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I have read Hadiths that says when Propeht Muhammed saw hell, he saw that there were more women in hell than men!

Scary tactics don't work in educating someone about religion. Get your sister some books that show the respect women are given in Islam.

I found the following which is a good read;

Fourteen centuries ago, Islam gave girls and women the right to inherit and to have a political voice. These rights were not recognized in the West until the nineteenth or twentieth century, putting Islam thirteen centuries ahead of it! Islam gives women further rights to own and dispose of wealth, to be maintained by their male relatives, to choose their husband, to be educated, and to work if they desire.

The Bible blames Eve for the fall from the Garden of Eden, with mankind?s stay on earth and women?s menstrual courses seen as part of a curse in consequence of that first sin. The Qur?an, in contrast, lays the blame more on Adam, and menses and labor pains are just a part of life, not a curse. Women are equal in humanity to men and responsible before God for their actions. They get no less reward for good deeds and no greater punishment for bad deeds.

Many people criticize Islam for making women wear the hijab ? covering the whole body and head with loose clothing ? seeing it as a kind of suppression. But Muslim women who cover see it as a right. Hijab protects them from the unwanted gazes and ogling of men. A woman in hijab is more likely to be respected and treated as a person rather than as a ?piece of meat? by the men she encounters at work, school, or in the street.

Islam is often attacked for keeping women confined in the house or for not educating them. Such practices, while common in some Muslim countries, are the result of ignorance of or deviation from Islamic teachings. There are many examples of the opposite in the early generations of Muslims. Women attended lectures, worked in the fields and markets, spoke up to the caliph to correct his opinion, and worked as superintendents and administrators. They participated in the defensive battles as nurses and cooks, and as fighters when the need arose.

Today Muslim women in many countries participate in their societies without feeling a conflict with their Islamic values. They work in nearly all occupations and are also active in non-government organizations (NGOs) and social service in their mosques and communities.

Source: www.islamonline.net

MARSHALLAH, your sister made the right choice!

Ambia - what is ur problem... i would honestly like to know more about you because at the moment all i can gather from your random religion bashing is your fearful of this world, your friendly to all religion and wish to see everyone else in your situation, under the veil, locked away from men (who are the ones with the problem - desire - control it). The more i learn about islam and the role or men and women, i believe they got it wrong its men who need to be control and housebond.

Why is it that people who leave a negative comment about Rugina or anything positive on Islam is always highlighted by other people with a negative reply. It is just a comment of their opinion, there is no right and wrong, it is purely based on opinions there is no facts here! A few people comment by reading Ruginas blog but are labelled that they are pre assuming Rugina by just reading her blog however there are many people reading a persons comment and replying back negatively which I believe is also pre assuming. There is a lot if discussion about Islam which is very unfair! Many people have an assumption of Islam that men are labelled dominant to Women which in writing is very wrong. I understand that some people have not explained properly and say ‘In Islam dating is wrong’ which to an extent very true however has good reasons as to why but there is so much knowledge you need to know so I understand when non muslim hear u cant date? sounds very weird because if I wasn’t a Muslim it would most likely to be that I found it odd but how can people comment on Islam straight up and say its wrong this and that that’s assuming Islam with no background knowledge of it just reading a one liner comment. Please people do not read these comments of Islam as it may sound very misleading and give off the wrong impression. It is nothing like that, more to the point Islam is pretty much against what has been discussed on this blog, it is all very cultural and traditional like and jus about being asian. Being a Bengali, parents are traditional and make women lower than men, and have arranged not Islam. And yeh there are some dodgy books out there sayin ur goin to hell but Islam does not threaten omg its jus some dodgy book writers out there.........Regardless if this blog is true or untrue it has bought a discussion that is so out of hand and giving people wrong impression not only on Islam but on asian people and people as individuals

for the record honestly women are not housebond even tho it seems to be potrayed in that way. If i was non muslim i would think many things as i say ther is alot of knowledge that needs to be known one liners like women have to wear hijab sounds forceful its nothing like that

rujina by reading this certain blog i have found out many things, honeslty im not lying. i'm not a practising muslim myself, to be quite frank i'm exaclty like you, i hate the TP benagli culture, but even though i'm not a good muslim i still have respect and FEAR of allah, i dont know why but i still do. i read nearly all the comments that people have given, i have founf them really interesting but you know what the odd thing is even though im a modern girl who lives her life for today, i still think that the comments noor, afsana and fatima made are valuable and i have learnt alot from them, and you know what the odd thing is i should have taken sides with people like DEE, preeti and nat, i sooo disagree with them and thats probably because i have imam (faith) in me! the other islamic have motivated me to gather much more knowledge about my religion.

Aisha im so glad this has lead you to more knowledge, atleast u are jus not takin our word for it and can actually see and understand for urself. There is so much to understand therefore i do not mention Islam cus u cnt say 1 thing and leave it, it progresses and i need so much more knowledge and im only on my babysteps in Islam. Im no chukin Islam in anyones face and never have but deep down i feel it is the right way of life aswel Aisha and somtyms i dont follow it but i understood wa u meant deep dwn u have that faith no matter wa u do!

NAT! what is your problem????????? is the question. Hhen did i "bash religious comments" like fatima highlighted i was just giving my simplest opinions. maybe rugina isn't a practising muslim, but her family most certainly are! Nat why are you exagerating my simple comment made on just one aspect of islam and for your concern men and women are equal in islam! so yeh maybe you need to gather more knowledge before you make random commnets!

RAZZZZZ MAN! I JUST HEARED ABOUT THIS TODAY AND ITS SO FUNNYY... the same ppl keep on replying...one thing veryyy SAD are those ppl [not gona mention names but you know who are] .. you keep saying 'get a life, 'i got better things to do', 'im not jelous i got a life' bla bla crap! look how much you've written in all the other topics!!!!*SADDOS* u lot must be even DEPRESSED with your lives to read and have comments about another girls life story whether its true or not. and PLEASE spare the islamic FATWAAS people! if you had any knowledge or sense you'll know that you shouldn't be on here reading such gibberish! i only posted this for your own good. get off the net, find a life and stop wasting it on here. [p.s. there are sum hardcore familiar bigmouths here! is that what you are like in real life?????SHEESH!!! feel sorry for the ppl who know ya!]

I agree it is way to funny, however obviously same people are going to reply if they are having comments to reply to. And also just because people have commented so much does not contradict the fact when they say they are not jealous and they do have a life. So if you say its wrong to be on here for God knows why then why are you? Funny you think people are depressed due to their numerous comments. You’re here, you read comments, you posted a blog, does that make u depressed and sad? Hell no! Stop wasting your time giving us advice for our so called ‘good’ but your wasting your time I guess as were wasting ours, works both ways! I guess it starts when you make one comment and someone dies about it and that’s when you reply and it goes on! And fit Bengali boy? yh great u so have a life……spare the advice mate, u contradict urself 2 much, u also commented on this blog and one other? ur a familiar big mouth too.il giv u som advice get off this and stop readin this gibberish, u must be DEPRESSED to even comment on this.... no1 is actin like a hafeez and givin islamic fatwaas its jus a converstation about islam that had came up....

When i read your article.. i feel that you behave in an ignorant manner.. but then again, who am i to judge or say. The fact that you didn't wear hijab during your teenage years and that you probably still dont wear it. You have the nerve to compare yourself to your sister and try to imply that shes too young to wear a hijab and shouldn't worry about them kind of 'problems' like going to hell and should concentrate more on being herself and living her life. You may not have wore an hijab but the fact that your sister does.. rather than interrogating her to 'O why have you suddenly decided to wear one??' be more supportive.
Really you expected your younger sister to look up to you and see you as a role model.. the part that hurts you really from inside is that she put shame on you.. by doing something 'good' which you didn't do during the time when you was a teenager. could be that your jealous.. or jus that your in shock that someone such as your younger sister is carrying out a wise act by wearing a hijab
And o yeah.. you saying you seen them 'popping their heads to the shakira and beyonce song'.. well, what i have to say to you is that.. when becoming or trying to be 'religious'.. does not necessirly mean that one locks himself away from the outside world.. no t.v. no computer etc.. doesn't even sociolise, iincase you get influenced by the person you sociolise with.
You ever heard 'practice makes perfect'.. and ever heard of how people would describe a good or pious muslim as a 'practising muslim' and also bare in mind 'nothings perfect'.. put all these three together then you might grasp what im talking about.

So it's an essentially reactionary work. Big deal. You either have faith or you don't, and there will always be people who will try to use individual faith to mould people to their liking. Again, big deal. Still, there's nothing quite like dragging people to heaven kicking and screaming with you. The nafs al-9ammara wins again...