Smar -Casual

I'm liking the casual-but-smart look these days.. perhaps it's a sign that I'm getting old.. :( Anyway, here's an outfit idea for you:

Smart-Casual by Zaenab

Islamic Fashion 2001 Clothing | Hijab | Abaya

Islam are concerned with clothing in two contexts: clothing for everyday wear, inside and outside the house; and clothing required in specifically religious contexts. Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.Source

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Latest Abaya Designs 2011-2012 | La Reine Abaya Styles

The Abaya is long over-garment basically a gown like outfit. The dress is widely worn Islamic countries. The Abaya is considered an Arabic cultural dress. It is an amalgamation of “Hijab” and “Gown” stitched together in a single piece. Traditionally the Abaya’s were found in black colour and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long caftan. The Latest Abaya covers the whole body except the face, feet, and hands.

Here we are presenting some fabulous Abaya Designs of 2011-2012 for our regular visitors; we hope you will like all these Latest Abaya Designs of 2011-2012.

Simple Abaya Style

This is a simple Abaya outfit with some designing work on it. The neck is in “V” shape pattern rounded with a greenish thin strip to give some fancy look to this. The sleeves are also being nourished with the same stuff. This is the Abaya design of 2011-2012, which has loose outfit.

Latest Abaya Style

This Latest Abaya Style is in fitting style. Loose sleeves with close neck pattern looking fabulous. The main thing which is fashionable in this new Abaya design of 2011-2012 is a fitting pattern. The curvy binding of the fabric at bump is giving marvelous look. The entire format looks so beautiful and perfect. This is a two piece package; Abaya with scarf, and therefore best for this winter season.

Latest Abaya Designs

This New Abaya design is inclined from old classic style. A loose and free style pattern of this new Abaya design of 2011-2012 is looking beautiful. Bell bottom full sleeves with wide and loose overcoat both are looking gorgeous and the strip work at the edges enhancing the beauty of this Abaya design. 

Hijab Abaya Style

This Hijab Abaya design is in slim fit style as you can observe the pattern of overcoat and sleeves, both are in fitting style. Colored strip work at the edges of sleeves and scarf is looking attracting. Close round neck pattern simply is the best for this slim fit Abaya design of 2011-2012.

Arabic Abaya Look

This slim fit casual Abaya looks so beautiful and attractive. The use of colored fabric along with classic black fabric is looking stylish and trendy. Baggy style sleeves are being separated this Abaya design from others and this is the real beauty of this new Abaya design of 2011-2012.

Colorful Abaya Style

New Look Abaya

Fancy Abaya Style

Here we have some gorgeous styles of REINE Abaya’s from Abaya collection of 2011-2012. All the Abaya designs have multi-color scheme which is being like widely in all over the world. She stitched the Abaya’s using different color fabrics at under arms, cuffs and at the edges of scarf. 

This is a modern style of Abaya and can be used officially in office, university and even in parties. Such type of Abaya’s gives fancier look which separates them from others. Strip work at scarf and at cuffs along with neck style looks so perfect and gives same unique look to this Abaya style.

These Latest designs of Abaya have unique style; have thin strip at all over the borders of Abaya, use of colorful fabric in sleeves and in scarf. All the designs and patterns look so beautiful with this modification.

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Praying.. or not, as the case may be.

Regarding salah, I used to be quite jealous of men and considered it a huge injustice that they don't have obligatory breaks in their prayers.

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But I realised recently that there is a silver lining to this cloud, and that is although mens' prayers are more constant than womens', they don't get to experience the sweetness of returning to salah - nothing beats that first prayer back :)

Waterfall Cardigan & Maxi Skirt Combo

Waterfall Cardigan by stylishmuslimah

In my opinion, the best cardigan for a maxi skirt is a flowy waterfall style one. Give it a try, I think you'll like it :D

Oh The Irony...

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I recently came across the results of a survey which found that 69% of the people asked believe that Islam encourages the oppression of women.

If there is one thing I absolutly cannot stand it is when people hold uneducated opinions - or more accuratly, guesses - about Islam.

Let's forget about opinion here and just look at the facts so that we can set the record straight. Islam brought women their rights during a time that in other countries women were being bought and sold as cattle.

We Muslim women gained ownership over our money and were able to inherit while women around the world were themselves being inherited. 

We were given the right to education and work, and the right over our husbands' to provide for us regardless of whether or not we choose to work and regardless of how and when we spend our money.

Muslim men are commanded to treat women with kindness and respect and not to take them as objects. Islam is the only religion to limit the number of wives a man can have, putting heavy conditions on the man, making it very difficult to marry more than one woman (in a time when men would marry hundreds as and when they pleased).

Unlike other religions, Muslim women could choose their husbands' and were given the right to initiate a divorce. We are not seen as commodities with an expiry date, rather have an elevated and respected status in Islam as mothers, wives and daughters and important contributors to society.

Women are NEVER degraded in the Quran and are described as equal to men. The words "male" and "female" are mentioned the same number of times in the Quran - 23 times each. The Prophet (SAW) mentioned the mother three times before mentioning the father once, when asked about the importance of parents.

Unfortunately though, in this society most people are under the impression that being "equal" to a man means being the "same" as a man. It is for this reason that if a woman doesn't work, she is considered backward, oppressed and lower than a man because she is not acting like a man. They would have used their logic to deduce that men and women are ALREADY equal and it is totally ridiculous to gain equality with somebody simply by 'acting' like them. If I acted like my pet hamster would it make me equal to it..? (Don't answer that)

The reality is that if women had been told to work so that the government could tax another 50% of the population instead of being told that they were being liberated, far fewer women would have jumped on the feminist bandwagon.

I am genuinely so very thankful that I am a Muslim woman because I do not need to prove myself to men or to "gain" equality from anybody - I already have it, in it's most perfect form from my Creator (SWT). And it was given to me 1300 years before the women who did this survey.

And there's the irony.

Style Inspiration

I can't remember which site I got this photo from, but I'm liking the look:

I'm thinking if she added a jacket or cardigan to cover her waist she'd be good to go.