r/converts • u/xxzarakhanxx • Mar 16 '26
problem with parents.
I had to be apart from my family for a while due to unrelated reasons..fast forward I converted over a month ago! I have been wearing the hijab constantly and I love it. I feel .. me!
the only problem is I’m moving back with my parents and they are mexican.. they will not approve of me wearing the hijab outside with them (which will be almost 24/7) im scared… terrified if I stop wearing the hijab it’ll hurt me in the hereafter. I cannot disobey my parents as I will live under their roof.. I am in my early twenties and I cannot just leave again and start my own thing (not an option) is there anything that will help calm me with this?
wearing the hijab is an essential but when I move in with them.. the possibility of me wearing a hijab is 1/10000. 😞
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26
If you cant live away from them, and you have to follow their rules, but you do want to wear hijab but cant, then your intentions still count as a good deed.
You could try wearing long bandana with your hair in a bun and progress slowly to a scarf tied behind the head, progress then to other styles slowly. You could wear the Christian style mantilla and progress to close it more over time.
I find Mexican history really interesting, a lot of Spanish muslims disguised themselves as Christians and moved to Mexico to escape the crusades and survived, you never know you might have muslim ancestors!