Rasulullah ﷺ said:
بَدَأَ الْإِسْلَامُ غَرِيبًا، وَسَيَعُودُ غَرِيبًا كَمَا بَدَأَ
"Islam commenced as a strange religion, and it will soon return to being strange as it had initially commenced."
This is something that we Muslims need to understand. Today, many Muslims are trying to make Islam compatible with the western lifestyle. We want a balanced lifestyle whereby we can enjoy our worldly life while still practising Islam. As a result, many aspects of Islam are adjusted to fit modern trends and fashions, even though they may go against the original spirit and purpose of Deen.
For example, our women may wear a Burqa, but it is designed to be attractive and fashionable so that people do not think Muslims are backward, unattractive, or unaware of modern fashion. However, when the Burqa becomes a means of attraction, it defeats the very purpose for which it was prescribed. Such fashionable Burqas often go against the spirit of modesty and concealment that the Burqa is meant to achieve.
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