Allah Tested Me With Basketball | The First Hijabi Basketball Player

By: Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir May 5, 2025

Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is an American former collegiate basketball player. She was notable for playing basketball while wearing a hijab, a headscarf for Muslim women.

Bilqis scored 3,070 points in her high school career, setting the all-time scoring record in Massachusetts. Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to becoming the first Division I basketball player to play wearing hijab.

When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as an African-American Muslim.