashian

2009-02-07T09:30:00.000-08:00

Kim Kardashian is my style icon..pre hijabi days random people would tell me i looked like her and my friends used to call me mini Kim...

I love her style for so many different reasons and alot of her outfits are easily hijabified...

Long phonchos over jeans is one of her favourite styles and i can see why, it looks hott i cant wait till winter till i can wear mine..

What do you think of Kims style?

kardashian - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

I WON!!

2009-02-01T07:31:00.000-08:00

Yaaaay!! im so excited hehe lovely Ange from Mama i married a Masri gave me the award of coolest blog!!!

So cool and considering ive only had my blog for a month so it makes my award even more special =D

So now its my turn to give out some well deserved awards

A learning Muslimah...wonderful blog very interesting

Hungry hungry husband...yummiest recipies ever

Mama i married a Masri...so funny this sister never fails to make me laugh

Chasing Jannah..the sister that inspired me to start blogging

The ideal Muslimah...This sister insipres me

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2009-01-31T08:19:00.000-08:00

A sister i used to go to Islamic lessons with was telling me about this show and it sounded soo funny, and then i heard more people talk about it so i thought id watch it..

Its very funny, and the hijabis that are part of the cast have a really nice style you could use it for inspiration...

Below is part of one episode, if you enjoy it and want to watch more simply go to this site http://watchlittlemosque.com/

Enjoy :D

Stylish Summer

2009-01-31T06:46:00.000-08:00

Beat the heat with these cool accessories

I adore black abaya's that have subtle detailing on the sleeves, recently i bought the smaller version of the Louis Vuitton shown and think it looks super cute with abaya, a light fresh perfume is ideal for summer, i never go anywhere with out my dior sunnies and a funky watch or some bangles finishes off the outfit

abaya - by Nasiide on Polyvore.com

Voyer in the masjid

2009-01-31T06:07:00.000-08:00

While at jummat prayers yesterday we were all sitting listening to the imam talk before we prayed, and a lady whipped out a video camera in the women only section of the masjid!!

I was furious, there are some sisters who wear niqab and once in the prayer room take it off so they are just in hijab i was not only concerned for these sisters but for myself, whilst i do not wear niqab i would hardly want people to have pictures or video of me!!

I wanted to say something but it seemed that they didnt speak english so instead i shot a very concerned look at a sister she was with!! I was so angry, seriously what would motivate someone to do such a thing..

My father suggested that perhaps they were visiting the masjid as overseas guests and wanted to perhaps show people back home what the masjid looked like but i HIGHLY doubt that lol

Has anything strange happened to you like this whilst at the masjid??

Hott Arabic makeup

2009-01-29T07:08:00.000-08:00

I adore arabic makeup,smoky eyes,smouldering lips

Check out the links below the makeup featured is simply amazing

If you check out youtube.com you can find some tutorials on their to show you how to do it yourself its lots of fun to experiment

i dont really like the coloured ones much i mainly stick to the darker colours on the lids and very light coloured lip gloss i sometimes even just use a lip ointment so i dont look over done..

tell me what you think =)

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=wRmYht8dL8c

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-lvEfSWrSSo

Does my head look big in this??

2009-01-29T06:34:00.000-08:00

I just finished reading this book and it was great!! Funny,uplifting, and i couldnt put it down!

I was feeling a lil down so my beautiful mummy got me a present and this is what is was..

I started reading it straight away and the next thing i knew my alarm was going off to pray fajr i had read that much!

Its about a Australian/Palestinan girl trying to navigate her way through life and deals with her deciding to put hijab on and the challenges she faced amongst other things, i liked it so much as when i recevied this book i had only recently put on hijab and it was so nice to see how someone else coped with the challenges and the inner struggles. Although its aimied at teenagers its a must for any hijabi..

Im sad i finished it i didnt want it to end

New hijab style

2009-01-24T05:00:00.000-08:00

New Hijab style...give it a try it looks so nice

What do you think?

Nasheed...so cute

2009-01-22T06:14:00.001-08:00

Please listen to this its the cutest nasheed ive ever heard

CURRENT TREND..HIJABIFIED

2009-01-21T09:04:00.000-08:00

The latest trend in Aus that im loving is the boho indonesian inspired batik prints

Ive seen so many maxi dresses around with so many different colours and if you look around you can get them for a good price..

Big bangles,strappy sandles,big bags and statement sunnies all make this style super cool

add a plain hijab and cardi over the top or a vintage coloured denim jacket and your good to go

looking fab hijabi style

Batik by Nasiide

Indian Inspiration

2009-01-21T07:40:00.000-08:00

I love indian saris, jewlery,henna and everything else amazing they offer, the gorgeous colours of the sari's make me go gaga

Recently i found a new shop that sells ethnic type jewlery lots of beautiful bangles and necklaces

I bought some gold bangles omg their so nice and some necklaces im yet to wear them cause im trying to come up with the perfect outit

I really want a dress thats made out of sari material so im off to go and hunt for some

Wish i lived overseas as all this type of stuff is crazy cheap

India by Nasiide

DIY...How to tie your hijab

2009-01-21T04:18:00.000-08:00

I posted a pic of me recently rocking my hijab in a rather funky way a couple of my girlfrineds have asked how i did it and lovely Ange over at Hegab Rehab suggest i show u how... excellent idea i say!

Ok so get yourself a scarf and some gorgeous earings that match your hijab and an under cap...

Tie your hair up in a bun and put the under cap on
grab your hijab and place it over your head as u would normally do then pull each end of the scarf behind your head and tie it really tight just like a bandana
Then get one side and bring it around the right side of your neck making sure u cover up your neck and then do the same for the left side
so it should be almost perfect now..just tuck in the ends of the scarf around your neck so it stays nice and tight
then get your earings and place them under your hijab in your ears make sure that your hijab is both covering your neck and your ears and wallah your done!!

Hope that was an easy enough explanation...now off u go give it a try practice makes perfect

and remember its all about matching scarfs to your accesories

xxx

Heres some examples to get your creative juices flowing

Untitled by Nasiide

How hott is this colour hijab! Only 50cents!!

2009-01-21T00:37:00.000-08:00

I was buying material for my abaya and checked out the remants bin on the way to pay and look what i found!! Cost me only 50 cents no lie it was a perfect shape and everything i got lots of compliments when i wore it to uni the other day i looooooooov the colour! so next time u go to a material shop check the remants bin and u might get super lucky

Style Steal...Angelina Jolie

2009-01-21T00:03:00.000-08:00

Shes so gorgeous i like what shes wearing here the ethnic jewlery and the brown, so heres an outifit i put togheter that you can draw inspirtaion from...

Style Steal...Angelina Jolie by Nasiide

What do you think of my hijab?

2009-01-20T22:42:00.000-08:00

Ive been dying to try this style and today i did

not sure wat its called if you know please let me know.. It was a lil annoying as i was stressing my hair would come out the side but it didnt =) ill def be wearing other hijabs like this

Style Steal..Sarah Jessica Parker

2009-01-20T04:03:00.000-08:00

Style Steal..Sarah Jessica Parker by Nasiide

Add a lil flair to your style a lil pop of colour and a leapoard hijab is bound to have you hiding from the paparazzi

Black Magic

2009-01-19T22:43:00.000-08:00

Cast a spell...

Black Magic by Nasiide

Looking Stylish Rocking a Keffiyah

2009-01-19T21:05:00.000-08:00

I love Keffiyah's there so funky so i racked my brain while out shopping to put an outfit toghether to incoroporate the Keffiyah scarf and not look like a try hard terrorist loool

so i bought black patent ankle boots a black patent leather bag and ive had this exact chanel cuff for ages.. to make it look even funkier i put a white under cap and then a black one over the top for a cool layering effect under the Keffiyah and of course some hott aviators...

What do you think of this outfit?
Looking Stylish Rocking a Keffiyah by Nasiide

Ive Been Dubbed The Colourful Ninja

2009-01-19T19:08:00.000-08:00

So as ive only been wearing hijab for a short time alhumdulilah and some of my none Muslim friends are still getting used to the idea they like to make lil jokes but they never cross the line..

One of my friends a Macednonian Orthodox calls me the coulorful ninja and yeah its kinda caught on hahaha well i guess its better than being called just a plain ninja looool

So i thought id share with you some beautiful colourful abayas

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Which one do you like???

The Truth About the 2009 Gaza Massacre

2009-01-19T18:30:00.000-08:00

PLEASE WATCH...I HAVE NO WORDS TO EXPLAIN HOW IT MADE ME FEEL AND HOW DESPERATLEY I WISH I COULD HELP...

FREE PALESTINE

Style Steal..Cleopatra

2009-01-19T04:25:00.000-08:00

Style Steal..Cleopatra by Nasiide

Draw inspiration from Cleopatra's style and take a journey back in time to Egypt

Purple Fever...a few of my fav things

2009-01-19T03:40:00.000-08:00

Purple Fever by Nasiide

Purple is my absolute fav colour..I love both of these dior lipglosses wen i use mine i layer them the darker underneath..Versace crystal is soo yummy i got it as a present recently..and purple shoes ooh i just bought suede purple ankle boots so hot with jeans..im yet to find a hot purple bag to match..the wrap dress is so gorgeous waaay expensive but if u look around u could find something similar...purple scarves ooh i cant get enough of them looks so good on brown eyed hijabis..yummy i love it

Looking Fly UAE Style

2009-01-19T00:21:00.000-08:00

Looking Fly UAE Style by Nasiide

I admit im a bit of a brand junkie and ladies in the UAE are no different.. Black abaya and gold gold gold is what im looking for!! I love big rings and black nail polish but only for that short time that us ladies arnt allowed to pray HOT HOT HOT

2009-01-18T23:15:00.000-08:00

Lunch with the girls by Nasiide

I absolutley love this style, jeans a long top and a really long cardi over the top and a pair of patent black heels or wedges and dont forget the statement sunnies and gold accesories with a simple black chiffon scarf...This is a style i regularly rock..

Casual chic...lookin stylish at uni

2009-01-18T22:04:00.000-08:00

I love long dresses soo much!! and for uni i like to look stylish but not too dressed up...

A big bag is essential and some statement sunnies always look hott under your hijab
Casual chic by Nasiide

But Your So Pretty...Does Your Father Make You Do It!!!

2009-01-18T04:00:00.000-08:00

Selam Alaiykum =)

So im new to wearing hijab been about 2months now alhumdulilah =)

I was shocked to hear these words come out of a fellow Muslims mouth "Your so pretty why do you wear it?? (turns to look at my father) oh does he make u wear it??"

Umm what the?! for one my father is the furtherest thing from a muslim looking man he wears about 50 gold chains and 20 diaomond rings pimp style lol and has the funkiest hairstyle uve ever seen im pretty sure its quite obvious the man isnt into his din or forcing his daughter to wear hijab hahaha (i pray that Allah swt guides him)

But what shocked me the most was that it came from a sister who was born in Afgahnistan and raised in Iran i would think she would know that no one can force us, unless ur under taliban regeime maybe.. I laughed so hard and said no sister its my choice i love my hijab my father was actually opossed at first to me wearing it...

Subhanallah comments like these are so funny.. So has anyone ever accused u of being forced to wear hijab??

Nervous...First day back at uni wearing hijab

2009-01-18T03:39:00.000-08:00

Selams sisters

So tommorow is my first day back at uni wearing hijab and boy am i nervous

what will i wear? will people talk about me? will i fall down the stairs in front of everyone in a packed lecture... soooo many scary thoughts

Inshallah Allah swt will give me strength tommorow to walk with my head held high and not be nervous...

DID U HAVE A DAY LIKE THIS THAT YOU WERE NERVOUS ABOUT? Tell me about it =)

Inshallah u all had a wonderful weekend

The life and mission of Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab

2009-01-17T18:39:00.000-08:00

This article is based on a lecture given by Shaikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdullah Ibn Baz about the life and Mission of Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab.

Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab was a great man, an outstanding reformer and a zealous preacher, who appeared in the Arabian Peninsula in the twelfth century A.H. He was educated by his father in his homeland, Oyayna, a village located at Yamama in Najd, northwest to the city of Riyadh. He learnt to read the Qur'aan at a very early age and exerted himself in studies and advanced learning at the hands of his father, Shaikh Abdul Wahhab Ibn Sulaiman, who was a great jurisprudent and the Judge of Oyayna.

Having attained puberty, the Shaikh traveled to Makkah and then to Medina to learn from learned personalities there. Then he went to Iraq (Basrah) to seek after knowledge. It was in Iraq that he started his mission. There he called the people to Tawheed and the Sunnah of the Prophet (). He announced that it was the duty of every Muslim to follow his or her religion (Islam) strictly in accordance with the Qur'aan and the Sunnah. He engaged in debates and discussion with scholars and thus became famous. However, some characterless scholars rebelled against him and he faced some harms and persecutions from them. So, he left Basrah moving towards Az-zubair, then to al-Ahsa, and then finally to Huraymela, where also he faced much suffering at the hands of the wicked because he enjoined the good and forbade the evil and persuaded the rulers to punish the criminals severely.

So, some of them even attempted on his life, but Allah saved him. Then he moved to Oyayna, which was then governed by Prince Uthman Ibn Muhammad Ibn Muammar, who welcomed the Shaikh with hospitality and promised him all support and help in calling people to Islam.

People in Najd at that time lived in a condition that could not be approved by any believer. Polytheism had spread widely; people worshiped domes, trees, rocks, caves or any persons who claimed to be Awliya (saints). Magic and soothsaying also had spread. When the Shaikh saw that polytheism was dominating the people and that no one showed any disapproval of it or no one was ready to call people back to Allah, he decided to labor singly and patiently in the field. He knew that nothing could be achieved without Jihad, patience and suffering.

The Shaikh continued calling people to the Path of Allah and guided them to piety, righteousness and love in the cause of Allah. Gradually, the Shaikh became famous in and around Oyayna. People came to Oyayna to meet him from neighboring areas and villages. He also wrote to many scholars requesting their support and reminding them of their task of helping Allah's Religion and fighting against polytheism. Many scholars from Najd, Makkah and al-Medina accepted his request, while some disagreed with him, reproached his mission, condemned him and kept him away. The Shaikh and those with him were in between two types of people; one group consisted of the ignorant people, who knew nothing about Islam and followed deviations and innovations, superstitions, etc. which their forefathers had upheld. The Qur'aan says about them, "We found our fathers following a certain way and religion and we will indeed follow their footsteps."

The second group, on the other hand, was related to knowledge but responded negatively to the Shaikh because of their envy and also because they were ashamed and afraid that the people would question their integrity, 'why did you keep silent without warning us against such and such evils until Abdul Wahhab appeared?'But the Shaikh carried on patiently seeking the Help of Allah in all matters. He strove hard in studying the Qur'aan and reading useful books. He had a special skill of interpreting the Qur'aan and deducing from it. He also worked hard in studying the life of the Prophet r and the lives of his companions (radhi allahu anhum). The Shaikh went on teaching and preaching. Gradually, he exerted himself on practically removing polytheism when he noticed that his call to Islam had no affect on some.

One day, the Shaikh said to the governor, 'Let us demolish the dome at the grave of Zaid Ibn al-Khatab t (Zaid Ibn al-Khatab was the brother of Umar Ibn al-Khattab t and a martyr, who died in the fighting against Musailimah Khaddhab in 12 A.H, he was buried and later on people built a dome on his grave). It is erected on deviation and the Prophet r has forbidden building domes or mosques on graves. Moreover, this dome has destroyed the people's belief with polytheism. So, it must be demolished.' The Prince agreed and mobilized an army of six hundred soldiers and marched towards the grave, headed by the Shaikh. As soon as they approached the dome, the people came forward to defend it but when they saw the Prince with his army, they changed their decision. Then the Shaikh took the action of demolishing and removing the dome.

Allah removed it by his hands and Al-hamdulillah, none of its traces remains now. Similarly, there were other domes, caves, trees, etc. that were also destroyed and removed. The Shaikh, thus, continued his mission by words and action, for which he became very famous. Also, one day a woman came to him and confessed that she had committed adultery. After realizing that she was sane, married and had confessed without external compulsion, he gave the order according to the Sunnah that she should be stoned to death as a punishment, as he had now become the Judge of Oyayna.Meanwhile, the Prince of al-Ahsa (and surrounding villages) feared the Shaikh's position, because committing wrong, robbery, murder, etc, were usual for them.

He wrote to Prince Uthman threatening him and demanding him to kill the Shaikh. The Prince approached the Shaikh saying, "the nomad prince has sent me a message to do so and so. We never wish to kill you, but we are afraid of the prince and we are unable to fight him. So if you think you may leave." The Shaikh replied: "I am simply calling people to Islam and to the fulfillment of the testimony of Faith that there is no god except Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Messenger. Whoever holds fast to Islam and upholds it truthfully, Allah will help him and make him ruler of his enemy's countries. And if you endure and be righteous and accept this Religion, then be glad that Allah will help you and protect you from the nomad prince and others.

Allah will also give you power over his country and his kinfolk." But Uthman said: "O Shaikh! But we cannot fight him nor can we stand his oppression." So, the Shaikh had to leave Oyayna for Dareyya on foot because Uthman did not even provide him any means of transportation. On reaching Dareyya, the Shaikh stayed in the house of a man who was one of the best personalities in Dareyya, but he feared the prince of Dareyya, Muhammad Ibn Suad.

The Shaikh said to him, 'be glad and hope for the best. I am simply calling the people to Allah's Religion, and He will undoubtedly make it victorious.' The news of Shaikh's arrival in Dareyya reached Muhammad Ibn Suad. It is said that his wife first informed him of the Shaikh. She was a kind and pious lady and she addressed her husband saying, 'Here is a great fortune sent to you by Allah. A man who is calling the people to Islam, calling to the Qur'aan and the Sunnah of the Prophet r. What a good fortune! Rush to him and support him. Never resist him or stop him from that.' Muhammad Ibn Suad accepted her advice and went to the Shaikh and made a contract with the Shaikh that he should not leave the country. The Shaikh now settled in Dareyya. People started to come to him for learning from everyplace - from Oyayna, Iraq, Manfooha, Riyadh and other neighboring places. Respected, loved, supported by the people, the Shaikh arranged lectures on various topics; Creed, the Holy Qur'aan, the Qur'aanic commentaries, Islamic Jurisprudence and its principles, the Hadeeth and its terminology, and others. He arranged classes for the public as well as for the selected persons.

Thus, he continued his mission and activities of preaching in Dareyya. He wrote to the scholars and rulers establishing his arguments and warning them against polytheism and innovation. Because of his correspondence with scholars and rulers and his struggling in the cause of Allah, the Shaikh became famous. His mission continued and spread all over the Islamic world and also other countries.It is a known fact that every favor has its envier, as every preacher has his enemies. Allah, the Exalted, said in the Qur'aan: "And so We have appointed to every Prophet an enemy - devils among the men and Jinn - inspiring to each other adorned speech as a delusion.

And had your Lord willed they could not have done it. So, leave them alone to their fabrication." [Soorah al-An'aam (6): 112]When the Shaikh became famous for his teaching, and his writings received wide popularity among the people, many envious groups emerged as his opponents. One group consisted of characterless scholars who saw the truth as falsehood and falsehood as truth, and believed that building domes and invoking the engraved as pertaining to Islam. The second group was associated with knowledge but was ignorant of the reality of the Shaikh's mission. They simply believed others and kept aloof from the Shaikh.

The third group that opposed the Shaikh consisted such people who feared the removal of their positions and ranks. They showed humility so that the supporters of the Islamic mission might not reach them and remove their positions and take over their lands. So, some opposed him in the name of religion, while other opposed him in the name of politics though they hid under the cover of knowledge and religion and exploited the enmity of those scholars who had hated him and accused him of deviation.

Sometimes, his opponents argued that he belonged to the Khawarij, at times some criticized him out of their lack of proper knowledge, etc. Thus, the fighting between words continued through debates and arguments. He would write to them and they would reply to him, and he would refute them, and thus numerous questions and answers were accumulated and compiled into volumes. And Al-hamdulillah, most of them have been published.

Then the Shaikh turned to Jihad in 1158 A.H, he wrote to people to enter the field of Jihad and remove polytheism, which existed in their countries.The Shaikh, thus, strove in his preaching and Jihad for fifty years from 1158 A.H. until he died in 1206.

He resorted to all methods of his mission - Jihad, preaching, resistance, debates and arguments until people adhered to obedience and demolished the domes and mosques built by them on the graves and agreed to run their affairs in accordance with Islamic Law, discarding all rules and laws which had been applied by their fathers and forefathers. Then after the death of the Shaikh, his sons, grandson and supporters continued his mission and struggle in the cause of Allah.

Is this really hijab??

2009-01-14T18:58:00.000-08:00

Is this really Hijab?

How many of us think we know the meaning of Hijab so well that we could practice proper Hijab, but only if we wanted to? While the Hijab serves as to preserve one's dignity, honor, and respect alongside the safety of one's beauty and chastity, these are all secondary reasons for observing Hijab. The fundamental purpose is that of obeying Allah's orders and striving to become obedient Muslims, so that we may be blessed with the promised rewards.

Whatever the situation, sisters in Islam are trying hard when it comes to practicing the Hijab, but are we trying our best? How many of you have seen a Hijabi smoking in public and thought, "Great, now people will label all Hijabis as smokers"? Now, let us not delve into the Islamic laws behind whether or not smoking is permissible in Islam or that females have just as many rights to engage in such acts as males. It doesn't have as much to do with smoking as with the fact that the Hijab is visibly the "flag of Islam", and as such, our sisters carry a great responsibility.

Just to emphasize the weight of this responsibility which the Muslim women carry, we may relate a female's Hijab as having a similar level of importance as a male standard-bearer's role during war. Furthermore, this Islamic responsibility is a combination of two factors: not just the physical Hijab, but also the social Hijab.The Qur’an reminds us: "And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that they should not display their beauty and ornaments, except what (ordinarily) appear thereof." (24:31)We all know that the meaning of Hijab is to be modest. But for some reason, every Hijabi we see seems to have her own interpretation of modesty. Hijab is a fundamental element of the Islamic faith, universal amongst all Muslims irrespective of the differing schools of thought. Despite this, the women in Islam are incapable or choose not to maintain a universal – or at least a similar – context when it comes to the physical Hijab. Sure, Hijab is not a "uniform", and Hijabis need not be marching around in exactly the same garb so that people think the sisters are forming some kind of Hijabi military base at the local community center, but a little uniformity and attention to the "modesty" aspect of Hijab would be nice.

While it is natural for the so-called "Hijab Revolution" to have taken place recently, especially with the number of Muslims increasing in the West, there seems to be no "standard" with the Hijabis. This often leads to the Hijab aspect of Islam coming off as a "cultural" aspect rather than a religious one. Worse yet, due to the excessive differences among Hijab practices both physical and social, unfortunately our entire religion may come across as having no "standard" with an excessive amount of flexibility that lets individuals suit Islam to their own convenience.

An analysis of the Hijabi population will depict the variety of the Hijab methods practiced with the utmost differentiation when it comes to tightness, colors, sizes, and styles of Hijab. On one hand we have the fully-covered yet fully-colored Abaya Hijabis, and on the other hand, we have the Hijabis with clothes so tight (or see-through, for that matter) that if they wore a t-shirt, they would probably be revealing less. We also see those Hijabis who are covered well yet leave their bangs hanging out, or the very decently-dressed sisters with faces which are so immensely covered in make-up that their Hijab defeats the purpose of the abovementioned verse of the Qur'an, which is instructing women to not display their beauty in public except for that which is natural.With the recent trends of Hijabi Runways, we see models on the catwalk dressed in the latest fashion clothing with a tiny little covering over their hair.

Where is the value of Hijab in a catwalk if the purpose is to establish one's character and self-respect on everything but their physical appearance? While it is necessary for the sisters to dress appropriately to their physical appearance? While it is necessary for the sisters to dress appropriately to their lifestyle contexts and careers, sometimes the mind can't help but wonder if the idea of "blending in" but within the limits of proper Hijab is negated by the idea of "We wear Hijab, but still have a passion for fashion." Having a good sense of fashion doesn't attribute any negative aspects to a person's character, but if this fashion sense equates to beautifying one's self and displaying oneself such that our sisters appear to be physically appealing even while in Hijab, then something is very wrong with that type of Hijab.

The idea is not to point fingers towards the Hijabis and annoyingly peck at those areas where they falter, but rather to highlight to our Muslim sisters that the way we practice Hijab heavily affects the way non-Muslims interpret Islam as a whole. Not only this, but if there is fault in the way Hijab is being practiced, then the reward from God will also be likewise. Proper Hijab does not just consist of a tiny headscarf; rather, it can only be achieved when also combined with the maintenance of Islamic methods of social interaction. One could argue that Muslim males should be just as cautious as women, and agreeably, they must! But it is a woman's physical Hijab factor which, when intertwined with the social Hijab factor, forms a special combination which makes her responsibility towards portraying Islam much more delicate and unique.

The social Hijab is basically the way a female presents herself, behaves, and interacts with others in public. Looking back at the example of our sisters smoking in public, it is vital for Hijabis to maintain good manners while in the presence of others, because the truth is, Hijabis are judged by society based on their actions too. As women are being constantly judged by society, they deserve every right to demand respect. A few ways by which sisters can obtain respect from society is by being particularly careful of the way they interact in mixed gatherings with the opposite gender. More than often we see sisters in brilliant Hijab; however, the way some sisters joke and spend time with non-mahrams can only hint that a bit of flirtation (which leads to forbidden actions) is flying in the air. However, we also do have the overly-friendly sisters who do not intentionally act the way they do around non-mahrams, yet they need to realize that intentions aside, there may be room for improvement in their Hijab practice while in the company of men.Going right down to the bone of what "good behavior" is, all we need to do is that the next time we are in public, we must stop and remember that Allah is watching us. If we remember this reality that our Lord is monitoring us at all times, there will be a guaranteed immediate improvement in our social Hijab.

Out the window will go all the gossiping, coarse language, and disrespect towards elders and others, not to mention the flirting and excessive joking. Admirable are those sisters who manage to establish such respect and dignity for themselves amongst non-Muslims that without having to explain the "rules" of our religion, people who interact with the Hijabi are able to grasp her character through non-verbal vibes and act accordingly while in her presence. For example, when someone uses a bad word around a Hijabi and there is an awkward silence, people stop what they are doing and look at the Hijabi with embarrassment and mumble an apology. Or when there is ill talk about another person behind their back, and people realize that a Hijabi is present, the topic is quickly brushed off. This is the type of dignity and respect that Islam believes women must command and deserve from society.

While the world seeks to establish identity through attractive clothing and glitzy appearances, without giving much importance to behavior, morals, social conduct, and self-respect, it is absolutely imperative for us Muslim women to maintain both the physical and social Hijab in such a way that reflects its true purpose and as a result of which we can proudly stand before our Lady Fatima Zahra and Lady Zainab (peace be upon them) on the Day of Judgment without regrets.

Admirable are those sisters who manage to establish such respect and dignity for themselves amongst non-Muslims that without having to explain the "rules" of our religion, people who interact with the Hijabi are able to grasp her character through non-verbal vibes and act accordingly while in her presence.

For example, when someone uses a bad word around a Hijabi and there is an awkward silence, people stop what they are doing and look at the Hijabi with embarrassment and mumble an apology. Or when there is ill talk about another person behind their back, and people realize that a Hijabi is present, the topic is quickly brushed off. This is the type of dignity and respect that Islam believes women must command and deserve from society. While the world seeks to establish identity through attractive clothing and glitzy appearances, without giving much importance to behavior, morals, social conduct, and self-respect, it is absolutely imperative for us Muslim women to maintain both the physical and social Hijab in such a way that reflects its true purpose and as a result of which we can proudly stand before our Lady Fatima Zahra and Lady Zainab (peace be upon them) on the Day of Judgment without regrets.

New to the blogging world

2009-01-14T05:24:00.000-08:00

Selam alaiykum wa barakatu

im new to this and looking forward to seeing how it all works =)

Selams xx