BEING A FEMALE MUALAF BLOGGER

Finly lala,

First of all,
I don't reply emails from anonymous persons but in your case I'd make an exception.

1. I am a Muslimah, a person who bows to the will of Allah swt, the one and only God.
Muslim women are instructed by Allah swt to cover their breasts/ bosoms with their veils so that the shapes are not exposed to other men.

There are many verses in the al-Quran and hadith about the veil but I refer to al-Quran surah an-Nur 31 which says,

And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands' fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons, or their brothers or their brothers' sons or sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants who lack vigour, or children who know naught of women's nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed.

2. The verse [surah an-Naba 78:33] you refer to are those of female companions in heaven, not on earth and in this life.

3. Islam does not deny men and women from marrying and having children. However there are guidance given in the Al-Quran and hadith about the right conduct and right thinking regarding the opposite sex.
Muslim men are to cover their own aurat in front of non-muhrim women too.
They can only have freedom with their wives.

3. I am a blogger and it's my right to write about my personal views. However I don't go around in public condemning those who are wearing less than ideal length of veils because there are many reasons. They may lack the knowledge, they may follow the latest fashion blindly, or they may be stubborn. My duty is to remind them. I blog with the hope that those who are still ignorant may read and strive to better Muslimah who follow the Islamic teachings.

May you be given the taufik and hidayah to see the truth.
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One of the blessings of being a female mualaf blogger in Malaysia is being exposed to various questions about why I choose Islam. Being asked about certain issues which I discuss in this blog by nonMuslims. Something that not every Muslimah blogger gets the chance to.
Of course, it's challenging. Alhamdulillah I've managed to answer most of the questions in this blog, as well as emails from readers.
The latest which arrived last night was from an anonymous person who actually referred me to a ex-muslim site [with misleading information] to argue his/her case. Why? You tell me.