Amasa Firdaus, the law graduate
at the centre of the hijab controversy, says she was used an an instrument by
God.
The University of Ilorin graduate
was in December denied access to the call to bar ceremony which took place at
the International Conference Centre, Abuja, for refusing to remove her hijab.
She had insisted that the wearing
the hijab does not contradict the dress code set by the law school, while describing
the action as “a violation of her rights”.
In June, the body of benchers
responsible for calling law graduates to bar, approved the use of hijab, and
Firdaus was called to bar on Tuesday.
Speaking on how she
felt to have paved way for the use of the hijab during the ceremony, Firdaus
said “I don’t feel any special”.
“I feel grateful to my Lord. A
Muslim will always be hopeful… It was not something I did myself. A lot of
people were involved. I believe it is something that Allah has personally
designed, I was just used as an instrument.
“A lot of people were in hijab. I
feel grateful to Allah, it is not something I did. It is what Allah did
Himself. I don’t feel any special. I just believe Allah decided to use me for
it.”
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