Disclaimer: I am not the owner or operator of any of these sites. I am merely posting the links to sites I’ve ordered from in the past or would order from in the future, insha’allah. If you have not received clothing from a website or have an issue with the clothing you’ve received, please know that I cannot remedy your situation. However, I’d love to hear your feedback. Jazakhallah!
2 Hijab
Al Hannah
Al Karam Abaya
Al Muhajabat
Al Mujalbaba
Al-Farah
Anja
Artizara
Boutique N-TI
Canadian Muslim
Crescent Moon Boutique
e.jilbab.com
Gigi’s Boutique
Hijab Girl
Hijab Lady
Hijabs-R-Us
Jelbab.com
Kismet Bazaar
Marabo Online
Overgarments.com
Primo Moda
Rayanne’s Designs
Rebirth of Chic
Sharah Collection
Shukronline
Taqwa Iman
Asalam Alaikum
I have enjoyed reading your blog! Masha’Allah I can tell you have put a lot of time into it. Would you please add our websites to your list.
Our retail site:
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I have over 200 different colors/designs of amira hijabs
Our wholesale site:
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This site you can buy wholesale by the dozen – minimum order is 3 hijab units. A huge savings! A unit depends on the kind of hijab.
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Salaam!
We sell abayas , jilbabs, hijabs and really beautiful slides and hijabpins. We try to keep our prices as low as possible.Welcome to visit;
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Lots of new hijabs now at http://www.hijabnow.com/webshop/
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We specialize in abaya tailoring and embroidery and also have a selection of hijabs and hijabpins.
In one of your reviews of one on-line retailer, you made mention of “slippery hijabs”; the shiney fabrics that though they make beautiful scarfs are hard to keep on your head – they slide around. I have some of these “slippery scarfs” and I’ve found a solution to keep them in place. I wear a lace cap under my scarves and I’ve found if I put a broach or jacket lapel pin through the scarf and the under cap, close to my right temple (since I’m right handed that’s the easiest for me) – the scarf stays in place. This works well regardless of how you wrap your scarf. The pins make a pretty addition to the whole outfit and often times I will contrast them to the scarf; but coordinate them to other colors I’m wearing. They also dress up a plain colored scarf very nicely.
Happy Ramadhan to website owner and all readers. I am webmaster of jewelry silver from Malaysia. Our online store specialized in Silver Jewelry for all types of genuine and created gemstones. Hope we can exchange link and my site will be listed here.
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Thank you
As Salamalaikum,
I have used your site before and did shop from primo moda and artizara. I am very disoppointed with hijab r us. There is no way i can contact them through phone and they are not bothered to reply to my email. i just thought i should leave a note coz i am not happy with them. Only Allah knows what’s happening with my order.
Jazak Allah
I had the same problem with Hijabs R Us as the previous poster. I wanted to cancel my order but could not get in touch with them, and my order tooks MONTHS to arrive. When it did arrive, I was very disappointed with the items and I was unable to return them.
Hi Samah,
I like your style and have been reading your blogs for a while. I have not been able to contact Crescent Moon Boutique for months and their website is not currently functioning. Do you have any new contact information for them? I liked the quality and fit of the items that I ordered from Crescent Moon in the past and would like to order more. Also, have you ordered from African Apparels before? I like the purple and gold skirt set that you like for Eid and since it is on sale and not returnable, I am wondering about your experience with this online store’s fit and the quality of the merchandise.
Salam Aleikom,
I want to warn about one of the sites that you have posted up there on your list called Barakallah. If you try to order Abays from them you will get redirected to a site called http://www.essenceofblack.com. I have so far made two orders from them one that never showed up and another one that I got which was totally different from what they posted on their website. I am so dissapointed and I feel cheated. I just want to warn other sister’s before they spend their money. I have lost $500.00 so far and I have never meat such unprofessional people in my life.
I do HIGHLY recommend http://www.hijabnow.com/webshop I have made several orders from them which I have recived within the week and if you have any questions or concerns they get back to you emmediately.
I too have had problems with Barakallah. The skirts on their website look great, but the items you receive are another story… I received three skirts that were very poorly constructed, as if the seamstress had mixed up the patterns. I ordered mediums and got skirts with huge waists and tiny hips. The hips were so small as to be immodestly tight, while the waists hung noticeably loose. With my 28 inch waist & 37.5 inch hips, a medium should have been just right, according to their sizing chart. I received a very rude response to my complaint and inquiry about making a return. Do NOT order from this company–instead go to Shukr.com and pay a little more for quality items!
Essence of black scammed me too! I only received half my order. I contacted them and they responded back saying they will send out the rest and never did so I contacted them again and again just to be ignored. I used a different name to contact them and they responded within 24-48 hrs and when I explained who I was, they ignored me again. They’re scum.
There are far too many honest islamic vendors that deserve our business. I sent them an email letting them know that they may have shorted me on one thobe and a hijab I will make sure they are shorted many. It’s not worth it. I bet they will ignore that one too.
Zohara,
I hope you’re wrong about Barakallah, I just ordered from them a couple of weeks ago…Did you try contacting the clothing provider. (I’m sure you did). If so, what did they say?
Salam Samah007,
Well ISA you don’t have the same problems that I have experienced with them. I still have a missing order that I ordered in August from them. However, I have now received a word that I will receive the garments that I ordered after weeks of problems. I hope I get the order like they promised it was supposed to be in the beginning. Believe me I have contacted them via their customer service email numerous times and there is no number to call. I have saved all my correspondence with them. It’s a good lesson learned, however, ordering from online stores without a phone number is not something that I will ever do again.
Assalamu alaikum,
I ordered from myhijabshop.com (same contact address as essenceofblack) and have not received my order either. They have not answered any email correspondence at all.
I did a little online searching and found this thread
http://aussiemuslims.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24919
where other people complained about being scammed by the same RAHMAN ENTERPRISES/ essenceofblack. RAHMAN ENTERPRISES, is the name shown on the emailed receipt.
According to a post on that thread “AlHadeeqah, EssenceofBlack, SalafiClothing, Barakallah, MyHijabShop, and EleganceofBlack are all the same people”
I even went as far as looking up the doamin ‘myhijabshop.com’ on whois.com and godaddy and found the email address of the administrative contact, and I emailed him, the domain of his email address was rahmanenterprises.net. I have gotten no response either.
We should be wary of these sites listed above and ingeneral any website that does not have a contact telephone number. Does anyone have any idea of how to go about reporting something like this to authorities?
Well if you have ordered from your credit card. They tooked out your money, and u never gotten your order. Call your credit company, and said u want to report to the authorities ASAP! Tell them u not playing no joke, this is wrong for them to take your money out and u dont get your order. I am sure they can contact where they are located, the authorities.
Just a clarification, when I say be wary of these sites listed above I mean ‘AlHadeeqah, EssenceofBlack, SalafiClothing, Barakallah, MyHijabShop, and EleganceofBlack’ , any site associated with RAHMAN ENTERPRISES, not those others that are listed by CaribMuslimah at the top of the page.
JazakAllah Khayr
As salaam alaikum Khadijah,
I read through the comments and I am angry now. I think you should contact paypal and let them know about the scam and also the Better Business Bureau. Myabe paypal will shut them down if enough people complain. You cannot sit by silently and let these people rip you off.
As for me, my saving grace is that I did not pay through Paypal. I paid using my debit card. So far I haven’t lost any money because they have not taken any out. (Maybe they know it get be traced through my bank?)
I don’t have my abaya that I ordered though…
i’m so angry i order my abaya and still have no recieved anything they said they posted it through egyptiam mail and still hve not recieved anything i payed through credit card so should i contact my bank?
Wa alaikum salaam Samah,
I didnt pay through PayPal though, I paid by credit card. On the online invoice they said “Your order will be shipped as soon as payment has been received”.It has been charged to my account from a month ago and still no word, a month may seem short but after what I read online about other peoples experiences, and with their lack of response to any queries, I am a little worried.
I just checked the creditcard statement and see beside the name RAHMAN ENTERPRISES a number 3133324830, maybe its the phone number??, I’m gonna ring it and see what happens, I will keep you posted InshaAllah.
I didn’t even see that, they didn’t have a phone number listed which is strange. Essence of black is a nightmare.
Salaam Ladies:
Oh man am I glad you ladies posted this info on here about these different sites. I have some of them on my clothing list places and now I know to delete them. I always found it odd that Barakallah’s tops are all copied off of Shukr’s webpage! (anyone else notice that?)
As far as on-line clothing venders – I’ve only ever bought stuff off e-bay or Veiled by Design. E-bay is sort of hit or miss but I was very happy with Veiled by Design. I ordered 3 scarfs from them and two knit – two piece hijabs. (I wear those cycling in the winter time. They stay in place under my helmet better than anything else I’ve tried!)
Either way – the ladies at Veiled by Design were very nice. They actualy sent out an unsolicited e-mail to all their customers who’d bought certain of the 2 piece hijabs telling them that they were holding a “recall” of these hijabs because they were not of the quality the vender expected. They were having trouble with them coming unsewn at the seams.
I e-mailed them back and told them how much I loved the one scarf they’d just sent me and that yes in deed I had one of the “faulty hijabs” but I’d sewn back together myself. I told them they didn’t have to replace it – but if they wished – they could send me another in grey.
They sent me another amira hijab shortly there after and e-mailed me back with thanks and gratitude that I’d encourgaged them with words as to the beauty and quality of the scarf they’d sent me. They also told me that they appriciated that I didn’t rail on them for the problems with the hijab. They said they were doing their best to correct the problems and they appriciated my patients.
So the moral of the story is – if your looking for some new scarfs – or other such accessories. Go pay Veiled by Design a visit. They are really nice ladies who have good business sense and appriciate good customers!
Assalamu alaikum,
There was no response to the phone call, however I received an email today saying they will look into it.
“first and foremost please don’t be overly concern bi’itinillah. All of our packages are 100% insured (not by us but
automatically by the local postal authorities). This means that the items that were shipped out are completed insured and will
be replaced at our expense if necessary. We will look into your last shipment and obtain the status of it and then if necessary
send you a replace out with 1-2 days bi’itinillah. ”
I will let you know if I receive the items InshaAllah
oh my god….I got the SAME msg….still no package two years later!
Salam Aleikom,
I am so shocked and upset when I read all these comments. I have had so many problems with Essence of Black and Rahman enterprises. I returned my Abaya’s I received from them becacause theuy were a total scam. They were not as in the pictures they were of cotton and to short. I told them this and they replied back (from their customer service email) that it could not be right what I said?????!!! Is this how you talk to a customer? However, I returned the items to the Egyptian address they provided via UPS. Come to find out the address was incorrect and UPS Egypt kept on calling me. Finally they found an address and told me that the man at the address threatened them and refused to sign for the package. All this was during the month of Ramadan as well.
To make a long story short. I kept on mailing essence of black and they finally said they would send out two new abays and that I would not receive them before Eid…..I have yet to receive anything. I made another order for two matching shayla’s and arm covers in august and I haven’t received that either.
I’m very dissapointed and most of all sads that a business that claims to be muslim survives on running scams on muslim women………
Please let me know if any of you receive the items yo have ordered. I will try to get my money back through the credit card company but they couldn’t find a number to Rahman enterprises either.
same thing happened to me and trust me i will do something about it
Same thing happen to me. Essence of black scams people. They’re terrible. I have dealt with so many honest vendors that should have gotten my business. I will never use essenceofblack.com again!
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ESSENCE OF BLACK IS BAD. the clothing looks nothing like the photo.. the stitching is terrible! they even stitched theyre own lable in one of my abayahs upsidedown. my husband was soo mad he spent all that money! They don’t like to respond either. It took a month and a half to get my abayahs and also, i gave my measurement since they claim they sewed them accordingly, and i got something and literally was HUGE! the neck line which was made to be a normal rounded neckline, sagged down to show my chest.. I am small, and I don’t know how they got those measurements out of it. even my husband put it on and he was amazed with what they did. ALL IM SAYING IS THEY ARE A WASTE OF TIME.. they didn’t even care to fix the size for me when i complained about it. They didn’t even reply!
Salaamz. I had shopped with Essence of Black, I had ordered stuff from them, like spend withing 200 dollars. Never gotten my order from them or hear from them or anything! They ripped me off.
I like to shop at http://www.alhannah.com they are good. Been buying abayas from them. Or Jelbab.com, I only shop with jelbab once, came out great! They are very expensive.
Anyone have shopped at http://www.alhadeeqah.com? Please let me know asap. Are they good? I had order some stuff from them. Please let me know. Thank You! I hope the website is safe, not fake like Essence of Black!
i made a blog about the crap i went through with them and made a slideshow of photos showing how bad they are with documentation if anyone cares to see. Please anyone who dealt with them add ur comment…
sORRY HERE IS THE LINK
Assalamu alaikum,
I finally received a package from myhijabshop. But I ordered 3 abayas and only received one, theres no note to say what happened to the other two. Maybe they will eventually send them, i don’t know, but I will definitely not be doing business with them again InshaAllah.
Assalamualaikum,
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Assalamu alaikum Samah,
I received the rest of my order today from myhijabshop , 2 months later
, but Alhamdullilah.
The quality is not quite what I was expecting but I am glad I finally got them.
Salams Sisters,
I found this awesome fashion label in Australia .
Check it out is wwwbarakawomen.com.
Salams Khadijah
I have not heard good things a bout Hijabs-R-Us. I was about to place an order when I realized that their site has some basic flaws…and saw some complaints on a complaints board online as well as with the BBB.
I Just wanted to let others know and remind everyone that although the Internet is more wide-spread, there’s still reason for caution!! And know your rights before you shop; the rights you have with your method of payment, as a consumer per the country you live in, etc.
I am a new Muslim(ah) and am ashamed that this would go on–PLEASE do not sit by and allow yourself to be scammed!
peace, and Eid Mubarak!!
Has anyone had any experience with Al-Farah?
Huda,
I’ve ordered from Al-Farah with no problems.
as salamu alaikum praise be to allah that ive found this site however i ordered from this essence of black & salafi clothing .com last week i wish i would have noticed your this site before hand mashallah its still to soon to tell if i will recieve what ive ordered or anything at all. can any of you sisters recommend any legitimate site that i can order isdals from overhead abayasor chadors .also does anyone know the trustworthyness or even heard of black abaya enterprise or islamic boutique as salamu alaikum zainab1
Assalaamu alaykum to everyone. I have ordered from the Essenceofblack.com many times and have NOT experience any problems with their customer service and the quality of their products. In fact their finishing of their abayas is exceptional when compared to some other Islamic websites. I just ordered 4 abayas for Eid again and am total satisfied with my order. After reading what I have read on this blog I felt I must speak out on my WONDERFUL experience about this company. assalaamu alaykum
Thanks for sharing those good sites.. As per my experience, I find desertstore.com a pretty cool site too.. They offer good discounts, good types of Muslim clothes with lots of variety..
Thank you for your stylish blog.
Assalamu alaykum…
A close friend of mine just forwarded me this blog… Subhon’ALLAH, all the NEGATIVE comments I’ve read about essenceofblack.com does not surprise me one bit. They totally SCAMMED me as well. I ordered from them in Oct/08 during Ramadan (a gift from my husband for Eid) and they DID NOT send me both overhead abayas that I ordered. I only received one and it was NOTHING like what I ordered. The stitching was horrible, all crooked and strings hanging everywhere… and when I turned it inside out and examined it further… I noticed that it was not custom made for me, but was used as another abaya before and they removed the snaps (still had all the holes). I emailed them 10 minutes after receiving my package and never got a reply. I tried several more times over Nov. and NOTHING!! I then came across Sr. Aminah’s blog about them being CROOKS and realized that it was hopeless. Subhon’ALLAH. I have now seen several other negative comments from sisters who have also been cheated by these individuals and it really frustrates me. It has definitely been a lesson learned for me. I too payed through credit card and not paypal.. so.. there is really nothing I can do. They should fear ALLAH!!!! They are thieves and liars, subhon’ALLAH. I know they had a Detroit, Michigan address attached to the first couple emails I received from them from BEFORE they sent my order from Egypt… Sr. Khadijah had in her comment a possible telephone number she came across (3133324830).. which is most definitely a Detroit area code… (I live in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, which borders Detroit… it’s only a few minutes across the border from me). Insha’ALLAH, I will try and call the number.. but most definitely WILL NOT get my hopes up.. lol. I take this all as a TEST… alhamdulillah. And I pray that others will be careful, insha’ALLAH, when giving their money over the internet!!
Sincerely,
Haniyya.
Wassalamu alaykum.
Asalaamu Alaikum,
Inshallah all is well with you. I just wanted to let you know i am doing a monthly giveaway at http://www.blog.islamicgems.com. Just in case you are interested or any of your readers.
Jazak Allah.
salam sis, i hope you dont mind but i added this page link into a posting i have done about essence of black.
I hope your posting about essence of black is negative because they totally scammed me like the rest.
Just wondering if you or any of your readers have any experience Al-Mujalbaba?
Millz, I haven’t ordered from her online but I’ve bought from her at 2 conferences. I had to return the abaya I bought (via UPS) and she was very professional and helpful about it. I also know sisters from one of the local masjids bulk order hijabs from her.
Hey, so far so good with The Canadian Muslim, ordered several times, a few orders took longer than expected to arrive but always got my order. They don’t hassle with returns and they’re honest.
Salam alaikum! I have heard that some of you were robbed by Hijabs-R-Us, well they did the same to me! How did you all go about getting your money back from them? Please help me! I lost good money dealing with this company on numerous occasions. I decided to give them another chance and was robbed again! Please help! What are they cheating us Muslimahs out of money like this? Any advice please help ,e! Jazakallahu khair!
Just got my order from the Essence of Black. Mashaa Allah is all I have to say.
I ordered the Jannah and it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The material is sooo sooo soft and the satin is wonderful.
My order arrived in a timely manner and they even included a free pair of matching gloves. Now that’s what I call customer care. I will be ordering from them again inshaa Allah.
Fariha, I went on the Better Business Bureau website and found tons of negative ratings about Hijabs-R-Us. I ask you to contact them and make sure to follow up on any info they send you.
Yasmin, I really find that hard to believe. Too many sisters- including myself- have been burned by Essence of Black. When most people finally do get their stuff it’s not what they ordered.
Jazakallahu khair for letting me know what to do. I appreciate your help!
Fariha
I think Yasmine is working for Essence of Black…lol! Anyhow I too have been burned by these scam artists. I orderd a black niqab with a nose string in xtra large and one in blue without nose string in xtra large. Instead I got a black niqab in medium size without nose string and a blue one in small with the nose string. I contacted them SEVERAL times and out of the 18 emails I sent them they responded only once with an email stating that they would send me a replacement. I NEVER GOT IT! So many others from my friends have had problems with them.
Essence of black scammed me too! I can’t belive they are getting away with it.
I have ordered here many times, I keep getting discount cards so i continue to order. No problems here. ALMUHAJABAT http://www.almuhajabat.com, it’s in my favorites.
I am looking for girls long kurta not shalwar kameese for little girls, age 7, any ideas?
As salaamu alaikum , sister, do you know of a good reliable, on line store that I can order sleeve’s from in many different colors ( for short sleeve shirts) Insha Allah, shukrn ,As salaamu alaikum
As salaamu alaikum, I have ordered from a few companies online.
Al-Farah – Items were shipped pretty quickly, no problems at all with them.
Almuhajabat.com – Items also shipped pretty quickly and they have really cute hijab pins. They also send discount cards as was mentioned above.
Hijabs-r-us – AVOID this company!! I had to file a complaint with pay pal and the BBB because I never received the items I ordered.
I like some of the stuff on aab.uk, but every time I order something from overseas (I live in the U.S.) I always end up paying extra charges when the postman shows up at my door. The last time I had to pay an extra $50 to USPS that I didn’t know about beforehand.
Salaamz,
SubhanAllah, I wish that I had found this site before I ordered from Essenceofblack.com!! I placed an order 2 weeks ago, and other than the order confirmation e-mail, I’ve heard nothing from them. I have contacted them asking for order shipment information, and received no reply. I have just contacted them and threatened to start an investigation with my credit card company if I hear nothing back from them.
I am thinking now (after reading this site) that I am not even going to give them a chance. I am going to try to get the charges reversed (if they have charged yet), and get the order cancelled. Bank of America has pretty good fraud protection, so inshAllah, I will get the money back!
btw, I love almuhajaba.com! The lady who runs it is very nice and I have never had any issues. I highly recommend that site!
wasalaamz,
A new and exciting range of modest clothing for ssters with style ..now available @
http://www.MuslimFamilyShop.Com.
As Salaamu Alaikum,
Just browsing, Alhumdulillah! I found this site/blog and I’m impressed. Just looking to learn, expand and design garments that are stylish while maintaining modesty.
Barakallah Feequm
Salaamz. I was was wondering, have anyone have shopped at http://www.alhadeeqah.com? Please let me know asap. Are they good? I had order some stuff from them. Please let me know. Thank You! I hope the website is safe, not fake like Essence of Black!
Like I have ordered it like about all most 2 weeks ago from http://www.alhadeeqah.com. But they didn’t charge me or anything. So I donno whats going on. Like most websites have contact, like their address, and phone number. This website didn’t, That is pretty weird! You can only e-mail them. Like you don’t even know where they are located, like most websites have.
Salaamz! Have anyone shopped with http://www.AlHadeeqah.com. I just order some things their, I order a Niqab Burqa there. How you liked AlHadeeqah?
SALAAMS AMEERA,
I ordered from there….i absolutely love their products, however, it takes sooooo long to get your products….i totally forgot i ordered from them when i received them almost 2 months later. but i suppose the wait was worth it, the long black diamond shaped niqaab is my favorite, and I wear it all the time!
Allah Hafiz,
http://www.waahidah.com
coming soon, unique hijaab pins and pin cushions
Salaams Ameera,
let me tell you what happened to me when my emails were not being answered… i finally said them (by email) i was going to call my bank and have the charges reversed, because they would not answer my emails or give me a status update on my order, and then a sister emailed me back stating that she had sent out an email (that i never received-but Allah knows best), as I said in my previous post, it took a very long time before i saw my order.
Allah Hafiz
Wa Salaamz waahidahpins! Yeah I order them on 22nd the black diamond niqaab, I love it! Was their shipping safe? I can’t wait to get it lol. Now 2 months oh boy! They said take about 10 to 14 days its been 13 days all ready. I will have to wait. When I saw that Niqab I couldnt keep my eyes off of it, it’s just gorgeous. Thank you sister!
Has anyone ordered from Shukr? Is this company legit? I bought clothes from Shukr almost 2 weeks ago and haven’t heard from them since. Was I scammed?
Salaamz Kari! I always order my tunic tops, abayas from Shukr! I love their clothing! Rember u got to wash them cold, and hang dry! Their tunic tops sooo comfortable! I am very happy with them, and will always order from them again! You need to return no big deal, they are very nice people! And they can be expensive, but I always look for clearance! Better deals. I never had any problems with them ever! I will always get back to them, to order from them again!
As-Salaam Alaikum,
Just wanted to let the sisters know that Taqwa Iman (www.TaqwaIman.com) is offering Free Shipping on orders of $45 or more. Simply enter coupon code ‘FREESHIP45′ during checkout.
Thank you Ameerah, my clothes were delivered this afternoon and I am very happy and relieved. Alhamdullilah, everything worked out fine with Shukr and I will most likely order from them again also.
Salam alaikum,
i hope am not doing what is wrong, i need a muslim lady to marry who has fear of GOD in her.
Asalamu Alaikum,
My husband purchased through Alhadeeqah and never received is purchase. Because it was through yahoo/paypal, my husband eventually received his money back. Yes, they charged him. When yahoo inquired to Alhadeeqah about our purchase, we received an e-mail after we had tried emailing them ouorselves with no response for two weeks. They stated that the items had been shipped. It was a long and tedious process to get a refund but allah is all-knowing.
Sisters, I am trying to locate clothing for 100 degree weather that is not see through, especially tunics. Any recomendations? Also, thin, long sleeve t shirts to wear under dresses or see through tunic tops. I am having a hard time locating “thin” t shirts.
Asalamu Alaikum
Al Muhajaba El Aniqa totally ripped me off! Anyone else have issues with them? I ordered 2 hijabs like 5 weeks ago, haven’t received anything and they’re not answering their emails. Sisters with these horrid businesses, don’t be lazy, lets report them to the Better Business Bureau. This is completely ridiculous. They know how Muslims can be and we’ll let matters slide but there is nothing wrong with exposing a bad business and warning your sisters not to buy from them. This is very sad, you want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but they can’t be like this with people -enough is enough. It’s sad that Essence of Black especially , has been around so long. They’ve been scamming for YEARS!
ISLAMIC CLOTHES, FASHION & LIVING ACCESSORIES FAIR
01-04 October 2009
İstanbul Expo Center, Turkey
” Sector Meets Here, Don’t Miss ”
Demos Expo meets all Islamic Clothes, Fashion & Living Accessories sectors together at İstanbul between the dates of 1st to 4th October 2009 at İstanbul Expo Center, Yeşilköy – Turkey. İstanbul is a unique city, at the meeting point of Europe & Asia. Because of this we are looking for to meet all European and Middle East sector professionals all together at İstanbul.
In addition we would like to invite your Chamber of Commerce & Industry with your members for both visit the fair & and meet the potential buyers, exporters, dealers and more.
* If your members are looking for new markets, dealers, importers / exporters
* If your members are looking for new producers
* If your members are looking for represantatives to market your products
* If your members are looking for chain stores
This event will be the right Stop-Over for Islamic Clothes Sector Professionals for all Producers / Importers and Exporters.
Exhibitor Profile :
- Islamic Clothes for Men Collection / Women Collection and Kids Collection
- Islamic Clothes accessories
- Underwear & Accessories
- Islamic Swimming Wear
- Shoes for all Men / Women and Kids
- Jilbab
- Caftan
- Tunic/Blouse
- Islamic Hotels
- Islamic Tour Operators
- Islamic School and University
For having more details of updated flooring plans, booth rental price list, exhibitors list and more please contact with us.
With my best wishes,
Onur Göksel
Sales and Marketing Mng.
+90 (0533) 664 24 71 / Gsm
+90 (0312) 447 54 99 / Ofis
onur@demosfuar.com.tr
onurgoksel06@gmail.com
DEMOS EXPO LTD.
Uğur Mumcu Cd. Kırçiçeği Sk. No:5/5
PK:06700, Gaziosmanpaşa, Ankara – TR
Assalamu’alaykum..
We are an online shop selling a good range of abaya, hijab and other related items. We ship our products directly from supplier/manufacturer in the UAE hence our competitive price. We supply to businesses too. Wordwide shipping available. Do check us out at http://www.theabayasouq.com. We are having loads of promotion at the moment, so do check us out!
Salaam, I have just started my own business into modesty clothing – which are basically tops that do not have revealing necklines, are full sleeved and atleast cover the hips. For our Muslim clients, we also have matching hijab
Our website will be starting soon at http://www.farashati.com but meanwhile we are present in facebook. You can join the group and see some of our designs and contact me for orders till the website is ready. We just started with abahayas too 
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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117559241160&ref=nf#/group.php?gid=186571595402
or become a fan at
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117559241160&ref=nf#/pages/FARASHATi/107304456986
btw, how do I advertise on your page?
the design is unique…
As Salaamu Alaikum:
I ordered from Al Hannah twice 2-3 years ago and both times were a fiasco. The first time I ordered an overhead abaya and they sent a poorly sewed SHOULDER abaya that could only fit a 12 year old. I also ordered two prayer outfits for girls (two piece style). They were waaay too small and the material was horrible. When I contacted them the “brother” had an attitude and tried to deduct my refund because at that time they were offering free shipping. I said never again. BUT I must have neglected to say inshaAllah because a couple of years later I was in desperate need of a niqab and they had what I THOUGHT I needed.
I ordered their Saudi extra long niqab in black. I knew they had issues from before but I made du’a and wrote a specific note in the comment section when I ordered asking them to ONLY SEND ME WHAT I ORDERED or nothing at all. I received a call stating that they only had blue and did I want to wait for the black to come in. I said yes but he STILL sent the NAVY BLUE niqab not black like I ordered. I was HOT but I said alhamdullilah and just decided to color it black with RIT. It was long but the material was a heavy polyesterish (sp?) material and no cheese to boot (I LOVE cheese cloth) . $20 bucks wasted on creative online shopping.
I wanted to let sisters know about this because it is almost Ramadhaan and I know many of us will be ordering for ‘Eid inshaAllah. BUYERS BEWARE!! I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM AL HANNAH AGAIN INSHAALLAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Assalamualaikum Sisters,
I just wanted to share my experience with essenceofblack.com. I ordered three abayas from them, and was hoping to receive them on time, as I would expect from a Muslim company to keep their word, especially because they announce on their website all the wonderful reasons for why you should buy from them. A month and a half later, after I had been trying to get in contact with them with no such luck, I received the first abaya from EGYPT (when clearly on their website they claim to be based out of Michigan) and was disappointed to see that it was not according to the description stated on the website. Surprised at the fact that I only received one abaya when I ordered three at the same time (it would make sense to ship them together), I went back to check on my invoice and credit card statement (to see if I had ordered correctly) only to find out that Rehman Enterprises had overcharged me 40 dollars, more than the amount written in the invoice. I wrote back regarding all these issues and the response I got was no short of a slap in the face. I was accused of being a liar and was told to fear Allah, when all I wanted to know was where the rest of the abayas were and why was I charged more than what I agreed to pay without my consent. I was baffled at the kind of barbaric customer support these people have. In the meantime, I did receive the second abaya which was just as disappointing. I had already disputed my overcharged amount by this time, and the day I got my credit I received a prompt email from them telling me that I am wrong to take their money and that they will take this up with me on Yawmul Qiyamah. How Ironic to accuse me of taking their money when I was charged without my consent and had not even received the entire merchandise that I ordered and paid fully for. I have yet to receive the third abaya if they ever shipped it out. I wrote back asking about the third abaya and I received another atrocious email about how I’m not within my right to question anything because I disputed the (over)charge and literally was told “BLAH BLAH BLAH, don’t try to contact us anymore, you are blocked from our system.” This obviously infuriated my husband and we went ahead and disputed the entire amount telling the bank that we have not received the entire merchandise, we want no business with these people anymore and that if they provide us with a US mailing address, we are willing to send their merchandise back immediately, but we want all of our money back. I sent in our entire email exchange as evidence for the dispute and the bank gave me my money back and told me to keep the merchandise aside until they find a US address for me to send it back to. Today, I received an email from them calling me a thief and how my hands should be cut off for stealing their merchandise, that they will publish my name and my personal information on their “Wall of Shame” (interestingly enough, its real! and they have 4 or 5 people on it that have contested their charges and were able to get their money back within their right). I am insisting on a US address to be given in order for me to ship their merchandise. I need your advice sisters. I have their abayas, and I do have the intention of sending it back because I got my money back so they no longer belong to me, but why should I waste another 15 dollars to send it back to Egypt, and to people who have robbed so many muslims through their corrupt business. I need proper, islamic, legal advice as to what should be done with the merchandise that I have and how it should be taken care of. In the end, I may end up paying to send these back to Egypt, but something needs to be done. Also, I think its great that people are taking out the time to make aware of these fraud websites and businesses that the so called “muslims” are running. May Allah give them hidayah.
salaam,
i am SO glad i had the foresight to do a search on reviews of the essenceofblack.com website. I had been looking at them to order for a while but some things didn’t seem right to me. Some of the pictures they had where they cut out the eyes seemed strange. Also, I did notice that the hijab shop was identical to their website, again, strange. Then, when I sent them a question, they never replied, and when I signed up for the newsletter, I Would get offers for free trips and what not that were all scams just to get your personal information. All these things were red flags and I’m glad I listened becuase I would have easily dropped 200 dollars at their website, which is pretty expensive. I hope you guys report them and get them shut down. This is dispicable that someone would take advantage of muslim women like this. I wonder however where they get the pics for the beautiful abayas because soe of them I really like and would like to order. Allah be with you all and help you through these scams.
[...] I have been having a problem with online shopping though. And after doing a quick search concerning complaints about certain online Islamic clothing retailers, I just had to post a response concerning my run in with Al Hannah. [...]
Assalamu alaikum!
I wish I would have found this site sooner, I just ordered from essence of black two days ago.
Boy, am I glad I stopped in here. First I have to say that I have never ordered from essence of black because their website seemed too good to be true and from these comments I see its true. Now I’m glad I listened to my intuition about them.
I have ordered from Al-Mujalbaba and the sister is AWESOME! Mashallah, never a problem with any order or with any clothing.
I have ordered from Hijab Girl with no problems either…only thing I don’t like is that they are very slow to answer your emails..that’s if they answer them at all…so don’t expect a quick or any response from them but, they send your items with no problems…they’re niqabs run too small for me but I love their tie back hijabs.
I have ordered from Islamic Boutique on Ebay and even tho they are stationed in Egypt I had no problem with the transaction…I kind of feel better ordering through Ebay because of the security Ebay and Paypal offer buyers…Never had a problem with either company.
Try shopping with us! Insya’allah you will not be disappointed
http://www.theabayasouq.com
We sell abaya, hijabs and related items at very low prices!
I also ordered from them, they actually have another website named: barakullah
I recieved an abaya from that website and it was absolutly different then what I ordered. I just let that go and didnt order from them again.
I went on this website and just recieved my abayas and they are nothing like the picture!
I am going to talk to my bank and have this transaction disputed as a fraud. Is there any one else who can tell me what to do? I dont know any one in Eygpt that can help me. They should have their website closed before many more people make this mistake.
I ordered from http://www.maraboonline.com and the skirts were more beautiful than the web pictures. The material was of high grade. Unfortunately they are going offline in a couple of days. I am sorry I did not find them sooner.
I ordered some body wear from 2hijab.com. The shipping was $15 though and I was wondering if anyone knows of a US place or site that sells the mock neck bodywear.
I also bought a skirt from http://www.massofashions.com which is local here in Georgia, it has lovely craftsmanship and lined well. It was only $20 for a linen skirt!
Masha’Allah, I just discovered Essence of Black last night, and was soooo close to placing an order. They were having a ’sale” that, conveniently, ended last night, which almost pushed me to place an impulsive order. ElhamdouliAllah, the prices weren’t that low, and I don’t have much spare money to spend, and decided it was worth waiting, even if I missed the sale, to make a well-thought-out decision. I just googled Essence of Black to try to see if the sale did indeed end yesterday, or if they always say it is ending today to push people to order, and I discovered this site. ElhamdouliAllah that Allah saved me from this loss and frustration at a time that I really can’t afford to lose my money or time.
I have ordered from Al Hannah for years. I know one sister experienced a mix-up, and yes, sometimes they run out of a color and substitute, and some items are not super-fabulous quality, but I think they are a very good value for the money. I always receive my items quickly, with no overseas shipping issues. Their cotton shalwar-kameez are great in the summer!
Al Hediya in Kuwait is also extremely reputable. I have been ordering from her since she opened 10 years ago. They do actually make the abaya or jilbab just for you; you can choose whether you want embroidery that is matching, contrasting, or none at all, and specify the length, which avoids the hassle or expense of hemming.
May Allah reward you all for your recommendations and warnings.
Assalamu alaikum.
Hello sisters. I received a skirt today I ordered two weeks ago and it was supposed to be a 40 inch black wrap skirt. It was a very thin 38 in sheet of cloth with strings on the end. I was disappointed. I ordered it from clothesparadise.com. I contacted the owner who is really good about communication and he offered to refund half of my money, which I will accept, because now all I have to do is a few alterations on it. I see a serious need for muslimahs not being met by the fashion industry in the U.S. I really wish I weren’t so busy going to school and working full time, because I would try to remedy this situation. I am always searching online for clothes because I don’t have the time to go out and shop much. I am very resourceful and have found several non-muslim sites with modern clothing like silhouettes.com. So whenever I run across a good place, Iwill run it by this site.
I would like to ask if anyone else has dealt with ‘Libaas Boutiques’ and its representative Yasir Shah or Yasir Islam????? well they are a SCAM and i avert any of my muslim brothers and sisters from him. he took my money for a tall order a few hundred pounds and i never heard from him again!
salam aleikum
This is very good topic to discuss ..there are so many sites that are just rip off..
I had bad experience with hijabsare us ..I never received a reply from them ..My bank started disputing transaction and they refunded the money after a while but never replied …I wonder what is wrong with those people?
Another biggest dissapointment for me was my wedding dress which I ordered from http://www.utsavsarees.com …I was supposed to receive the dress within a week according to what they said on a website ,but instead it came after more then a month a week before my wedding and it was awfull ,teerrible ,completely wrong size and nothing like on the picture ..They gave us so much headache ,we had to fight with them on the phone 100 times after that we shipped it back to them and they refunded the money because if they wouldnt then the bank would go after them and get the money anyway …Please be careful with them ,they have beautigul website and when you ask for any item they reply immideately but once you order forget it..
I ordered many times from eastessence.com and was very happy with the items and their service ..
I also like almuhajabat ,ordered from them many times ..
I ordered from artizara and hijabs were really beautiful and super fast shipping …
I ordered Hijabs from shukr and was very dissapointed ,very very low quality and all the hijabs started coming appart and having holes in them
I ordered from al farah ,the items were beautiful but see through ,very sad …
Please visit my blog http://www.islamfashionandidentity.blogspot.com
waaleikum salam
salam
yes we have all experienced some type of let down. i was unfortunate enough to send money via western union, i have let the fraud section there know but it is highly unlikely they can retrieve any money. the cheek with this company, Libaas Boutiques is that they kept me believing that they did not scam me even gave me a phony Tracking number for my order and courier who i contacted numerous times and they kept insisting that the tracking number was incorrect. i even phoned pakistan and the manager Yasir who dealt with my transaction and to whom i payed the money to kept hanging up on me! stay away from this company! libaas.biz.ly ul get scammed
Salaams sister, I have just had the same issue and after looking at your post on here, find myself to be in the exact same situation as yourself. It to had been intouch with Yasir Shah who i found via Alibaba.com. We had been intouch over 2 weeks regarding me order etc and once i sent the money, he seemed to have lost interest and slacked in sending me any emails. It has now dragged to a whole month and whenever I ring him he seems to not answer or when he does decides to cut it off. Im findign it very hard to believe that someone can use Allah and Islam and make a mockery out of it!
The courier’s do exsist but the member of the person he gave us, doesnt seem oto be there anymore! The only reason why i thought he was genuine was because there was a person on ebay selling Libaas Boutiques jilbabs based in London. I dunno if they are linked but im trying to find that person on ebay to get some feedback. Sister if you could please get intouch with me via my email address as i believe somthing should be done about this. Im sure if we get intouch with the correct people this guy could get what’s coming to him. InshaAllah if not in this life then the Akhira.
Yasir shah, Yasir Islam from Libaas Boutiques is nothing but a scam, fraud and a cheat.
Salaams
I to have experienced issues with the scaming Yasir Shah/Islam. After i had placed my order and sent money via western Union, he seemed to slack in communication. It has now been 4 weeks and i have come to the conclusion this guy is nothing but a fraud. The only reason why i went ahead in dealing with him was due to seeing Libaas Boutique jilbab on ebay. I am now trying to find that same person to confirm whether or not their dealings have been with Yasir Shah or not, and if they to maybe a scam! I have rang many times to find he just keeps hanging up on me or either answering and playing music in the background. Is there some kind of organisation that could help us to deal with these sort of people? They use Islam and make a mockery out of it. May Allah Guide them
Salaam aleikum
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I recommend you all to take a look at http://www.hijabnow.com if you are looking for reasonable prices and good quality clothing.
Take a look on the web site you wont be disappointed
ws
in reply to hijabis comment about libaas boutiques then yasir shah told me that you were just his competion trying to make him look bad, but he was very eager for me to place an order
LOL! wot a joke! i am in no way his competition, i was trying to order some abayas so that i may start a little business of my own in england, how would i be such a threat to him! More like he is just making excuses to you sis, i have all the emails from him and the ones that i sent, i can show you if you like, i have complained about him at alibaba where i found his company and they have disabled his pages and urged me to go to the police and that they would do all that they can to aid me in that. so i will do that inshallah. what i cant still get over is that how he calls himself a muslim, when in the Holy month of Ramadhan he is scamming fellow muslims from their hard earned money. it just amazes me
yeh i see. lucky i came across your comments i would have totally bought a big order from him. it is amazing how ppl can just go round doing these types of things. esps in this month. make sure u go to the police and inform western union aswell of his scamming
dear sisters my email is umm_amatullah@hotmail.com for any further correspondence about this fraudster yasir shah, and yes like u said sis even if we dont get him in this life we will so in the akhirah so yess i may have lost £300 but thats nothing to what he’ll lose inshallah
Thanx sis for your details. Looks like this guy is new into all this, coz there seems to be no mention of his scam elsewhere!
Competition lol… yeah right! Has anyone got hold of a landline number or address for him? I have got one that he gave me for western union but has anyone else got one for Lahore? He was going to give it me as i was wanting to send him tags for the jilbab order! wish i asked him for it now, dought he would have given me the right one tho, but owuld have been worth someone going to pay him a visit! I to have all emails from him if anyone wishes to question this matter! Please just speard the word in as many forums as possible. Is there anything else we can do? surely some authorities in pakistan should be able to help?
has anyone been to their local authorities over this yasir shah scam – i have been advised to do so – so i think we all should and try and get pakistani authorities on him
peace missile send me an email so that i can get back in touch with u on that umm_amatullah@hotmail.com
ok guys has anyone heard of ’shakil enterprises’ or ’shakil plaza’? cos i found him now and i dont want to get shot in the same foot twice!!!!
assalammualaikum..
I just want to add to some post about essenceofblack.com. I bought an abaya from them, took months before it finally arrive and the workmanship was poor, the fabric is of the lowest quality and to top it of, it look so hideous. Not my size..more for an elephant. Anyway, i emailed them and was abused after that. I decided not to shop there anymore and just be more aware when purchasing online.
Sis i wouldnt trust anyone in Pakistan or China anymore! Just been on Alibaba. Com and Im suspisous that Yasir Shah now has changed his details to Mrs. Haya Islamic! And Also MR and Mrs Hassan! He Has got the same Pictures up again! BE CAREFUL! THEY A SCAM!
Asalaamu Alaikam,
I wouldn’t say that it is a location issue (meaning that no one in Pakistan or China should be trusted), rather, it’s an issue of simply NOT ordering from companies that are located overseas. If you are in North America, then it is best to stick with companies IN North America. The US and Canada have laws to protect consumers, unlike countries like Pakistan. Also, since you are not in Pakistan yourself, there is very little that you can do (if anything at all) when someone does scam you. People know this, and are much more likely to tale advantage of a foreign customer.
Some of these companies on the Internet are hiding their location (EssenceofBlack.com hides the fact that they are actually in EGYPT). If you cannot find contact information on their website (other than an e-mail address), then it would be best to not order from them. I found this out the hard way.
As for contacting the “authorities” in Pakistan, I can tell you that nothing will be done about this person. Even if they do find the guy, he can just pay them off, and they will let him go. Pakistan does not have the legal system that we have in the West. Unless someone has a contact in Pakistan, there is really nothing that can be done.
Sorry for the discouraging words. Just a bit of reality.
BTW, I recently ordered from EastEssence.com, and apart from the abaya not being the exact color it was on the website (it looked baby pink, the abaya I received was more rose pink), I must say that I was pleased with the quality of the abaya. The company is located in the US, and ships the orders directly from India. Despite the fact that the order came from India, I still received it in a timely manner. InshAllah, I will order from them again in the future.
Wasalaamz
i have successfully removed yasir shahs ‘libaas boutiques’ from ecplaza and alibaba, by emailing their fraud sections and letting them know, whether he has gone and started using other names then subhanallah i dont know how we can stop this man!!!! and inaya shukran for the link of the website i shall try and place orders off them now inshallah and thankfully they accept paypal! cos with paypal you can retrieve your money cant you if they dont send???
Assalammualaikum,
Just want to pitch in my opinion..about Paypal, I’ve been using their service for three years now. Even if the transaction is a breeze with Paypal, they can turn to be a pain when you have dispute(s) on item purchase. For example, for getting back your money when you don’t receive the item. You can only get money back from seller if the seller failed to come up with a proof of delivery. Most of the time, you won’t get back your hard-earned money. Of course they’ll hold the money till the dispute closed/resolved but in many cases it will take too long to get back you money which is highly unlikely. Anyway, since they are the most convenient to use for online purchase, I stick with them though i had a number of bad experience with my purchase online(which paypal don’t evenhelp to protect my rights as consumer). At the end of the day, YOU have to be your own watchdog to ensure smooth transaction and enjoyable experince purchasing online. keep updating..it will be good to share.
Sallam Allaykum sisters,
I ordered from essence of black a few months ago…unfortunately i realized it was a scam later after ordering. I was wondering if anyone had any success in getting their money back? or any sisters know of a place to report them to? I would really appreciate any feed back, Im really tired of these websites taking our money.
IslamicImpressions.co.uk is another website to avoid. They delivered items completely different to what I had ordered and then ignored my emails, phonecalls & voice messages to request for a return/refund, even though their website has a returns/refund policy. The one time I did get through their phone lines, I was told someone would call me back but of course no one did. I find it so disppointing that these so-called islamic retailers are so dishonest in conducting their business. That bothers so much more than the money I have lost in the transaction. I mean, by doing so, the money they earn is haram anyway?
This is so weird b/c I actually just ordered an abaya from EssenceofBlack and had no problems. It did come rather late in the mail (almost a whole month.
) but otherwise, I have no complaints. The stitching seems to be pretty good and it has held up pretty well so far. Hmm…. O.o I wonder if somethings changed or if maybe I just got lucky? 
Although I also know of another Sister who has ordered from them with success so I wonder what the deal is. Huh. Well, if I order from them again, I will be sure to keep a better eye on them- I would expect better from an Islamic retailer but apparently this is not the case. -.-
The abaya that I ordered from EssenceofBlack was not only NOT the abaya pictured (the color was wrong, and the sparkly embellishments in the picture were not on the abaya I received), but the stitching and embroidery was horrible. All this was made worse by the fact that I paid close to $70 for the thing! The fabric was also of a very poor quality.
It took forever for it to finally ship, and when I tried contacting them (they only have an e-mail address for contact), they ignored my messages until I threatened to report them to the credit card company and have all charged reversed. Even then, I got a very short and curt message saying that the abaya had just been sent out via Egyptian Post (despite the fact that they charge so much for shipping, they only use the postal service??).
It was a big rip-off, and it seems to be more in keeping with the experiences that others have had. I am highly suspicious of any posts made by people saying that their experience was wonderful, or that they got exactly what they ordered.
i am sooooo glad i am not the only one with this experience. the quality was HORRIBLE. i didnt get my whole order and they sent the wrong items!!!!! i spent 400 dollars on GARBAGE. subhalnallah, when i wrote them, they replied SOOO nast, it was unbelivable. they told me i was the only one whom felt this wany and it must be me
ps.. it also tooK monthes to get an order i paid 65 dollars for s&H FOR
I THINK ESSENCE OF BLACK IS ON EBAY…GOING BY THE USER ID OF UMMNIQAB BUT THE STORE ON EBAY IS CALLED UMM NIQAAB BY ZUBAYDAH – THE CLOTHES LOOK SO SIMILAR TO BLACK ESSENCE CLOTHING…AND THAT EBAYER HAS A BAD RATING.
May Allah forgive you for linking me to them and I am not linked to them at All. You should not speak what you dont know, I make my clothing from sratch and provide excellent customer service sister, you can reach me anytime, Pleae dont speak what you dont know as Allah knows and ia All Knowing.
Umm Niqaab
as salam alaikum subhanALLAH…I have just been ripped off by ummniqaab.com….I paid $360 for a bulk order that I have not recieved as yet…I ordered and paid in Jul 09…..I am so upset….and now Iread that they are linked with essence of black …. they are scam!…..May ALLAH give me my haqq
go on ebay, she goes by ummniqaab and has horrible feedback…report her to ebay as everyone that has gotten ripped off by black essence should do because i believe its the same person or persons…her ebay account has her listed as living in new jersey.
Assalaamualaykum, I am NOT ESSENCE OF BLACK… dont know who runs that sight and have never ordered form them, Also my feedback is great on ebay http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=ummniqab&ftab=AllFeedback.
Umm Niqaab
973-280-6615
another suggestion since she has an ebay account…open an ebay account. its free and this allows you to communicate with all other ebay members so you can take a look and see who has posted the most recent comments on an item they received from her, then you can ask that ebay member if they can provide you with the address and name on the package that was sent…
I am so sorry to hear that…did you buy through her website or through Ebay? If you went through Ebay and paid via paypal, you can get your money back from them….but if you went through her website try to go through the authorities…
as salamalaikum I paid through paypal and didn’t purchase through ebay….problem is paypal only follow up on payments within 45 days of paying after that they don’t…..WHich authorities can I go to?….I tried to contact ebay but they are still letting her list and run tho shop…so many people are getting ripped off ….!…..any other ideas on what I can do….tx
Asalamu Alaykum sister…
My only other suggestion which I left previously is to get yourself an Ebay account (its free) and then contact the last couple of people that bought stuff from her as they should still have the packaging with her real address and explain to them that you bought something from her and have been unable to get a response from her…
I have an account with ebay …. do you think other buyers will share that with me?….I guess it is worth a try…..thanks
Has anyone ordered from n-ti boutique before? I really love their stuff on their website, but I’ve tried to contact them twice to ask if their size chart is the body measurement or the clothing measurements and never got a reply back. I’d love to order something but, if they don’t answer their email, then, I’m quite wary of placing an order.
I would not EVER order from any on-line store that either does not post a telephone and address on their website or doesn’t respond to emails or phone messages within a reasonable time frame, which is 24-48 hours.
To some that may be an extreme but I figure, if you want to run a business then learn how to balance and keep seperate your life at home and those of your business. If money was just sent for an order, it’s not the customers concern that you have to make dinner or have classes to attend. Run your business like a professional and provide the same quick speedy service you do when the payment was processed and the money was taken with no problems.
If family life is going to interfere with providing customers 110% customer service than post that on the website – at least let customers have a choice as to whether they want to order or not.
If a company doesn’t return calls or messages left for them, that is a RED FLAG. Do not order from them. If they treat you like that being a potential customer, can you imagine what would happen if you actually ordered from them?
Just my thoughts! (feel better
DOn’t order from them…..as the previous poster said this is a really bad sign. By the way I had a friend in the US go and pick up my items from ‘ummniqaab’ as she refused to post!!…..I am located in Australia…..my friend has sent me pics of the items and they are absolutely appalling….bad material and a bad sewing job.!!!>…I can’t beleive it!!….she has apparently thrown them into a box and that was that!….I can only warn EVERYONE to keep away from her she also has an ebay shop…..she goes by umniqaab….BEAWARE and keep away!
Thank you for the adive to not order from them. I was hoping to hear they were reliable, I really liked their designs. But I’m not going to risk it! Again, thank you.
I have ordered from Umniqaab. Since I live in the US and very close to her. I decided to go to her place and I stayed for over 3 hours chatting while she was making my Niqabs. I am sorry that you had a bad experience with her. She has always answered her emails when I wrote her. I live in New York and she lives in NJ. It does take me awhile to get to her shop, but it is well worth it. I plan on going to her shop next month and placing an order.
I order from Sunnah Style also. I have had no problem. It is slow when it comes from Cananda to US. I am glad that you mentioned Essessce of Black. I was going to order from them also.
Islamic Boutique I have ordered from also. No problem with their service.
Thank-You.
Linda
I guess she had no choice but to make your things while you were waiting for her…but I know a lot of sisters that have gotten ripped off by her…now one or two…maybe we can accept that as orders being overlooked – but all these other sisters?? Come on now….something sure is fishy with her… and she has a horrible rating with Ebay…This is not the case of just one or two cases being overlooked…There’s no way you can take someone’s money and just forget that you had to give them something in return…She’s not stupid…she knows exactly what she’s doing….she figures majority of sisters are not going to press any charges or have the case investigated since they don’t have a physical address for her nor a telephone number…I guess that’s the only way to ensure you get your stuff…sit with her for 3 hours while she gets your order together…
Assalaamualaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barrakatahu,
Maashaa Allah, This sister who is complaing that she wa ripped off by me is lying, and May Allah(swa) guide her, She refused to pay for shipping to Austrailia After i custom made and added zippers and other adjustments FOR FREE, Some people just want something for nothing, and as for the outcome of this, she sent someone to pick up her order from me and I was so glad to be rid of her order after being harassed, all because she didnt want ot pay the $112.00 in shipping in which i was willing t pay $60.00 of out f my own pocket. Now she may be very upset to find that this price for shipping is actually true and now the entire burden rests on her, Becaue I officially in writting relased my self of any and all obligations to her once the sister picked up the order for her, Allhumdulillah!!!!! and by the way this order was picked upover 2 weeks ago. My feedback is Great on ebay heres the link http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=ummniqab&ftab=AllFeedback
Also for those sisters whom would like to see for themselves go to
http://www.ummniqaab.com and enter coupon code niqaabigirl and get $5.00 of of any order of $40.00 or more. also I can be reached at 973-280-6615 anytime and my email is ummniqaab@gmail.com.
I also wanted to add that I am so sorry to hear about sisters getting ripped off by websights but as a sister commented above, never order form a websight that you dont have a customer service number for pr who dosent answer emails, May Allah Rectify us all And grant us Jennah-A firdous..Ameen
as salam alaikum, SubhanALLAH I don’t know how you can continue lieing about the transaction ! I paid $360US for rubbish clothing from what I have been told by the sister who kindly picked them up for me! I paid $60US shipping of which YOU HAVE KEPT !!….I will not leave this and you will face me on the Day of Judgement who ever you are. Do you think ALLAH is not ALL KNOWING of what you have done?….What about the lies and promises of “fast delivery if you pay now”….all a lie!…..I PAID ON 19 JULY 2009 AND UNTIL NOW NOTHING!! You are a cheat and a liar May ALLAH forgive you. I am warning all sisters to steer well away from you. YOU dont’ reply to emails when you don’t feel like it. Especially when a person lives on the other end of the globe and you have cashed in on $360US! NOt even phone calls!!….and there are so so so many sisters out there that have contacted me saying they too have been ripped off by you or they have received rubbish clothing from you. If you fear ALLAH then you need to refund me my postage $60US…..instead of doing the right thing you continued making up stories of posting the package and it being returned to you!….what a nonsence! The sister who picked it up said there were no stickers indicating that the parcel had EVER BEEN POSTED!!!…subhanALLAH. I can only encourage ALL readers to keep well away from this scam website and this scam seller. She will coax you into making a large order as does Essence of Black and you will never see the goods and she is impossible to contact if she wants to be. BEAWARE!!! that is all I can say.
Its funny Ms. UmmNiqaab or whatever your name is…you say you’re not part of Black Essence yet you’re clothes remarkably look the same. Majority of complaints from them is that buyers don’t receive their merchandise or receive badly made clothes….the same complaints against you….three similarities that show me you are or you bought wholesale from Black Essence and are ripping people off as they have…what is it?? they have a training course on how to rip off people when you buy wholesale from them??…Its also funny that you didn’t address the shoddy tailor work on your clothes..and by the way, your reviews on Ebay are not that great when you compare it to the amount of sales you’ve put out…that right there is a red flag…but I don’t have to worry about your little crooked butt, because I’d NEVER buy from you…and I’d never buy anywhere I see those exact same clothing style…..you’ve proven yourself a liar…only thing is that on Ebay, you can’t pull that bullcrap off because you know Paypal and Ebay would get you good…so you have to watch your P’s and Q’s if you try and rip someone off there…You need to be prosecuted and you have been reported to Ebay and if everyone that has gotten ripped off by her would create an I.D. on Ebay and let them know what she’s been doing, she’d eventually remove herself from Ebay and then just be careful because slime like that will eventually return….as pigs usually return to their filth…words hit you hard? then that’s your guilty conscious! You created this mess with your dishonesty amongst people who don’t even think twice but to trust one of their fellow worshippers….Clean up your act…if not for anybody else, do it for the FEAR of ALLAH who watches everything and will hold us accountable for our actions in the end….Return that sister’s money and quit being a fraud because in the end girl, karma is a mother flower…it will come back and bite you when you least expect it….whatever you dish out to others, will eventually be dished out to you….so clean your hands and do it right…return that sisters money for the FEAR of ALLAH…have shame and correct your behavior while there is still time and Allah is OFT FORGIVING AND MERCIFUL!!!!!
Essence of black is a big scam. I bet she works for them.
Do NOT use Essence of Black for islamic clothing. They will scam you. They sent me half of my order and responded back twice saying they’ll send the rest but never did and never bothered to respond back. They’re snakes, there are far too many other honest vendors out there.
so do not use http://www.essenceofblack.com !!!
It is a shame that as muslims some are running their companies in such a shoddy way. Its sad because typically, once we hear a company is run by a muslim, we feel more confident ordering from them….we embrace them wholeheartedly just on account that they are muslim, so its really sad when we hear of muslims scamming and taking advantage of other muslims. Very sad for this Ummah.
Yes Inez that is exactly why I ordered from her. SubhanALLAH I have actually got the 6 sets I ordered a sister was so kind to pick them up for me from this ummniqaab person as she refused to post them to me!!!….she has kept my postage and the clothing is not worth a cent! ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!…The material is very low quality not even cut straight the worst sewing I have ever seen!….basically I have paid $360US for 6 sets of RAGS!!!….These sets were not even for me but for other sisters…..they too are absolutely devastated at the clothing! I can’t believe this person is a person who even knows how to sew. I will leave her to ALLAH, she has lied cheated stolen and now that I have the stuff after ordering and paying in JULY !… 4months we have waited on her false promises and lies and then only to receive rubbish rags ! Again I can only warn all to keep away from this person NEVER ORDER FROM HER. SInce t his has happened so many sisters have contacted me saying they too were stung by her lies of delivery and never receive anything or they receive rags. You see most of her transactions happen OUTSIDE ebay she is shifty, and if you see her feedback at ebay most of the feedback is for items SHE has purchased not for people purchasing from her shop!….YA ALLAH like you said sister Inez this is so sad, she is so sad. Like I said to umniqaab in an email I am glad it is not me that is oppressing the people and lieing….the things people will so for a few $$$…subhanALLAH May ALLAH protect us.
Anyone purchase from eastessence? They seem legit…but we all know how that goes…good thing is they list two telephone numbers plus an address in California..Any feedback. http://www.eastessence.com