Women in Da'wah

Women in Da'wah

'Abdul Latif M. Al-Hassan and Sumayyah Bint Joan

From the very beginning, women have played vital roles in the propagation of the fundamental truths of Islamic Da'wah. From the sacrifices of Sumayyah, to the collected Ahadith of Ayshah, women have been instrumental in the flourishing and spreading of this deen. Unfortunately during these times, the Islamic revival suffers from weaknesses in its properly qualified personnel, which limits its spreading and restricts the Da'wah work to an elitist group of activists, with finite and limited efforts of Da'wah and tarbiyah being focused on women.

Da'wah amongst women deserves, and should get, far more attention than it does. So far, except in a few instances, women have been distanced from the field of Da'wah work. If we look at the reality, and the situation of Islamic Da'wah work, and the position of women in it today, we can easily find the following problems: Read More

WORLD HIJAB DAY

February 1st, 2013,  marked the first annual World Hijab Day in recognition of millions of Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab and live a life of modesty.

he brainchild of this movement is a New York resident, Nazma Khan, who came up with the idea as a means to foster religious tolerance and understanding by inviting women (non-Hijabi Muslims/non-Muslims) to experience the hijab for one day.

For many people, the hijab is a symbol of oppression and segregation. By opening up new pathways to understanding, Nazma hopes to counteract some of the controversies surrounding why Muslim women choose to wear the hijab.

Nazma knows exactly what she’s talking about. The social activist came to this country from Bangladesh at the tender age of eleven where she found herself being the only hijabi in middle school. She remembers her experience as a difficult one.

“Growing up in the Bronx, in NYC, I experienced a great deal of discrimination due to my hijab, ‘she reflects. ‘In middle school, I was ‘Batman’ or ‘ninja’. When I entered University after 9/11, I was called Osama bin laden or terrorist. It was awful. I figured the only way to end discrimination is if we ask our fellow sisters to experience hijab themselves.”

The whole movement is organized  using social networking sites. It has attracted the interest of many  Muslims and non-Muslims in more than 140 countries worldwide.  WHD literature has been translated in 56 languages. There are over 91+  appointed World Hijab Day ambassadors   in over 33+ countries. This movement has been endorsed by celebrities like Mrs. Universe  2013 (Carol Lee), politicians such as Dr. Amina Namadi Sambo (Wife, Vice President(Nigeria)), and well known scholars like Mufti Ismail Menk, Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Sheikh Omar Suleiman and many more.  This global movement has been covered by mainstream news media such as BBC, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and many more. 

Through out last year, Nazma Khan has been invited as a guest speaker at universities, high schools and religious organisations. Nazma, also had the pleasure to present the World Hijab Day to the holocaust survivors at Kupferberg Holocaust Center where she utterly felt loved and welcome.

“World Hijab Day has shown my students a most powerful lesson in accepting individual differences.” -Dr. Arthur Flug (Executive Director, Kupferberg Holocaust Center)

This year, Nazma Khan’s aim is to have 10 million participants worldwide and asking for everyone’s support.

Women In Da’wah Conference

Women in Daawah organised a one day conference to examine the causes, effects and solutions to the post-election crisis that engulfed some states in the north and after exhaustive discussions participants resolved as follows: that the failure of the ruling party to adhere to one of its own principle… zoning was one of the major precipitant of the recent violence.....Read more

Women in Da'awah Association is duly incorporated faith-based non-governmental organization. Our board of trustees is made of eminent islamic scholars and technocrats. 

The association came into existence to achieve some of the following objectives.....Read more