When I go back home from Tiara Koto Hall after Dr. Zakir Naik lecture where I made Shahada, I was able to wear Hijab until I got home. Alhamdulillah. It was my first experience to go out with hijab in Tokyo. I got starting eyes on hijab inside the train on the way home.

There were fewer people due to late night and weekend so I took my seat and waiting the train will depart. After train departed, I was thinking about the day and wondering how I would tell about my big day to my fiancé, he knew that I was going to Dr. Zakir Naik lecture but he never know that I reverted to Muslim. (I did not know the day was for me neither!)

Then I realized there was a young man sitting down the left side in front probably same age around me gave his glance at me. Once I saw him, he looks down on his smartphone with his hand. I did not mind what just happened rather than that I kept thinking about from where do I start to tell about my shahada, and I send him text says “Can I talk to you once I got back to home?” When I looked up, I saw the guy was looking at my hijab and he looked down again. I sensed that he is curious about my hijab.

I stopped my hand texting for a while, thinking what just happened. I would be terrified if I experience the same before revert, I would think it negatively how people around judge me by my appearance. But I got to think the reason why he was looking at hijab positively, “maybe because he was surprised to see Japanese Muslim in Tokyo?” or “maybe it was the first time for him to see woman wearing hijab?” then I pray what he saw in train will encourage him to understand Islam without misjudgments in future.

I was sure the similar experience will come while I go out with hijab in Tokyo and I know I will be just a tiny example out of billions of Muslim brothers and sisters but I do wish what people see from me will be opportunity for Japanese people to know and learn about Islam to see what is Islam and its practices. Honestly I myself was surprised to notice how I think differently than I would and I feel Allah always provides the way ease things on life.

Later I reached home, I was able to see my fiancé happy face when I told him what happened on the day.

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    1. Assalamualaikum, Febby. Thank you for your comment! Let us keep in the right way, May Allah bless you too sister! I saw your blog has Japanese journals, Mashallah! never stop your cross cultural experiences! 😉

  1. MashaAllah, this is a great post, sister! I hope that guy is enlightened when he reads more about hijab and Islam.
    I wore hijab and visited Japan in 2014. I would say Japanese were very warm and kind to me even though I have my hijab on, especially the elderly! Some of them even commented on how pretty I look with the hijab although I think I just look normal (lol)!
    あー、日本にもう一度行きたい❗

  2. Welcome to Islam my dear sister, i’m a pakistani muslimah but i like japanese and asians in general, i would like to visit japan one day but i know nobody and don’t know if there are many muslims, i’d also try to spread islam if i get a chance there, because in a non muslim country it becomes an obligation to tell, which might not be that much in a muslim due to there being alot of muslims who can provide info. Anyways, everything aside, May Allah subhana wa talah (glorified and exalted be He) make things managable for you, and us muslims, we owe Allah everything and we disobey constantly but He is so Merciful that when we turn in repentence He forgives everything, prophet muhammad pbuh said all son of adam sins and the best amongst those who sin are those who repent soon after. Allah loves to manifest His mercy, that if the son of adam didn’t sin he’d replace it with others who would then ask for forgiveness So he may forgive. We ask Him so many times but He is the only one who never gets annoyed while we humans do if someone asks us constantly. To Allah we all belong, and to Him is our return (when we die) and He will resurrect us to judge between us on the day of judgement when nobody will be dealt with unjustly even if they faced injustice in this world.

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