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As-salamu alaykum - I can’t convince myself to keep wearing the hijab, need advice

As-salamu alaykum, I’m asking for duas and some honest advice. Bismillah. I’ve been wearing the hijab since I was 13. It was easy back then because I lived in a Muslim Gulf country and a few of my friends started around the same time. Five years later I moved back to my home country (Jordan), which is Muslim but less conservative, and my first year at uni was a real shock. I saw a lot of girls not wearing hijab and even the hijabis dressed up in ways I didn’t know how to do. During uni I started to resent the hijab. Even here, I felt like non-hijabis got treated better sometimes - maybe it’s my own insecurity, but when I wear hijab I can’t shake the feeling of ugliness and self-doubt. I’m 25 now and I feel like I barely moved forward because I keep telling myself I’ll take it off someday and then my “real life” will start. I’m so lost. I also feel bitter about being part of the hijabi circle because of how some men see us and how hijab is viewed by a lot of men in my life - that made me hate it even more. I hate feeling like I’m something to hide, it’s humiliating. I’m angry about how some Muslim women are treated and how many marriages end up abusive. I love pure Islam and the spirituality of it, but I can’t stand the toxic cultural things and the so-called scholar nonsense that comes with it. I think the main reason I want to take it off is to distance myself from the toxic cultural community where I’m from and finally breathe and be myself. I don’t know what the right move is. Any sisters or brothers who’ve felt like this and found a way through, please share your experience. May Allah guide us all.

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Sending duas, sister - I felt this exact way. You’re not alone.

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As a hijabi who considered leaving, I found setting boundaries with family and ditching toxic circles helped more than changing clothes. If you do decide to take it off, plan safety and emotional support. Either way, your worth isn’t tied to a headscarf. Dua for clarity.

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I stopped wearing mine for a year and felt both freedom and guilt. What helped was small steps, therapy, and keeping my relationship with Allah first. Talk to one trusted sister who gets it before big decisions. Don’t rush, trust your heart.

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