 time so I would like to say salamu alaykum and I'd like to welcome you guys to episode 17 of your favorite show hashtag LNT with the one and only Ahmad Ali coming to you live from this holy city of Karbala. Now this is the special Ramadan series so that means there are a lot of giveaways that were given away. Hashtag family is given away. We're also giving away a free trip to Karbala so but this is good but tonight we're talking about a trend that was introduced not a while ago but I won't talk a lot about it you know it's it's a nice dress that makes some people or some individuals look good and attractive but tonight let's go and check out what's trending and we'll be back to talk about this trend so today once again we do welcome everybody now for tonight what's trending interestingly a new Italian Prime Minister has just been in office but he's just a law professor that has no experience in politics or held before a political position. Now maybe he's you know similar to Donald Trump but I hope he's not you know this guy looks better than Donald Trump hopefully they can you know flourish but Giuseppe Giuseppe his name sounds way too Italian but this guy was approved by the political head office of Italy's presidential of president Sergio Matrella so this guy he's a lot of people are praising him and a lot of people are saying why is he in power but eventually he can probably do a lot of good stuff to Italy would have to wait and see but you know it's good to see it's good to see that now what else is trending Zaydan yesterday we said that you know we gave the breaking news that Zaydan isn't coaching Real Madrid anymore so say bye bye to Champions League but guess where he's going now you know after retiring from Real Madrid he's going to coach Qatar from today or from this month up until 2022 which is crazy because Qatar is hosting the World Cup in 2022 and Zaydan is coaching them up until that day now it's it's it's crazy that they they got Zaydan how they got him to do there but it's for four years up until World Cup they've paid him 176 million pounds so that's that's a lot that's a lot you know for Zaydan you know Zaydan would not refuse that kind of that kind of payment that kind of deal but you know it's Qatar you know left or right it's Qatar even if they get Zaydan even if they get Ronaldo to coach them they won't win they won't win the World Cup that's just coming for me but anyways let's take a very quick break and be back to talk about tonight's topic now Allah has created the male and female say wallah what else Allah has made the male different from the female say wallah say wallah what else Allah has created the female to be more attractive than the male not in all cases but you know there are a lot of attractive women and you know everyone's beautiful in their own eyes and eyes of the ones who love them but we're not trying to get into that but there has to be something for the attractive women and women in general because every woman if they put on specific stuff they look attractive Allah has made something that covers that attractiveness except for a few parts and that is the hijab now hijab even the term itself has turned global I mean if you open up Microsoft right now type in hijab Microsoft word sorry Microsoft word you type in hijab underline you know if you type in an error there's there's a red line underneath the word used to be under the word hijab or under some Islamic words but now there's no red line underneath the word hijab so we can see that the entire world has recognized this word as being an Islamic concept an Islamic ideology and it's global hijab now is global as we'll get to talk about later on but for the last few years hijab has become somewhat associated with fashion as if you go on Instagram if you go on Facebook you see hundreds of pictures of you know hijabi women taking selfies taking pictures in random hijabs and you know different colors different styles different wraps you even have hijab you know styles like the like the Mickey Mouse hijab where you know she has the hijab covered and just her ears are popping out and you have a lot of earrings or the convertible hijab where you know subhan Allah during regular days and she's not wearing yet her shoulders when Quran comes up the hijab comes up or they or or this is actually very interesting the camel hump hijab this is crazy because really especially for the girls that have big heads I all do respect to you guys but you know you don't need an extra five kilos on your head you know looking like we don't need that you know you already look good with a regular hijab there's no need for the extra extensions or whatever the camel hump hijab but tonight our question for you guys is simply very simple in three two one mashallah they guys beat me today is the hijab turning into a fashion industry very simple question is hijab turning into a fashion industry the question for tonight or sorry the the number for tonight is plus nine six four seven seven four zero six seven eighteen thirty six so participate by picking up the phone right now opening what's up down the numbers shown right there and let us know what you think free call no charge via what's up very easy call us during the live show you can send us a voice message a text message we're also live on Facebook so you guys go and check it out we do apologize yesterday we weren't live but today inshallah we are live so you can go comment you know put that thumbs up share because for those who do participate malfunction downstairs so alright so participate and that's it alright go once again we do welcome everyone for joining us tonight we do apologize for that malfunction that happened before before the break but tonight very simple question for you guys is the hijab turning into a fashion industry for me I think it is for you guys if you think yes let us know if you think no also let us know if you think there are other ways because other types of hijab for me I only have three up to now if you think there's another type of hijab also let us know I have the Mickey Mouse I have the the camel hump and we have the convertible hijab other hijabs that doesn't know what's out there but tonight we're trying to talk about hijab and is it turning into a fashion industry do participate another snow names in this fishbowl for a chance to win a free trip but hijab isn't just a matter of simply putting on a cloth over your head and saying that's hijab it's a way of thinking it's a way of behaving it's a it's a way where you get to show who and what you are what you are what I mean by what you are is that what you represent and who you are is who you are deep inside now basically it constitutes an Islamic way of life and it's a statement which should be or that should portray the certain Islamic attitude and this is very important for us because honestly if we were to come and look at what hijab is tonight or or in our modern days the 21st century 2018 we'll be surprised to see what's out there but the boundary of Islamic modesty modest clothing have become blurred over the past few decades primarily in the West because we see businesses and business owners or the controversial ideologies within the West changing that concept making hijab into a fashion industry that you know and it's input within our daily lives because as men we like to change up our fashion also women they like to change up their fashion as well but is it okay for you know right now we have a lot of brands that are coming out which we'll get to talk about later on but the idea behind modest clothing becoming a fashion industry seems to be taking way too far what do I mean by that if we were to look at the era where Islam or if we were to look at the era where hijab was actually worn properly and now we're not saying it's not worn properly what we're saying is there are a few ideas that we need to keep in mind regarding the concept of hijab money and power has changed the law within the fashion industries and we can see that we can see how even a simple Islamic tradition a simple Islamic idea of your concept hijab has evolved from a simple hijab to a fashion industry now businessman companies and business owners there they noticed that there are a lot of Muslims out there a lot of women so what they need to give them back is something to make them look more attractive although they're attractive they need to give them something that makes them more attractive and it's good for business it's very good for business now listen this is surprising an estimated Muslim spending on fashion is expected to be as as much as 488 billion dollars by 2019 keep 488 billion dollars that's a booming business right there that's a crazy business right there as of 2019 if we were to go and look at some of the world companies that are known who have introduced Islamic clothing within their lines within their clothing lines Nike the huge American company Nike they introduced the hijab that right there the sportswear sports hijab right there and it looks looks decent I don't know if we'll get to see if that's that's a lot of now but it looks decent but the reaction that this item got was two sides people were saying that you know what Nike is good for its inclusiveness for women for Muslim women and there were those who said no this is violating a woman's modest hijab who's right you guys should let us know down the number shown below and let us know the question right there let us know what you think but if you go especially for the ladies watching us tonight you know what I'm talking about you go to H&M you see hijab models even in the Ramadan flyers when they come out you're gonna see hijab models or hijabi models wearing the hijab and you know showing off their hijab skills but if you go to Dolce & Gabbana they also you know I follow them on Instagram and their list of hijabs for for this year 2018 it's crazy they're nice but you know they're the crazy we have other brands like DK and Y you have Tommy Hilfiger who are also introducing Ramadan Islamic clothing for the Muslims which is good it's good but there has to be taken that there's another step that Muslim women or Muslim guys need to take in order to be fully considered as hijab but what do you guys think about the so-called hijab fashion influencers these are our women or girls ladies that take a hundred of selfies post them on Instagram Facebook wearing different styles of had had scarves and head coverings online not aware that maybe it's okay for them but for the girl that really wants to be modest you know we're not saying that the girl that doesn't want a proper hijab is not modest no no I'm not here to say that I'm here to say that there are specific guidelines within Islam which are which really needs to be met now one of the things that we have to understand is the the full understanding and the full concept of hijab now we are getting a few Facebook comments we'll get them on online inshallah very soon but we are getting a few messages coming in so we'll get to take that but let's take a very short break and we'll be back very short welcome back the viewers of inshallah enjoyed that 10 second break before we're trying to get the Facebook comments online but the idea of hijab is being affiliated every time that a person talks about hijab it's it's being affiliated by a headscarf which is which is really misleading for some why because a lot of people only think that if you cover the head the rest of the body is okay to show or it's okay to to be outlined if you will if we were to go even even and it's a fortune in every single country now you're gonna see women who are wearing different clothes if it's okay to you that's okay but for me I'm just saying my opinion you see different women wearing very tight clothes with like tight tight what I mean by little lemons like by stretch pants like jogging pants it's it's it's it's crazy I don't even want to get into you know explaining what that looks like but you guys know what I mean so that wearing that and then wearing the headscarf it's kind of misleading for the person that actually wants to wear the hijab properly the Quran has described the hijab and has mentioned the hijab eight times in different contexts and if you were to go to Quran and see what the what it has said about the head covering and the headscarf it's it's it's it's really amazing but before we get to talk about the verses let's go and check out the expert and what they have to say about tonight's topic and we're joined by sister Barak Hussein from Canada Muslim counselor from Canada so let's go and check out what she has to say about tonight's topic this is the Barak Hussein psychotherapist also known as the Muslim counselor very interesting topic today in terms of fashion and hijab there's so many different views when it comes to this topic whether it's religious spiritual psychological and of course personal I'm just gonna focus today on a bit of the psychological and perhaps a little bit of the personal so we know from our religion what the Quran prescribes to us in terms of the hijab and in terms of how it's exemplified by the household of the prophet in terms of how to wear the hijab we know there's also cultural interpretations in terms of how we wear the hijab depending on the geographical region the weather the customs and so on also there's the generational views in terms of how the hijab should be wear worn rather and we also see it's whether back in the Middle East or Southeast Asia or different parts of the world and how it's worn in the Western world now the new phenomena we see of course is fashion hijab and I say that very loosely because you know there's so many mixed opinions on that I do admire a well put hijabi fashionable in the sense that she looks modest covered in the right way but also appealing to the senses to the eyes in terms of hey that looks good that looks professional that looks polished and it's exemplified in our faith as well in terms of how we put ourselves forward and how our parents should be I personally believe that especially here in the West we do have responsibility in terms of how we present ourselves when we go to the workplace when we go on the community and because people look at us the woman that wears the hijab she's automatically seen as a Muslim and there's a huge responsibility there sometimes unnecessary as well in any case the psychological effect when it comes to fashion hijab we see all these bloggers out there who make the videos on how to mix your hijab with your makeup and what you should be wearing with your hijab and your makeup that becomes very tricky in the sense that alright so I want to look good but at the same time you know when I still have to observe what my religion tells me it is very possible to do that I don't see what the problem is there it becomes a problem though when people start mixing things up when you start putting off the makeup with the hijab you're defeating the purpose you're attracting attention to your face for example if you're wearing tight clothing you're attracting attention to your body even if you're completely covered and I've heard this from people who are not Muslims for example why is she dressed this way it's not defeating the purpose of wearing a veil so I mean you get these opinions and it's very clear in terms of is this proper hijab or not of course everyone's gonna have their own opinion the psychological effect of this now comes down to let's say the young people who are looking at these bloggers or who are looking up to what the fashion industry is saying in terms of the newest hijab style or the newest clothing article of clothing or the newest way of doing your eyebrows and your eyes and your makeup and so on and so forth you have these young people looking up to this and thinking this is how I'm supposed to look like you just have to look at social media to see the effect of how people are striving to look a certain way to fit in or to look attractive and yes attracting the opposite gender you're missing the point you're defeating the purpose again of what hijab is supposed to be all about it's about modesty and not showing off your features so again think about what is the purpose of putting these pictures out there what is the message behind it is a necessary I have given this advice myself many times and I'm passing it along as well so fine line between self-esteem understanding your self-worth your development your growth and not comparing yourself to others when you do see people out there putting these images and trying to get you to buy their products and understanding you know yeah you can have hijab and fashion in a respectful modest way without crossing the lines that it's prescribed to us by the Quran and the Sunnah of the Ahlul Bayt alayhim as-salam thank you very much as-salam alaykum thank you very much sister Brock Hussain for joining us tonight very informative actually for those who are wearing hijab and wearing makeup at the same time as she said defeating the purpose but we do hi we do have a call from hello hello salam and alaykum welcome to hashtag galentee episode 17 and tonight we're asking the question is hijab turning into a fashion one about fashionable sorry the question of the day about the fashion yes yes okay what do you think about tonight's question yes it's a fashionable okay but then like the psychologist therapist was talking about their ways that women go overboard mm-hmm I mean is that okay is that not okay what do you think it's not okay in some fashion but as far as the Nike hijab okay it's very appropriate like if to work out or something like that but if she's gonna wear it outside and every day I don't think it's okay thank you very much for joining us today and Angela from the USA thank you very much for your opinion so Angela Angela from the USA your name and a text message before we go on to Facebook comments okay Sadak from the UK he says I feel we need to accept retailers stocking hijabs because it shows that society is accepting it which is important at this current time for Muslim communities absolutely right we're not against that but thank you very much Sadaq from the UK Sadaq UK okay thank you very much Sadaq for joining us tonight your name is going into the bowl now just just to comment on that text message absolutely we're not saying that you know it's it's a bad thing absolutely not it's a good thing for for a woman to go and buy like a Louis Vuitton hijab or a Gucci hijab there's no problem with that it's not haram but at the same time do wear it in an acceptable way Islamically acceptable way that's what we're talking about that there's absolutely no problem of wearing an expensive hijab so we're not against that but alia Ruzmi she says hijab is a requirement for Muslim clothing and sadly it has become a fashion industry at the moment okay thank you very much alia well say all of them and write their names down Leila Berry she says in some parts of the world yes it does especially in America we have the Nike hijab scarf and now runaway or runway shows dedicated to hijab and Muslim clothing lines and store ads featuring models who are wearing hijab it is definitely becoming part of the fashion industry yes it has thank you very much Hassan Ali he says absolutely hijab has turned into a fashion industry it's a business worth millions our sisters will only pick abaya with designs the purpose is to protect oneself from strangers eyes not to attract the viewers okay thank you very much for all of you guys that joined us tonight just a one-second to write all the names down or we'll rate them after the show because we have only one minute left now to to say one point as everyone was mentioning it is important to keep one thing in mind is that you know there's no problem with you we're buying a hijab from H&M or Delcey and Gabbana or Gucci or Versace or whatever the important part is to keep it modest you know the important part you know you are you're already attractive men will look at you so it has to go along with the Islamic modesty code a few points of how Islam presents hijab one very important thing and number one should include and it shouldn't be rousing number two not too tight showing off the shape of the body as I said earlier on number three not to not see through or thin material and that's important like Lula lemons that's no no but number four must be covering the entire body except for the face and hands the hijab should not be an adornment itself and that's very important as well so next time when you see a fashion company ad featuring a model for wrapping hijab for you know a rap or a hijab with a model that's good you know we are seeing that the West is introducing this ideology but at the same time we need to keep it within the Islamic boundaries so that's it for tonight tonight we're trying to talk about this topic and you guys got the answer for it thanks for when I participated this Ahmed Ali once again hashtag LNT 2 a.m. stay tuned for the upcoming episodes Wassalamu Alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh