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Now, I had promised the young sisters that I would also go ahead. And because we're talking about how we can make an impact, the women, and one of the ways is that you have to be able to explain Islam in a way that they will understand. Okay?
So, one of the most important things they're always asked about is the rag on our heads. Why do we wear that thing? Okay? And you know, I, I'm amazed. I, I ask Muslims, why do women cover their hair? And maybe one out of 99 gives the right answer. Now, if Muslims don't know why women wear this scarf, how do we expect non-Muslims to understand? Seriously.
The Quran itself says why we cover our hair. What does the Quran say? To identify ourselves as being Muslim. That's number one. That we would be recognized. We put this on. This is an act of truthfulness. All right? So that everybody will know that we are Muslim women. We want everyone to know that we are Muslim women. We are proud of being Muslim women.
But then this says a lot too. See what this tells everyone who sees me is what stands before you is a woman of enormous strength, enormous courage, and integrity. This woman will not lie. She will not cheat. She will not deceive. She will be the best employer, the best employee, the best friend, the best advisor, the best counselor. That's a Muslim woman. You can trust her. And it's a warning. Oh yeah. It looks up here and it tells to everybody.
What stands before you is a woman who knows her worth. She knows her value. She is not a toy. So don't even try to play with her. This is a woman you take serious. See my hijab lets people know straight up front that I want to be set apart from everyone else. I want you to know who I am. And this is what you have a right to expect from me. And this is what I will accept from you. Therefore, when you come near me, leave your profanity somewhere else. I will not hear it. When you come to me, don't tell me stories about someone else. I do not eat the flesh of my brother. This identifies me as being a Muslim woman.
Now, the Ayah goes further, you know, and it says that you would not be molested. And some people have taken the word molested and turned it into rape. It has nothing to do with rape. Actually, rape has nothing to do with sexual attraction. Rape is an act of violence and hate and domination. Old women, I mean, ancient old women, even older than me, get raped. Okay? No matter what you wear, it doesn't matter because it has nothing to do with sex. They're not turned on. They're filled with hate. That's where rape comes from. Has nothing to do with sex.
When it speaks of the protection, the protection comes from your attitude. Okay? Because I know what Allah has said about me, that I'm going to have what I call the Islamic attitude. I'm not a toy. I'm truth. I'm honesty. You can trust me. Okay? I take my attitude and I let you know, you don't go past this point with me. I don't accept that. That's my attitude. And that attitude makes everyone notice. I'll walk into a room where they're telling a a dirty story and they stop because they know I won't tolerate it. So I have the Islamic attitude that lets people know what to expect from me. Me.
And at the same time, anyone who has trouble knows that they can come to me and talk to me about their problems, and that their problem will be safe. It'll be secure. And the guidance they get will be the best of guidance. Therefore, I do counseling not only of Muslims but of non-Muslims because they trust me. They know they can trust me. See these little things? And they may sound like little things, but they really aren't. But you see the difference in the way that that I explained them to you. Now, some people go, you know, they think this is horrible. But I don't think it is horrible. I think it's closer to the truth and what has been, um.