Good morning, my smiley-faced friends! Hope you're all doing splendidly in the mind-blowing adventure otherwise known as life. I certainly hope I am, but Allah SWT knows best, of course.

So, here I am, collapsing with joy over the keyboard (slight exaggeration) at the fact that I have just finished my first month – yes, people, my FIRST MONTH – of full-on hijab wear.

And why, some might ask, am I bothering you lovely radiant people with such information? Well, do not fret, do not fear, and do not fuss, for I shall do my best to respond. The response is as follows:

Upon waking up this morning, I thought of the exciting, enlightening and downright excellent time I've had since placing that delicious piece of fabric over my head. I then considered how reluctant I'd been beforehand to wear it, and mulled over the amazing experiences I would have missed out on – had I chosen not to become a hijabi.

“Goodness gracious!” I gasped to myself. (Well, not quite, I must inform you. I was sat quietly by myself, around Fajr time, and screaming phrases such as “Goodness gracious!” at the top of my lungs would only have irritated my family. So, I suppose I shall re-phrase, and say that I THOUGHT to myself: “Goodness gracious..!” or something along the lines of it, anyway.)

Sorry, where was I?

Oh yes. “Goodness gracious!” I gasped/thought to myself. “There must be hundreds of other sisters all around the planet, contemplating whether or whether not to wear hijab, and who might make the wrong decision unless I share my story!”

So, here I am, sky-diving rather recklessly into this forum, (I hope I did not disturb anyone) and hoping to convince any hesitant sisters about the WONDERFULNESS of hijab.

(Ahem... That's me clearing my throat by the way)

BENEFITS of the beautiful HIJAB:

The first, foremost and most important benefit:

Allah SWT wants you to wear it. He says so in the Quran – and that should be reason enough! The Prophet SAW has also said so in Hadith. By wearing hijab, you're pleasing your Creator – surely that's the only reason you need! However, a few added encouragements for the modern day teen:

Hijab means you don't have to worry about doing your hair all the time. Who cares if it's a mess? Just whip on a hijab... And get going!

Who needs hoods on their jackets any more? Wet heads are history when you're wearing hijab!

If you wear hijab and do good things (even little things, like being polite to the bus driver, etc) then it reflects well on all other Muslims Because by wearing hijab, you might as well be carrying a sign that says: “I'm a Muslim!” and by doing good things, you might as well be carrying a sign that says: “I'm a good person.” Combined, the sign reads: “I'm a Muslim & I'm a good person.”

All the different styles! All the different colours! All the glittery hijab pins!
All the more reason to go shopping... Hahahaha And there's so many wild and interesting ways of wrapping hijabs, I may have found myself a brand new hobby...

Feel free to add on

PS – I'm a newbie to the forum, so please excuse me if my first ever post is just a bit rubbish