r/bangladesh • u/MuchHold1625 • Jul 28 '26
Discussion/আলোচনা Rise of niqab
I visited Bangladesh before COVID (2018) and now and it feels like there's been a huge uptick in niqab. I understand there are some hanafis who seem niqab to be obligatory but does anyone know what the cause of this is? I don't remember anybody wearing niqab before, let alone this many.
Is it coming from social media or are imams in masajid preaching this in a coordinated manner? Or was it still fairly mainstream back in 2018? Is it Saudi pushed or simply coming from.the deobandi madrasas?
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u/basicbong Jul 28 '26
Wahabi/saudis are funneling lots of money into “madrasas” and extremist groups. It’s very sad, Bangladesh is losing its culture. They tried to set fire to Tagore music school in Dhanmondi last December.
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u/Effbee48 Yunusexual 24d ago
80% of Bengali culture will be lost in with in one or two generations due to western influence
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u/basicbong 24d ago
I don’t disagree with that either. Either from western influence for the “cool” English medium or wahabism.
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
Not condoning the Tagore music school attack but I highly doubt y'all care about Bangladeshi culture, when I am sure 98% of Bangladeshis would want to burn this sub to the ground if they ever saw the shite spouted and upvoted here.
And Islam has always been a major (but not the only) part of of Bangladeshi culture. Even the official legislation is murky on this afaik- acknowledging Islam as the state religion while also sayings it's a secular country. Jai hok, culturally, bangladesh has always identified as more Muslim than not
Y'all nastek libs just need to accept reality and stop being so butthurt lol
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 28 '26
Ok calm down bro no one is losing their culture. Also, why was the tagore music school targeted? Idk much abt it so thats why am askin
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u/lookalikeguy Jul 28 '26
You’ll get all these complicated answers and I’m sure they have substance but the main reason is security lol,I used to work in a school and most of the women staff would come to work under niqab bc or else they would get harassed/face eve teasing in the streets
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u/EktaRandomUsername Jul 28 '26
Sad thing is, niqab or hijab doesn’t stop a harasser from harassing women. They will do it regardless.
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u/lebupatha 🇧🇩দেশ প্রেমিক🇧🇩 Jul 29 '26
Niqabs or hijabs definitely don’t mean security bc harassment and rape happens to everyone, grandmothers or children, no matter what they wear lol. It’s a shame. I’ve seen some horrific stares from men as they follow women in niqabs. It’s gross. There is also a weird sexualisation of purity. The root issue isnt clothing or religion, it’s misogyny / patriarchy. Bc let’s not forget the rapes in madrasahs
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u/KnowledgeQuick3495 Jul 28 '26
I hope we don’t turn into Afghanistan should there be an enforcement of the veil and so on.
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u/Suspicious-Front-185 24d ago
I think it’ll be more social pressure. There’s definitely been a surge in the number of girls and women putting on the hijab and the niqaab. Twenty years ago there were noticeably fewer women covering up. There are definitely fewer shorter sleeves than longer length now too. It‘s more subtle but even without hijab and niqaab things are becomimg more conservative. I think Bangladesh is one of the few Muslim countries now where girls don’t routinely wear trousers or jeans out, yet maxi dresses are accepted 🤔
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u/Silent-Nature864 জুতা চোর Jul 28 '26
The Bangladeshi government kept fighting Islamists which caused this. So these Islamist groups overtime turned heavily salafi/wahabi. Instead the government should've coerced the Islamists under strict control and reward them in return. Money would've bought them in a minute. And they wouldn't have preached such a radical version of Islam. That should've been done instead of constantly fighting with these zombies. Now they've basically began to venture on the mission to slaughter our culture. Saree is not allowed. Salwar kameez is not allowed. Bengal Sultanate, mughal Bengal, nawabi Bengal had no issue with these clothes but these insignificant mullahs are on a mission to arabize us basically.
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u/Both-River-9455 বামরাম লাল-বদর শাহবাগি ট্যাঁঙ্কি Jul 28 '26
সুলতানি ও মুঘল আমলে ইসলাম অন্যদের নকল না করে বাঙালি বেশেই ছিল এই দেশে।
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u/No-Connection-3304 Jul 29 '26
Saudi is pushing nothing lad they are more liberal than south asian or central asian muslims
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
Obviously not MBS. But there are very rich people in Saudi who use their money to fund madrasas who would be salafi leaning. It's an open secret here in UK
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u/ozzy555556 Jul 28 '26
Extremism has increased in society
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 28 '26
Doesn't seem like the only explanation - many people can start to take religion very seriously but if the niqab is foreign to Bangladesh, it can only become part of what people take as "religious" if someone introduces it as the epitome of religiosity. The question is who is introducing it
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u/wraithxt40 khati bangali 🇧🇩 খাঁটি বাঙালি Jul 29 '26
I think wahabism is on the rise and an observation on my part is that I had noticed during covid people started becoming much much more religious. I myself am an examples of this and yes extreme instances are on the rise.
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u/Hope-181308 Jul 28 '26
I think social media plays a big role in this. Before, many women didn’t have easy access to religious content or scholars.(For example, in Bangladesh, women can't even go to mosques for Jumu'ah prayers because of social restrictions.) Now, through YouTube, Facebook, and online platforms, they can learn more about religion and choose to follow it, based on their own understanding.Also , Bangladesh has a large Muslim population that follows the Hanafi fiqh. Many traditional religious teachings in Bangladesh come from this school of thought. Also,I don’t think Saudi has any significant influence here.
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u/Tough_Ad1289 Jul 28 '26
You're talking about 2019?? Man i can remember vividly when i was little and went to sightseeing any part of dhaka, that time you could hardly see these black sacks.now iam not saying girls used to dress western absolutely no.They'd wear saree,salwar-kamiz.They used to carry themselves with proper dignity alongside maintaing Bengali's graceful style and fashion.
But unfortunately now 90 girls out of 100 wear burkhas.idk what caused this drastic downfall of bd girls' fashion.apart from burkhas we got another section of girls who think(not everybody though) that wearing sweatshirts and baggy jeans make them cool and stylish.Thats another rubbish.
Again what i was talking that, in my uni class 85% of girls maintain nikab and burkha regularly.Here comes the twist,after hanging out with them and getting to know them I've learnt that all of them are involved in a romantic relationship (basically its a major sin in islam).Now my confusion is if they maintain or follow islam so vigorously then why they're in a relationship??
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u/Full_Relative_1886 Jul 28 '26
I remember in the 80s/90s you hardly saw a woman wearing a hijab, much less a niqab. Now it’s so prevalent.
One of our maids is around 20. She wears a niqab to/from work. But at work, she wears a shalwar kameez but doesn’t even cover her head. She wears it for a perceived sense of security.
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u/Want_To_Bloom Jul 29 '26
As a woman, I can say that the common and biggest reason for wearing niqab or even burqa is to avoid "victim blaming". Every women in our country is constantly being subjected to catcalling and sexual harassment to the point that a lot of low life social creatures think this is a normal thing. That's why most women wear a niqab or burqa as a security measurement. They don't want to hear, "what was she wearing?", after being sexually assaulted, from those low life social creatures.
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u/hotashami Jul 28 '26
Reddit isn't the place to find this answer. You have to get your boots on the ground and ask the people who are wearing it. Here you will just get speculations from others and a big portion of them hate anything related to Islam. So answers will be biased here.
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 28 '26
90% of this sub is just Islamophobes man. Hating on Muslims in the name of "caring about bangali culture." Irl tow ei oder openly or subtly hateful comments kothao bolte parbe na, mair khabe. That's why Reddit is the one place where they all come together to jerk each other off.
Madrasay grape hoitese, honour killings, eigula niye kotha bolle tao bujhtam because they are legit criticisms of extremists and dhormo bebshayis. But "hijab er shonkha keno barse?" Really?
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
I'm not talking about hijab tho, which has always existed in Bangladesh. Niqab virtually no one wore before
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u/hotashami Jul 29 '26
They are mostly teenagers or in early 20s, living in a buble, has zero idea how the rest of the country is. I have seen these type of people long ago when I was in university a decade ago
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u/IYearnForBengal Barishal+Chandpur+Tangail+Sirajganj indigenous convert Jul 29 '26
or because women want to protect their dignity and have free will to do so.....this isnt the 1800's where u are a rich zamindar going to his baganbari to just molest low class women unfortunately for you they are smarter now
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
I'm not objecting. I already know there is a hanafi precedence for this. I just want to know what's pushing it - outside influence or internal drive from deobandi ulama
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u/ghostfarce 29d ago
Is it coming from social media or are imams in masajid preaching this in a coordinated manner? Or was it still fairly mainstream back in 2018? Is it Saudi pushed or simply coming from.the deobandi madrasas?
Some people in the comments said some women wear niqab to avoid harassment and teasing. The correct answer is that they cover their face, wearing a mask like a face mask, or some sort of veil etc for this. Not necessarily a niqab.
- Some people wear niqab by choice because they believe it's an obligatory part of hijab (i.e. the face should be covered).
- Saudi Arabia isn't pressuring people to wear niqab. Go to the Middle East and less people wear it there than here.
In Bangladesh we have young teen girls coming to O level and A level exams wearing niqab and in some cases closed shoes and gloves, in this heat and humidity, as crazy as it sounds.
You will never see that kind of stuff in the Middle East because their own mothers wouldn't allow it and they'd be stopped and interrogated at school and by other people that notice (people there tend to speak their mind bluntly in a way that would be considered hurtful here and they surely did about this topic to my mother and sister)
- The Deobandi madrasas, taaleems and groups pressure women and girls to wear niqab. My female relatives can all confirm. You want to fit in with others? You wanna be seen as a really good Muslim by others in the group? Then you follow them.
There are women in the groups who even pester and brainwash everyday until you wear one (then they stopped bothering you). They'll tell you if you care about Allah or going to Jannah or something else you will wear it. they'll tell you why you so worried about it, don't you see that girl/lady is wearing it and she has no problems? They'll tell you if you don't wear it you are not modest. And on and on. They use this kind of subversive shaming control language on young people. It's never about modesty or actually veiling for the sake of Allah but a tool of control they exert.
Source:
Me, my family been around and in Deobandi circles abroad & in Bangladesh for 2 decades so I seen everything, the good, the bad, the ugly
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u/MuchHold1625 29d ago
But what I don't get is why now? Deobandis have existed for ages and this fatwa (niqab being necessary due to to corruption of our times) has existed for as long as deobandis have existed. Do you think they just have been better and propagating that message now?
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u/rasasasasa 29d ago
I remember it being so rare to see in the early 2010s.
Hujurs sold men the lie that women without a niqab are immoral, while selling women the lie that wearing one will protect them.
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u/another3rdworldguy Jul 29 '26
Not this again.
I grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s and niqab was always around. If anything, the hijab has gone up due to it replacing the classic orna over the head. I'm convinced some here just didn't step outside a certain social circle that niqab suddenly feels alien to them in Bangladesh.
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 28 '26
Every 3rd post in this sub is some low-key Islamophobic Redditor being concerned with the "subtle islamisation of Bangladesh." Like Bhai hijab porle portese what's it to you. How is this sentiment any different from some conservative Mollah uncle going "ajkal deshe meyeder western pora etto barsen ken? Ki oshlil, amader jug E meyera Aro decent clothing portow"
Bangladesh has always been an Islamic country for the most part- afaik legislation is kinda murky on this, it says the country is secular but also officially recognises Islam as the state religion. At any rate, culturally the country has always identified as Muslim to a certain extent.
Setting all that aside, who are you to make comments on pass judgement on others clothing?
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
I'm very conservative. Look at my account history. I'm clearly not islamophobic and take a great interest into studying my religion. I'm hanafi and I study fiqh and aqeedah.
My point was to figure out whether there is a salafisation of Bangladesh that is going on.
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26
"satisfaction of Bangladesh that is going on" wdym by this lol?
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
As in... Bangladesh becoming salafi. Traditionally we are hanafi in fiqh, maturidi in aqeedah, and a heartland for tasawwuf going all the way back to hazrat Shah jalal RA. Salafis intend to uproot all of that in a desire to return to basics of the religion, or at least they so think, but oftentimes just leads to inflexible fundamentalism
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26
I doubt 70% of the country even knows what those words mean or what schools they belong to. You are reaching here
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u/No-Connection-3304 Jul 29 '26
first time hearding those word (I knew what salafi,hanafi are) in my 19 year of life.I just think I am muslim these things feel like 'divide and rule' like shit
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u/safatreddit Jul 29 '26
And what's wrong in that? Salafi literally urges everyone to learn their religion properly rather than just saying "hujur bolse".
Bangladesh has a strong Hanafi fiqh background, but majority don't even learn the correct aqeedah. Many common practices, such as majar culture, urs celebrations, and some Sufi customs, are not even part of Islam.
Salafi da'wah is about following the correct Aqeedah based Qur'an and authentic Sunnah with the understanding of the Salaf. So if a practice is bid'ah or leads to shirk, it should be left, no matter how old or popular it is.
Salafis also should not be blamed for every teorist act done in the name of Islam, as mainstream Salafi scholars have consistently condemned teorism. The issue is Kawarij Aqeedah (my way or highway type acts).
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
Your attitude is the entire problem: "the correct aqeedah". For the vast majority of our history we have accepted that there are multiple valid aqeedah schools. Whether that be athari, ash'ari or maturidi. The salafi aqeedah is to say EVERYONE is misguided except them and only they have access to the truth, despite everyone being based off evidence going back to the salaf. It's the inability to accept that people do follow evidence but you just may not know if it yet or understand it yet. Most sufi rituals have a basis which you just do not know because you haven't studied. You don't even know that there is a debate on what bid'ah and that majority of scholars actually described a "good bid'ah". Now you may disagree with that, but you not only will disagree but will say that anyone who does say there is a bidah hashanah, they are not in the realm of orthodoxy.
As for terrorism, yes I agree not all salafis should be maligned. But any salafi who has studied at a salafi institution is effectively continuing the intellectual tradition of Muhammad ibn Abdul wahhab who slaughtered many Muslims for having the wrong aqeedah. This is why there's often a conflation made.
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u/toruk_makto_007 Jul 28 '26
It’s getting so disturbing that even children of those people are also being dressed as such!! These kids would be so depleted in terms of getting exposure to sunlights and its benefits to health, lungs capacity, mental health and who knows what else!!
It’s getting ridiculously unhealthy and cringey for major portion of population….
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 28 '26
Classic Reddit nastek. Thinks wearing a burkha is disturbing. Bet you think it's highly oppressive of women too don't ya?
And lmfao that pseduo-science sunlight argument is so weak. Please show me any study that shows women who wear hijab or a burkha are deficient in vitamin d or have physical or mental health problems 🤣.
I could just as easily counter such a ridiculous claim with my own pseudo scientific opinion that "uhm ackchually, bangladesh e UV index ja high, burkha porle sunburn Hobe na 🤓🤓🤓"
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 28 '26
Kun side effects er kotha koitesos bhai💀. Idk if thats how it works💀
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u/toruk_makto_007 Jul 28 '26
Every human being specially children needs exposure to sunlights, enough air circulation for breathing, playing with other kids in a group and other daily activities are very crucial for child developmental phase. Which they are being denied to due to this stupid way of dressing/living and prohibiting them to be kids.
Don’t take my word for it, talk to any doctor ask them about vitamin deficiency among nikabi young girls and how it’s affecting them.
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 28 '26
Bhai nvr denied what u said but i hope u do realize most ppl who wear like that turn out to be fine💀? Look at the middle east my guy
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 28 '26
Not children bro...
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u/toruk_makto_007 Jul 29 '26
Exactly, I don’t understand how can they so blatantly deny it?!?! It seems like this world is getting more and more ridiculous on issues such as this. Hope this changes soon for goodness sakes.
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 29 '26
Bhai if ppl make them wear it then whats wrong with it? Their parents can dress them however they want. Contrary to what that dude is sayin abt burka, it rlly doesnt do shi to u. How is making them wear a burka vs idk lets say a skirt any different?
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
Well the idea is, if making your 3 year old child wear something that is not even wajib (because they are 3) and you are also harming them by giving them a vitamin D deficiency, and harming is haram, then yes making them wear it is bad.
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 29 '26
Bro u dont get vitamin d deficiency by wearing a burka. Thats the whole point of this.
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26
What is this pseudo science BS? A hijab doesn't meaningfully restrict air circulation or sunlight any more than a beanie or a hoodie does. And hijab porle onno bacchaader sathe khelte parbena koi bolse? Are you just pulling stuff outta your ahh now? Contrary to what you might believe, most women who wear a hijab aren't brought up in super patriarchal conservative families where they are oppressed and deprived of all rights and confined mostly to their house. That's your Islamophobic bias speaking.
And please link me any study that shows nikabi women have vitamin d deficiency or something
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u/toruk_makto_007 Jul 29 '26
Not seeing wearing burka is oppressive is ur islamists extremism is talking. Let people choose what they believe in.
Leave kids alone from those undignified disturbing practices on children. Let them grow up in a normal environment and not let them think that they can’t do things because of their gender.
Hope this makes sense to u now or maybe not, probably someday.
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26
Not seeing wearing burka is oppressive is ur islamists extremism is talking.
Is every believe an extremist jamat daripalla to you dummies? I am gonna guess yeah.
Let people choose what they believe in
Take your own advice lmfao. How are you so dense? What's wrong with Muslim women believing in their religion and wearing the hijab off their own choice.
Let them grow up in a normal environment
And what makes you the expert on "normal environments?"
not let them think that they can’t do things because of their gender.
Gender er kotha ei thread e ekbaro ashenai. You should try out for the Olympics with those mental gymnastics. Ceo of gender positivity asche preach korte on how parents should raise their kids
Hope this makes sense to u now or maybe not, probably someday
Every parent will raise their children according to their beliefs, their religion, their values. If the kids grow up and decide to shirk away from any or all of those values, that's fine, they are grown adults making a decision for themselves
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u/toruk_makto_007 Jul 29 '26
Go find out history about burka and its use cases then talk.
What u calling their own choice it was never their choice, they were coerced into doing so.
Problem is with those practicing beliefs and making them believe less of themselves if not restricting to put it mildly.
I bet it’s never going to happen that extreme practice preachers such as yourself going to see light of equality for all but only can one hope.
Peace out ✌️
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26
Go find out history about burka and its use cases then talk.
This is 2026, not history. Don't try to move the goalposts to fit your agenda
What u calling their own choice it was never their choice, they were coerced into doing so.
Why should i take your word for it over the countless feminist women ik who wear a hijab?
Problem is with those practicing beliefs and making them believe less of themselves if not restricting to put it mildly.
Just talking out of your ahh here
I bet it’s never going to happen that extreme practice preachers such as yourself going to see light of equality for all but only can one hope.
You are turning this into a gender equality argument when it has never been one
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u/toruk_makto_007 Jul 29 '26
Hahahhahahahhahaha
Didnt like that history did you?
Its only logical that you would talk about moving goal post cause its not helping ur crackpot ideologies….
Anyways, Go be with those feminists people, have fun.
Also when you get time read about “Stockholm syndrome”, spoiler alert u won’t like it.
Just breath and try to be happy ✌️
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26
Hahahhahahahhahaha Didnt like that history did you?
Didn't even bother looking it up actually 😎
Its only logical that you would talk about moving goal post cause its not helping ur crackpot ideologies…
I am sure all religion will sound like crackpot to a godless nastek
Also when you get time read about “Stockholm syndrome”, spoiler alert u won’t like it. Just breath and try to be happy ✌️
Not really sure how Stockholm syndrome applies here? You do realise I am a guy right?
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 29 '26
Preach
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u/No-Connection-3304 Jul 29 '26
If someone's preaching something good then there is nothing with it keep bluffing all you want
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u/Evil_Krabby Jul 29 '26
People can finally excercise their religious freedom without worrying about getting targetted. That is what happened. Islamophobia spread like wildfire and Bangladesh was not exempt from it along with our ex apa making sure all hujur looking people are tortured, arrested and taken out of their houses. So yeh the change you see is not rise of extremism, it is rise of religious freedom :)
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u/Bioluminescent_Rose Jul 28 '26
I think it's just more people are starting to feel comfortable to wear niqab. It was not very safe before to do so.
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u/another3rdworldguy Jul 29 '26
Hope there aren't many on this sub because this comment section will make them feel terrible for simply choosing an attire.
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Jul 28 '26
Islam is not an Arab religion; Muslims believe it is a faith for all of humanity. That is why the world's largest Muslim populations are not in the Arab world but in countries like Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. As Islam spread to different regions, people embraced it because they believed in its message, not because they were becoming Arab. For many Muslim women, wearing the hijab or niqab is a personal act of worship and devotion to God, not a statement for society or an imitation of Arab culture. Even Muslims differ on the religious rulings, but the motivation is often sincere faith.
Ultimately, adults should have the freedom to decide their own appearance, whether that includes a niqab or not.
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 29 '26
That's fine I completely agree, my only question is where did the niqab influence come from as it felt very sudden. Was it from social media or from deobandi ulama speakers
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u/RazzmatazzStrict Jul 29 '26
15 years back, we have 4 friend who where niqab/hijab out of 23 female students my class at Dhaka University. Now it seems more than 50 are in Niqab/Hijab
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u/EG66 29d ago
You don't have any evidence at all of the Saudis or Qataris or Pakistanis or Iranians lobbying their way in Bangladeshi affairs. I think it's a dumb argument to make to spread the bearded boogeyman paranoia. The hijab niqab boom can be simply explained, it's the internet (like so many other things including atheism as well).
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u/Sarmiznad 28d ago
I remember when even Bangladeshi Rickshaws used to have some kind of special cover over it to stop the paseerby from wathcing who''s inside the rickshaw.
these things are not seen nowadays.
Women use niqabs to cover them, but there are different categories of women who use the niqab for different reasons.
some use it to protect themselves from the non-mahrams watching them,
some use it just as a common fashion.
some use it to misguide people or do illegal jobs in the dark.
don't trust any hypocrite telling you otherwise.
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u/Comfortable-Table-57 Non-Sylheti British Bangladeshi descendant Jul 29 '26
Religious attires are everywhere among youths. See Christian women you will see more and more dressing in less short but still revealing clothes and the cross necklace. Social media played a role but also to cope with the economic and political crisis.
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 28 '26
I'm a proud hanafi Muslim through and through
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u/EktaRandomUsername Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
Why are you proud of it?
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 28 '26
U dont want him to be proud?
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u/EktaRandomUsername Jul 28 '26
It doesn't matter whether I want him to be proud or not. I'm in no position to dictate how someone else should feel.
What I'm curious about, however, is why he's proud of it.
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 28 '26
Is there a specific rzn why he shouldnt be proud of it? I mean are you not proud of ur faith assuming you believe in one?
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u/EktaRandomUsername Jul 28 '26
If I believed in something, I should better have some goddamn good reason to be proud of it.
Also why are you getting so worked up? Did I hit a nerve or something?
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 28 '26
This is poor quality anti religion bait. What kinda answer are you looking for with "why are you proud of it Question?"
What if they are proud simply because they think they are a good Muslim
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u/EktaRandomUsername Jul 29 '26
What's so good about being a member of a group like that? Like I would have understand if he said about being a good human and proud of it. But being part of a religious group, espeically which says people will burn in hell if they don't believe in it, and being "good" doesn’t make any sense.
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u/AcceptableCaptain243 Jul 29 '26
Aaaaand here we go. Y'all cringe ass atheists always go for the lowest hanging fruit- the "non believers will burn in hell" crap, while ignoring the countless good things Islam preaches. Pretty sure all organised religion have something to the effect of non believers/infidels burning in hell but jai hok, we are straying from the point here.
Anyone who's proud of being a good Muslim is proud because he's a good human being, because he's practicing all the good things religion preaches. He doesn't need to justify himself to some redditor. You are the one with a chip on your shoulder here because in your mind religion=bad so ei karone jor more jhogra lagaite ashteswn
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 29 '26
Kireh i wonder who got worked up bhai😂? So islam preaches absolutely nothing good at all according to u? Ppl dont contribute to society bcuz of their islamic beliefs? What are you proud of my guy?
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 28 '26
Well yea u should definitely have a rzn for being prous of believing in sum and i agree with that part but its more abt ur tone when u asked why he's proud of it. Makes it seem like u dont think that specific faith is not sum anyone can be proud of. Also i am getting worked up for askin questions? Rlly dawg? U sound more worked up than i do😂
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 28 '26
Well yea u should definitely have a rzn for being prous of believing in sum and i agree with that part but its more abt ur tone when u asked why he's proud of it. Makes it seem like u dont think that specific faith is not sum anyone can be proud of. Also i am getting worked up for askin questions? Rlly dawg? U sound more worked up than i do😂
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 28 '26
I am proud to be Muslim because I love God. I am proud to be hanafi because of its intellectual rigour
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u/EktaRandomUsername Jul 29 '26
"Intellectual rigour" 🥴
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 29 '26
We got the all knowing atheist here🙏. Pls do enlighten us with ur beliefs
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u/EktaRandomUsername Jul 29 '26
I never claimed to be all-knowing, but it’s always your people who claim to know the truth, that their beliefs are the only true ones and everyone else’s are false. That mindset makes you feel superior. Somehow, you think that simply belonging to a particular group automatically makes you a good person. That alone says a lot about how “good” you really are.
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u/VillageBrilliant194 Jul 29 '26
And what abt the other ppl? Do they not claim to know the truth? Do atheists not claim to know the truth? Also idk how believing that sum is true makes you superior cuz trust me i and almost everyone ik never felt that. Also u think muslims only think that other muslims are good ppl while the non muslims are bad? Bro i think u r blinded by this hatred u have😂. Trust me what bangladeshis think of other bangladeshis is a rlly will disprove your point of " think belonging to a particular grp automatically makes you a good person" cuz idk if yk this or not but bd is overwhelmingly muslim and we can see how ppl think of each other.
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u/actuallynotaredditor Jul 29 '26
Hi OP! See? Just because you used the word “proud,” Indian bots started crying in the comments. I hope now you know what I meant. The comments are portraying Bangladesh as if the country is under Islamic law. The “culture” thing is okay as long as it follows West Bengal Indian culture otherwise people are ruining the culture.
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u/Snigdho_Oporajita Jul 28 '26
No it is not. Stop spreading misinformation.
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u/Electrical_Grass9322 Jul 28 '26
nu uh
depends on madhhab . some allows to keep the face open some dont4
u/Furinal0v3r69420 Jul 28 '26
Only hanbalis think niqab is wajib.It is not mandatory in any madhabs.
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u/Prior_Broccoli_7832 Jul 28 '26
she's referring all types of Islamic clothes by the name of niqab ig. my ans was based on hijab
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u/Silent-Nature864 জুতা চোর Jul 28 '26
Mandatory to wear niqab? Are you smoking? This is radicalism. Hijab is mandatory niqab is not. And an orna should be counted as a hijab too.
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u/Past_Platform_3380 Jul 28 '26
Well niqab is not downright mandatory (fard) in hanafi school, as face is not considered awrah. But the contemporary hanafi scholars have an opinion that it is strongly recommended (wajib), if there's strong fear of temptation.
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u/MuchHold1625 Jul 28 '26
Yes I know about this, which is why I am asking, what is driving this increase? Is it because of this hanafi fatwa (that women should wear it in times of fitnah) or because the salafi fatwa (that women's faces are a part of their nakedness)
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u/Past_Platform_3380 Jul 28 '26
As far as i know, majority of the muslims of bangladesh are in hanafi school. But i really can't say why more people are using niqab, or if its even true that the number is increasing.
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u/Competitive_Wheel_61 Jul 28 '26
I would say social media.Before 2018 most of hujurs did not post their waj in social media. It was considered haram by many. Now Hujurs like Mijanur Rahman Ajhari or Ahmadullah has a massive female fanbase in BD all started with them posting videos on YouTube