Let's start a revolution!

Exhibit A: My khuffain - AKA leather socks:

They're the perfect accompaniment to lounge wear.  Okay, okay, I'm only calling my pajamas "lounge wear" because it sounds that much more sophisticated.  Let's try that again, without the element of deception.  

They're the perfect accompaniment to my pajamas- which are obviously the clothing of choice when you're on hols and your To Do List looks like this:  

Winter Hols To Do List:

1. RELAX

2. See 1.

Okay, fine. You got me again.  My list actually has 32 items on it...but I wish it looked like this one! But, I digress.  [Hold on a sec...what was I supposed to be talking about again?!?]  The khuffain, right.  

So, they're perfect when you're at home and if your house is ancient like ours is, and in spite of having the heat on AND carpeting that covers EVERY - SINGLE- square inch of the home, you still get cold...here is the solution, my friends. 

I usually wear ankle socks underneath and pop these on top. They keep my feet warm and dry...plus I cleverly evade the dreaded getting-your-feet-wet-because-you-need-to-make-whudu-before-fajr situation.  Don't you just hate that feeling?

You know what I'm talking about!  You've been snoozing along, all nice and toasty when your fajr alarm rudely interrupts that wonderful dream you've been having.  [Tangent: If you're like Sarky Devotchka, your idea of a wonderful dream might include a suspenseful, bone-chilling chase down a dark alleyway as you attempt to escape your kidnapper.]  So, anyways, your feet are all nice and toasty and now you've got to get up and get them cold again.  

Enter the Awesome Khuffain.  

Do your masaah over them, and you're good to go.   Not to mention the added benefit of reviving a forgotten Sunnah!  *Double High-Five!*

And now you're going to give me a "but" aren't you?  You're thinking, "This girl is whack...I've never seen a GIRL wearing khuffain before!"  Sadly, you may be right.  And that's why I say we start a revolution: a hijabi wearing khuffain revolution!  

After all, it's not fair for the Brothers to keep such an awesome secret to themselves, right?  :P

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N.B.  The rulings on khuffain differ depending on the interpretation.  One should consult a local imam/Shaykh or a reputable book of Fiqh.  See: SunniPath for more info.

...almost there

Inevitably, you know what I'm talking about.

It's the end of the semester crunch, and man, if this picture doesn't exemplify my very typical student life, I don't know what does!



Look carefully.  Did you notice the smaller sign by the black car?

That's right, only FIVE days left until the start of hols!

But let's not get ahead of ourselves now...still got a major paper to write.

And YOU!  Don't even pretend you're taking a break from studying to read this post.  You've been youtubing, facebooking and blog browsing all along, haven't you?  (Insert sneaky smile)