What’s black, yellow, incredibly adorable and Muslim? A child in a bee themed children’s decorative hijab!
Recently, a group named Niqabiz contacted ProductMuslim about a hijab collection designed for children. Niqabiz seems to be a small personal business and currently does not have a web store available, however, some of their collection can be seen at http://niqabiz.blogspot.com and they receive orders via email at niqabiz@gmail.com.
I couldn’t help but post about this product. Each design looks well thought out with careful attention to detail. Even external parts of the hijab, such as the antenna and wings shown in the bee themed decorative hijab above, are well incorporated with the overall design. I can imagine any child looking adorable in one of these, if the above wasn’t enough to convince you then I present to you Ms. LadyBug Hijab and Miss Queen Hijab:
I think I’ve proven my point regarding the ‘cuteness’ factor of these decorative hijabs.
The question I pose now is if they’re appropriate? Unfortunately, in this world of misunderstanding, there are many, many misconceptions about the hijab. Muslims know that children of this age do not need to wear a head cover but most others do not. Heck, many non-Muslims still think our sisters shower with their hijabs on. Is this sort of image for children harmful towards others understanding the role of the hijab in Islam? Or is it a trivial issue of misunderstanding that could help start useful dialogue and discussion among people?
These decorative hijabs could also act as a great way for children to practice wearing a head cover at a young age. I’m not sure if girls ever practice wearing the hijab before wearing it full time but my thinking is that everyone needs to start somewhere, why not do so in a fun way?
Since I’m not a woman nor have any children of my own, I thought it would be best to ask others what they thought of the product? Would you dress your loved one in a children’s decorative hijab? Why or why not?
I was personally surprised hearing some of the responses from the iHijab article and so I’m excited to hear what everyone thinks of these.
Looking forward to everyone’s thoughts!
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15 Responses
oh my Allah! MOUSHIIIIISSSS!!!!! they’re perfect mashAllah! an amazing idea for sure- it’s so hard to find cute hijabs for girls, most make kids look old,messy and just not well put together…this is amazing though! mashAllah!
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tareq Reply:
3.16.2011
Thanks for your comment Lena!
Since you like the designs, would you have a use case in mind? As in, are there specific places (dinner parties, the park, school, etc.) that you would imagine children wearing them?
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So like, are these only for children, or do grown adults who have the attention span of a 3-year-old, the appetite of an 8-year-old and the personality of a 10-year-old qualify to sport such hijabs as well?
I’ve always wanted antennae on my hijab. Would any of these come in Green-Alien hijabs? That would be a worthwhile investment.
On a serious note, I wouldn’t really advocate putting any sort of hijab on my hypothetical child unless she consciously made that decision for herself at a later stage in life.
Nonetheless, I can’t argue with how cute these are. And I like the idea of doing creative things with hijabs in general; I once told a friend I wanted to write “all’s good in the hood” on my hijab. Just sayin’.
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tareq Reply:
3.16.2011
Haha, I’m not sure there are any available for adults!
What if the child wants to wear one? I can imagine very young children, let’s say age of 3 or 4, wanting to dress up like mommy and wear the hijab. In that situation, she doesn’t consciously make the decision because she most likely doesn’t yet understand the value and role of the hijab, would you then be willing to allow her to wear it?
Oh and if you ever do design that dream hijab of yours, remember to tell ProductMuslim!
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cute for sure.. innovative too..
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These pictures are so adorable! It may be a better idea to market them as costumes rather than hijabs. Aside from the princess one, they seem like they would work without any faith based association.
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Assalamu alaykum,
I think this is perfectly fine for kids to make it a habit for them. In fact, I read in an Islamic mail sent by a well-known site (shareislam.com) that when you are trying to teach kids about hijab or salaah (prayer), you have to make it fun for them. One example they gave was when you are sending them to pray, cuddle and play with them right on the prayer mat before they start the prayer. That makes it an activity which they will look forward to. So the same goes for hijab of kids.
Having said that, this should not become an obsessive habit. So gradually, the kids have to learn to upgrade to a less-decorative and more mature hijab, so that it won’t be a problem for her to observe the real hijab as soon as she reaches puberty.
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The hijabs were cute but children of the dunya dress like that for halloween. What is the difference in a decorated hijab and a costume. Sometimes in thinking that we are already different, unintentionally we imitate them. If parents want to put hijab on their daughter at an early age, it is better for all of them. Instead of having her start at puberty and taking it off when she’s out of sight. In my opinion there is no difference in baby hijabi “costumes” and skinny jeans and short (not tunic) tops. We need to be sure to be able to tell our daughters from kafaroon daughters.
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tareq Reply:
3.16.2011
Lorraine, thank you for your comment! You have very interesting points that I’d love to understand in-depth.
I would like to know more about your thoughts on the comparison made between baby hijabi “costumes” and skinny jeans. Could you please explain in detail?
Also, are there situations where you could see such a decorative hijab be appropriate? For example, I could imagine the Queen hijab to be great for a child’s birthday party. Would it be okay for big occasions like that?
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Lorraine Muhammad Reply:
3.18.2011
As-Salaam Alaikum Bro. Tareq. Let me say that I hope no one was offended by my comments, for it was not intended. It may be hard to understand, but as women develop the desire to wear the hijab, there are a lot of things that must be given up to properly wear it. For instance, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not condone the wearing of pants by women. But in order to modernize and fit in, young women are wearing them and they are tight fitting. The Queen hijab was pretty, but could not be worn as a prayer garment with the jewelry (it might be distracting during salaat). It is harder to stop a bad habit than a good one. As far as an appropriate time that the Queen hijab be worn, in my opinion would be during the Eids. Insha Allah, my response will better explain my previous opinions. Thank you.
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tareq Reply:
3.20.2011
Jazak Allah khair for your response Lorraine!
One of the purposes of ProductMuslim is to critically analyze products that are branded and designed for Muslims, such as these decorative hijabs. Sometimes, we can loose sight of the purpose of a product and can get fixated only on its novelty or design.
Your comment is a great example of breaking down a product to remind oneself of its purpose. I hope it helps others better understand their own position on the product.
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Assalamu alaykum,
I must agree with the above comment and add to my previous comment that these decorations are a little overboard and costume-like. Minimal amount of beads and sequins here and there would be better options. And Allah knows best.
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Brothers, sisters and all the young ones, Assalam o alaikum. This is my first time on any forum of this nature but the beauty of the idea made me express myself. I was in Pakistan recently after a very long time and was amazed to see how many young girls were wearing hijab as compared to mature women. I discussed this with quite a few locals and found out that, that was a latest trend and it is almost a fashion to wear hijab. I live in Canada and we are pretty moderate Muslims, my daughters don’t take hijab but pray and fast regularly, my son is 13 and he observe Ramadhan better than his counterparts in Pakistan.
My point is people may ask you what is hijab and why are you wearing it but don’t you think that it would have more impact if they see you pray, 5 times a day at least twice during working hours and notice that you did not eat or drink all day while at work during ramadhan and your output and attitude been un-blemish. I personally feel that people here get more impressed when they see me pray in my cubicle then to see my beard. Yes, I understand that very few see me pray as to those who see me walking in concourse with beard but universal truth is LOOKS COULD BE DECEIVING.
I am in no way against hijab and I totally respect our ladies donning hijabs but for some reason we apt to take the things too far and then forget the basis of all these things. Our religion is more about humans then Allah Himself. Indeed He want us to be faithful and obey Him without any reservations but my perception is, that end of the day when you do this all you will eventually be respectful to the mankind and people around you.
Once we develop this selflessness in our kids, Islam and eventually hijab will come to them naturally and believe you me my friends then no one will take that hijab off us.
Coming back to the decorative hijabs for kids, the idea behind hijab was not to attract attention, this however is negating that. Let kids be kids and as someone said it rightly, make them love Allah and humankind in a playful way and we will Insha Allah reach our goals beyond hijab.
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You know we can’t do prayer with an animal or face on our clothing, so the ladybug and the bee one are useless. Other than that the princess one is soo cute.
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The 3rd image is OK, generally I would not be such a fan of the idea, unless the parents are really dedicated in raising up a religious child. Why I say this is that if a child begins to wear fun and cute hijab from a young age and when they later grow up and reach puberty there is the chance that they still view the hijab as something that needs be colourful, fun, cute and beautiful and etc which destroys the initial aim of the hijab itself.
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