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Clothes to wear to the mosque?

Clothes to wear to the mosque?
No Comments » Posted by Amani on July 9th, 2010

One lady told me that when praying to Allah or at the mosque, you are not allowed to wear jeans. So my question is if I go to the mosque to pray, what should I wear? Can I wear loosefitting jeans, a loose fitting longsleeve shirt and a hijab? Is that fine?
Like these jeans and this shirt, with the top of the shirt covered with a hijab like this?
Is that ok for the mosque?
Salamu alaikum sister!
When you go to the mosque, you must not wear clothing that reveals the form or shape of your body. While each piece you showed [...]



Struggling to find info as a new convert

Struggling to find info as a new convert
1 Comment » Posted by Amani on July 9th, 2010

I had a question about what happens after someone converts. I know of some places of worship around where I am but haven’t gone inside. The one I went to I couldn’t get in that day. And the next time I went the side door was open but I didn’t go in as I was doing something else. But what happens if you convert say on your own? Or you convert during what someone says is purgatory? And what about what the people were saying about the different sects of being muslim? I have [...]



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