I was sitting in my room and thanking Allah SWT for making my dreams come true. Of course , this is just the beginning, I thought to myself. I had joined one of the best colleges in India , this was the only thing I had been thinking of for last two years while studying and finally I was here ... I was extremely Happy!!! A week passed , and I was called to the deans office and He said, You cant go to the Laboratory for your practicals with your Jilbab (islamic dress), you should wear a Lab dress ( short shirt with half sleeves and pants ) and you cannot wear your head scarf either, coz in the lab while working with the equipment, your scarf may entangle or catch fire and your dress code is not congenial to the lab environment I was taken aback, in a flash of a moment, all my dreams were shattered …. The first thought that came to my mind was I CANT GIVE UP MY HIJAB and next came the question Can I give up my dream??? … I am not a girl who gives up easily, I decided to fight…. I went to the principle and explained to him my situation and told him I will not take off my hijab and I cant wear the Lab dress. However what I can do is I can wear a Lab coat over my regular dress along with my Head scarf… He said NO, we cant change our rules for one student. For years, this is the rule and if you want to study here , you will have to follow it.. I kept insisting …...finally he said, Go and speak to the Head of the Department and if he permits you, I have no problem. I came back to hostel and told this story to my seniors, They all said.. WHAT!!! Your head of Department?!!… Impossible .. Mr.Joshi is the Hitler of the college and no student has ever dared to go and speak to him.. He will reject you in a minute. The principle didnt want to PERMIT you, since you insisted, he sent you to Mr.Joshi, cause he knows Mr.Joshi will never allow you and no one can argue with him. So forget about it I was very sad but I had hope.. I prayed to Allah SWT for help. The next Morning, I went to Mr.Joshis room, OH GOD, How scary the moment was.. I still remember it… I knocked the door, with his strict and harsh voice , he said Come in… I entered the room..he didnt even look at me.. He was reading something… while his head was in the papers he said What do you want? With a shivering voice I said I am a student here and my religion doesnt allow me to give up my hijab for anything else. I need your permission to wear my it in the lab. As I said this, he looked at me and asked me Are you a Muslim? I was surprised at his question. I said Yes. Next thing he said was Permission granted and he signed a paper which I had brought with me which says I have a permission to wear hijab in lab and I don’t have to wear a lab dress, instead I can wear a Lab coat :) I was in tears… I was Happy.. Surprised… shocked!!! Then he asked me to sit and relax… I know everything about Muslims and I respect them for their values. Then he asked Do you want to know how I know about them? He started his story.. He said When I was a young boy , around 12 years old, and Hindu Muslim riots started off in India, Hindus were killing Muslims and Muslims were killing Hindus. We used to live in a Muslim area and our parents were scared that Muslims would come and kills us... The situation was bad . That time our neighbours promised my parents that theyll keep me with them till the situation becomes better and my parents had no other option but to leave me with them, and go to another town. They were Muslims. I stayed with them for almost a month and they took care of me like their own son.. I saw them praying, reciting Quran and abiding by the laws of Islam. Also just because I was a Vegetarian, they didnt cook non-veg whilst I was there so that I don’t feel uncomfortable. I still consider that lady as my mother. I know you people very well. From now on, anyone says anything about your Hijab, just tell them my name and you will have no problem. Indeed, after that day in my 4 years of higher education, no one ever said anything about my hijab. I not only had permission to wear my hijab comfortably but now I had some one to protect it…. Alhamdullilahi Rabbil Aalameen... Dear friends, all I want to tell you is if you strive in the way of Allah SWT, He definitely helps you as promised. Is it not the grand plan of Allah SWT, that a Muslim family helped a 12 year old kid, who grew up to become the head of department, who in turn protects the Hijab of a Muslim girl….? HAVE FAITH IN ALLAH SWT, HE is the best planners. Its never too late… you can start today.. and Allah SWT will help you through means that youve never imagined. [Anonymous]
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:46:10 +0000
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