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Jilbāb (1) جلباب. generic. The term used in the Qur'an ( Suratu l-Ahzāb, āya 59) to refer to the outer garment. In Indonesia, the term jilbab refers exclusively to the head-covering. Jilbāb (2) A type of outer garment that looks like a long raincoat or trenchcoat. Kalpak.
e. Islamic clothing is clothing that is interpreted as being in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Muslims wear a wide variety of clothing, which is influenced not only by religious considerations, but also by practical, cultural, social, and political factors. [ 1][ 2] In modern times, some Muslims have adopted clothing based on Western ...
Moslema in style fashion show at PWTC. Islamic Fashion as a phenomenon stemmed from the combination of a set of Islamic practices (in which the need to cover a specific set of body parts is present) and of the rising need and desire to include these specific clothing items in a broader fashion industry. The global growth of “an Islamic ...
Boys in Badakshan, Afghanistan, wearing kameez tunics, showing side seams left open below the waist. [ 1] Shalwar kameez[ 2][ 3] (also salwar kameez[ 4] and less commonly shalwar qameez) [ 5][ 6] is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, [ 4][ 7] and Central Asia. [ 8][ 9] Shalwars are trousers which are atypically ...
Islamic female dress. In modern usage, hijab ( Arabic: حجاب, romanized : ḥijāb, pronounced [ħɪˈdʒaːb]) generally refers to variety of head coverings conventionally worn by many Muslim women as an expression of faith. [ 1][ 2] Similar to the tichel or snood worn by Orthodox Jewish women, certain headcoverings worn by some Christian ...
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent adorned in a richly embroidered kaftan. A stylish young woman of the mid-17th century. She wears şalvar (trousers), a long, sheer gömlek (chemise), and an ankle-length purple entari (outer robe) with the ends tucked up. The fur lining of her yelek (jacket or vest) marks her as wealthy and high-ranking.
Embroidery offered symbolic protection for the most highly valued objects, including babies, household possessions and things with religious significance. When in the 16th and 17th centuries in Turkey, men wore turbans as a sign of Islam, they placed their turbans under embroidered cloths. [5]
Thawb or thobe ( Arabic: ثَوْب lit. 'dress' or 'garment' ), is an Arab garment worn by inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula. It is also referred to as jubbah ( جُبَّه ), dishdashah ( دِشْدَاشَة ), and kandura ( كَنْدُورَة) in varieties of Arabic. The thawb is long-sleeved ankle-length traditional robe; it is ...