How to Wear Hijab with Confidence

Last Updated: May 13, 2022 Approved

Hijab is an all-over body covering for Muslim girls. There are many girls who want to wear hijab but are afraid of being teased, taunted and made fun of for their decision to wear hijab. This article might help you to boost your confidence and make you stand firm with your decision of wearing hijab (don't forget to read the last step).

Part 1

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Making Your Decision

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Clarify your decision with yourself. The most important thing you need to do before wearing hijab is to clarify yourself whether you are ready to wear it or not.
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Overcome your confusion. Many girls are confused about wearing hijab and its later-on effects on their life. Sit in front of the mirror and make it clear to yourself that Allah has commanded all Muslim girls to wear hijab and to cover themselves. This may help you to overcome your confusion.

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Prepare yourself to wear hijab. Once you have seriously considered the importance of wearing hijab, you are mentally ready to move on with you decision.

Part 2

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Strengthening Yourself

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Pray To Allah. Seek for Allah's help to stick to your decision, make your will stronger and most importantly, grant you with the confidence to fulfill His command. Allah is The Best Listener and The Best Helper. Make Dua' to Him and Inn Shaa Allah, He will help to make all your problems easier for you!
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Be strong. When you are ready mentally to wear Hijab, strengthen your will. You might have to face certain things ahead that you will not expect, but remember that this always happens when you are doing something right.
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Share your decision with your parents. If your parents support you, this will definitely make you more confident. If you are afraid that your parents might not support you, tell either of them (the one you feel closer to) in the most polite way. Do not lose your will if neither of them stand with you. That is the time to stand up for your beliefs and face criticism.
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Find someone who respects your decision. Be it your sister or brother, friend, cousin or anyone else you believe will stand along your side and will become your moral support.
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Meet with other Muslim girls who wear hijab. Be in a gathering of hijab wearers. This will build up self-confidence, which is very important. You might also learn from their experiences and how they coped with initial difficulties. You are not the only one who faced initial problems.
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Never lose hope. Even if you feel like there is no one in the entire world to help and support you, do not forget that Allah is always there for you. He always makes easier the ways for those who are willing to move along the right path.
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Keep yourself motivated from the start. There is always a strong reason why Muslim girls choose to wear hijab. Make it your source of motivation. If you are inspired by someone or realize that you should wear it because you're a Muslim girl, then get ready to wear it.
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Do not doubt yourself. Remember that the first one to stop you from wearing hijab is your inner-self.
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Be patient. Once you start wearing hijab, you might have to face criticism, even if you belong to a Muslim country. See that there are girls who wear hijab in a non-Muslim state. Remain positive and look for inspirations. Patience will surely prove fruitful for you.
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Read about the Wives and Daughters of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). There is no better inspiration in the whole world then the Muslim women of initial period of Islam.

Part 3

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Managing with Hijab

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Wear it with confidence. Now that you have started wearing hijab, wear it with full confidence, because you are not doing anything wrong. You are following your beliefs. You are doing this to please Allah and to completely abide by the sermons of Islam.
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Practice to wear hijab properly. Initially, many Muslim girls find it difficult to manage with hijab. If you have someone to guide you on how to wear it properly, learn from them. There are also many guidelines available on the internet. Search for them and practice regularly to get a proper and complete look.
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Keep yourself comfortable. In the start, you might be feeling a bit irritated with it, since it takes some getting used to. Do not worry. It takes very little time to get comfortable with hijab, if you have a strong will.
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Remember that hijab is not only for the head. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning)“And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (for example, their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (for example, their sisters in Islam), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigor, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful”[Al-Noor 24:31]. With regard to the Ahadeeth: It was narrated from Safiyyah bint Shaybah that 'Aa'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say: When these words were revealed – “and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)” – they took their izaars (a kind of garment) and tore them from the edges and covered their faces with them.

Community Q&A

Question

I am 12 and I want to wear hijab, but don't have the confidence because I am scared that none of my friends will still like me. What should I do?

Community Answer

If you really want to wear the headscarf, please go for it. It is great you want to wear it! Remember why you are covering yourself, for the sake of Allah, not your friends. A true friend will accept and support you for it. Also, it is important to note that hijab is not just a headscarf. Wearing loose clothes, covering arms and legs, and covering your head and neck are all the parts of the hijab in Islam. Allah will reward you tremendously for your confidence at such a young age, and if your friends turn against you, then leave them, because they are not true friends. It has nothing to do with you. If you still don't have the confidence, you are still young and Allah will still love you.
Question

I am 10 and don't feel confident around the girls at school who show off their hair. What can I do?

Community Answer

People will find you unique in a good way. Embrace it. Hijab makes you look pretty and mannerful, so don't worry.
Question

I moved to a place where wearing the hijab is extremely stigmatized and hijabis are awfully mistreated. There aren't even any hijabis in the area I live in. I'm really scared and Idk what to do.

Zaynab Mourtada

Community Answer

First, do not let fear take over you. Second, take pepper spray everywhere with you. Then, try to be friends with as many people as possible and help them understand your religion and why you chose to wear the hijab. Finally, wear it with pride.

Warnings

Hijab is a respectable form of dress for Muslim women and not something meant to show-off. Make sure that you cover yourself in a way that does not expose the parts mentioned in the last step, so never use a thin cloth for this reason.

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