A question for all female reverts.?

When I accepted Islam in 1986, there was no Internet and I didn't know any Muslims. When I went to the masjid to say my shahada, I was shocked by the appearance of the three ladies waiting to meet me: a British Muslim wearing a black, knee length hood over a floor-length skirt, an Egyptian wearing a shalwar khamis and a headscarf, and another Egyptian wearing a floor-length coat that buttoned up the front. I thought, "My God! These people are foreigners! What am I doing here?"

What I was doing there, was that I knew from reading the Qur'an that Islam is the Truth, and so I said my shahadah (statement testifying that God is One and that Jesus and Muhammad, God bless them and grant them peace) were prophets of God. They taught me how to perform the ablution required for salat, the formal prayer, and then we prayed together. For the first time, I prayed with my brothers and sisters, alhamdulillah (thank God.)

On the way home, of course, I flipped off the scarf and let the wind ruffle my hair. But then a pair of boys in the car beside me started to flirt, and instead of being flattered and titillated I was disappointed -- who did they think I was?

For a few days, I flirted with the scarf, putting it on and taking it off, trying to get used to the idea. Most people had never seen a woman in hijab, and would stare at me, but then relax when they found I spoke English. I lived in a Catholic city where people did understand the concept of a woman covering her head for religious reasons.

Finally I decided to put the whole issue behind me. I started wearing the scarf full time outside the home, and went everywhere I usually did so that people could get a look at me. My doctor, a Jew, asked if I had joined some kind of group. When I told her that I was Muslim, she asked, sensibly, how that affected her. I told her I couldn't have alcohol or pork, preferred female providers, and that personal modesty was very important to me. She noted that in the chart. There was no change in our professional relationship.

In the beginning, my mother, an anthropologist and a devout Episcopalian, kind of nagged me about it, trying to get me to take it off. Later, though, she began to introduce me thus:

"This is my daughter, Anne. She's dressed this way because she is Muslim. I'm very happy that she's Muslim. It's been very good for her."

For the first few days, I felt a little unusual. Since then, there has been absolutely no problem at all. One Christian woman remarked, "We should have a special way of dressing, too, so that people will recognize us as they recognize you."

Well I had realized Islam was the truth for a lonnng time before I finally said my shahadah. I was scared to revert so sort of delayed it until alhumdullillah I finally realized I needed to say it.

So I spent several years(even before officially being a Muslimah) knowing that the hijab was an obligation, and when I finally said my shahadah, I knew I needed to wear the hijab ASAP.

So within just days of being a Muslimah, I put it on and went about my life. Got a lot of stares which I hated, and still do get a lot of stares. But otherwise then that, I like it! All my friends accepted that I was a Muslim and didn't have a problem with it and they didn't care one bit.

I absolutely accept the practice of wearing the hijab because I know why we wear it.. For modesty, and for the sake of allah(swt).

It wasn't really hard adjusting at all. For a while I was utterly paranoid because so many people would stare at me. It just bugged me. Also, at university when going into classes people would give me weird looks because one day I am in tight jeans and a tight shirt, and the next day I am wearing hijab and longer, looser clothes that cover everything but my hands and my face! A lot of people were like "wtf!!!" So I got a lot of people asking me questions which was annoying.

But now I am used to the stares and it doesn't but me much anymore. And people no longer come up to me and say "what happened, why are you wearing this all of a sudden" because everyone already knows now, so it is all good!

When I first became muslim 2 years ago I began wearing hijab but it was way too soon and if I am honest I did it more out of a desire to look like a muslim then because it is commanded in the Quran, one night my husband got attacked because he was muslim (my wearing the scarf made it obvious he was muslim) and I still feel bad about it so I took it off, I know that I should wear it but if it makes me feel unsafe and so I will just have to wait til I am ready... On the bright side my imam is a lot stronger now, I practice Islam for Allah and no-one else.

i am a revert and i wear hijab, when i was planning to revert hijab was something tht i was a little worried about as i thought i wouldnt be able to tie it or hav ethe confidence to wear it or like myself in it but alhumdo lelah i love it. i started to wear it straight away and i cant see myself without it now seriously. i love my hijab so much and i feel so empowered and in faith when i wear it i hope most other ppl have had a similar experiance as me

well im not a revert but growing up in the U.S, its been hard with me dealing with wearing hijab. i started in 7thgrade, when i understood like its my desicion and many good things come out of wearing hijab

i started wearing the hijab when i was 7 years old it was not very hard at all, in fact i loved it it mayed me proud of my religion and who i am. if u love u r religion then why care wat every1 says its u at the end of the day who will get the good deeds.