Over the years, a lot of people have come up with their perception of what the hijab is. While some think it’s just a piece of cloth worn over the head, a number of people believe it’s a sign of oppression, and others assume hijab is just for women. No, there is a lot to hijab than you can ever imagine and here are 5 things you really need to know about this way of life.

1. Hijab in its literal sense
The word hijab literally means barrier. It is a screen of some sort that partitions an individual from another. It is a protection for women and it creates a barrier from the potential harm and the harassment of unrighteous men. This concept extends from a headscarf worn by women to a concept of modesty that extends to how all Muslims should appear.

2. Hijab is not just for women
Wearing head-covering is one form of hijab, but it is much more. Hijab includes conduct and behaviour among other things, hence the importance of hijab for men. When addressing hijab, the Qur’an does not address women first. It addresses men first (Q24: 30). There isn’t just the hijab of the clothes, there is the hijab of the eyes, hijab of the heart, hijab of thought and hijab of intention. As a form of the hijab (modesty), a Muslim man should always lower his gaze, monitor the way he talks, walks and behave in society.

3. Hijab for women and who can see them without hijab
Muslim women are required by their faith to observe the most visible form of the hijab in public – the head-covering and full-length clothing to conceal the shape of their body. The set of people that can see a Muslimah without her hijab is her husband, father, the father of her husband, her sons, the sons of her husband, her biological brother, her biological brothers’ sons, her sisters’ sons, women, children who have not attained knowledge of what is hidden of women. (Q24:31).

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