{"id":7179,"date":"2026-02-01T16:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/?p=7179"},"modified":"2026-02-01T16:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:26:28","slug":"world-hijab-day-marked-as-scholars-frame-hijab-as-faith-identity-and-quiet-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/?p=7179","title":{"rendered":"World Hijab Day Marked as Scholars Frame Hijab as Faith, Identity and Quiet Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As World Hijab Day was observed across some 190 countries on Monday, Islamic scholar <strong>Mufti Saiful Islam<\/strong> described the hijab as far more than clothing\u2014calling it an affirmation of belief, a personal right, and a marker of dignity that many Muslim women choose to express publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a reflection released to coincide with the observance, Saiful Islam said the term \u201chijab\u201d in Arabic connotes modesty and separation, and in Islamic discourse encompasses conduct and gaze alongside dress. Citing verses from the Qur\u2019an (Surah An-Nur 24:31; Surah Al-Ahzab 33:59), he argued the tradition seeks to safeguard honor and identity, echoing classical exegesis attributed to <strong>Ibn Kathir<\/strong> and ethical writings of <strong>Al-Ghazali<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While acknowledging that some women also wear hijab as cultural identity, he emphasized that for many it remains an act of worship rooted in early Islamic practice. He referenced reports about the women of Medina adopting fuller coverings following scriptural guidance, framing the custom as part of the faith\u2019s earliest generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saiful Islam linked the modern observance to its 2013 launch by <strong>Nazma Khan<\/strong> in <strong>New York City<\/strong>, after she experienced post-9\/11 prejudice for wearing a headscarf. The day, he said, invites non-Muslim women to try the hijab to foster understanding and reduce stigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Positioning the hijab as \u201ca quiet protest,\u201d he said it counters hostility, misconceptions, and narrow interpretations of women\u2019s freedom, arguing that true liberty includes the space to live one\u2019s beliefs without coercion\u2014either to remove or to adopt religious dress. He concluded that respecting a woman\u2019s choice to wear the hijab is a test of a society\u2019s civility and commitment to equal rights in <strong>Bangladesh<\/strong> and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As World Hijab Day was observed across some 190 countries on Monday, Islamic scholar Mufti Saiful Islam described the hijab as far more than clothing\u2014calling it an affirmation of belief, a personal right, and a marker of dignity that many Muslim women choose to express publicly. In a reflection released to coincide with the observance, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7187,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7179\/revisions\/7187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hernet.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}