In Hinduism, death is a very important time. It doesn’t mean the end of life it means the start of a new one. They perform the ritual Shraddha to bless people for their transition from this life to the next. In Islam Ramadan is a very important festival. It is a month long festival that takes place during the ninth month of their year. They use the Islamic calendar which is a lunar-calendar, meaning that the seasons can come at different during the year. Ramadan is a month long fast which means no eating, drinking and smoking during daylight hours. Ramadan is a part of the Five Pillars of Islam called Sawm. In Islam they often use phrases as important symbols. The picture on the right is calligraphic representation of the word Allah. They also use other words like shahada (The first of …show more content…
The women are asked to wear either Hijabs (a headscarf), shayla (a headscarf with an extra piece to cover the neck), khimar (a long cape-like veil that goes just above the waist) or burka (the most concealing. It covers the whole body and leaves a mesh screen to see through). Here are the rules for a proper women’s dress in Islam: The hijab (covering) must conceal the entire body except the face and the hands. It should not be translucent or tight. It should not attract the attention of the opposite gender. Jewellery and makeup should not be on display. It should not be a garment worn because of vanity or to gain popularity or fame. It should not be perfumed. And it should not resemble the clothing that is specific to the non-Muslims. The men’s rules however are: The part of the body from the naval to the knees should be covered. It should not resemble the clothing that is specific to the non-Muslims. It should not be tight or see-through. A man is not permitted to wear garments made of silk, or jewellery made of gold. These rules are stated in the Quran and cross dressing is strictly against the
Muslim women cover themselves by wearing Hijab. Hijab, which is also known as the veil, is the Islamic dress for women consisting the head covering, along with the body covered modestly. In Learning Islam 2, according to historians, the practice of Hijab was “part of [the] everyday dress for women in Ancient Christian and Jewish communities”(D32). Back then, many Christian and Catholic women wore a head covering as a sign of chastity. We can also see that there are references to the practice of wearing the veil in both the Old and New Testaments, “…if a woman does not have her head veiled, she may as well have her hair cut off. But if it is too shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or head shaved, then she should wear a veil” (I Corinthians 11:6). As you can see, the Bible gives the woman the choice of wearing the veil or have her hair cut off.
The hijab, while not always popular, has seem to be customary for most women to wear in the Islam world for good or for bad. Prior to the 21st century the hijab was not very popular and was looked as a rarity, but now most women adopted this clothing choice for a multitude of reasons. Many women choose to wear it because they feel god instructed women to wear it, to highlight modesty, to show faith in god, or to show Muslim identity. There are many reasons women wear the hijab, even if the veil is forced upon them because of family members; However, the sight of the veil concerns many women activists whose main priority is to insure equality for all women. Many women activists don’t like the veil to be forced upon women and the idea
As for Muslim women,they wear a headscarf known as the hijab. Hijab is a veil that covers the head and chest. Most Muslim women at the age of puberty,wear the hijab in the presence of adult males outside of their immediate family. Most women wear abayas. Abayas are long/loose dresses.The purpose to why they dress the way they do is,hence they want to protect themselves from harm and to keep their lovely beauty for their husband.This is worn in public, yet still they can dress however they wish in their place of residency.Abayas are very similar to the graduation gowns worn when high schoolers graduate and when judges in courts judge .If successful mortals wear them ,therefore it is a sign of greatness and achievement.Some citizens find that wearing religious garments in public should not be permissible,hence it would be as if they said a human being graduating shouldn't be permissible to wear the
Clothing is perhaps the simplest form of expression used by people to differentiate themselves from other members of society at both the collective and individual level. Clothing has the ability to simultaneously delineate an individual’s identifying attributes such as gender, profession, religion and ethnicity. Likewise, religious symbols entail wearing particular garments, amongst many other articles, and individuals choosing to wear it to overtly demarcate their religion and faith. Many traditions have distinctive religious symbols, such as Sikhs wearing the turban and Catholic nuns wearing the black veil. In Islam, there are several religious symbols such as the hijab, the burqa and the niqab intended to be worn by Muslim women. In recent
It is ordinary seeing woman in a veil in countries where the majority of people are Muslims. Even though, the picture of “Hijab” is not strange because it was known in previous cultures before Islam, it is considered as a phenomenon especially in the western societies which it still carries many of misunderstood thoughts. Some People who are non-Muslims in United States view “Hijab” as a fundamentalism, fanatics, barbarism, oppression, retro gradation, and terrorism image. Wearing the veil raises many controversial questions such as: Why do Muslim woman wear the veil? Is wearing the veil a cultural tradition or religious practice! What exactly is “Islamic Dress Code” and is it must be altered in its qualities from periodical time to another in order to be acceptable! Does “Hijab” isolate woman from interacting normally within society? However, all facts behind this issue will be revealed throughout the discussion of its meaning, the purpose of practicing it and seeing Hijab within references and historical context. This would unveil the mystery.
The veil is generally classified into two types; the hijab, and the niqab/burqa. To differentiate between the two, the hijab is the veil that covers the head, and the niqab/burqa is the veil that either covers the face excluding the eyes, or covers the complete face. Some claim that the covering of the complete face is an obligation within the Islamic faith, except she who is in the state of Hajj, or Prayer. In a hadith stated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan, about Islamically accepted clothing “^A'ishah, Ummul Mu'minin, (the most knowledgeable woman in the Muslim nation), narrated that when her sister Asma', the daughter of Abu Bakr, entered upon the Messenger of Allah, (peace be upon him), wearing thin clothes, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), turned his attention from her and said which means: “O Asma', when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, she is not allowed to show of herself except this and this”, and he pointed to her face and hands.” (Hassan, 2004) In this authentic hadith, it is evident that the Muslim female is not obligated to cover the face, as this judgment was not specified by the Prophet for the state of Prayer and hajj only.
The Koran says that women must be modest and hide their, "unseen parts." Unfortunately, this verse is imprecise and can be understood from a liberal or conservative perspective. The liberal view would only require women to conceal their breast and groin. Predictably, Muslim culture understands this verse in an ultra conservative way requiring women to cloth themselves from head to toe, allowing their eyes and in rare cases not even their eyes to be visible. The Koran does not state any specific regulations that men have to hide their unseen parts.
Most Islamic scholars agree that when a woman is wearing the hijab, her head neck ears and shoulders should be covered and in front of unrelated men (Muslim or non-Muslim), a women must cover. Unfortunately this is where the general consensus ends. Some scholars believe that everything except a woman's face, hands, and feet are awarh- an Arabic word referring to the parts of the body that should be covered by clothing. Other disagree. Some say that women should cover in front of non-Muslim women to keep them from describing the appearance of the hijab wearer to men.
Within the Middle East, the largest population of the men and women are Muslim. The Muslim religion suggests that women wear a veil or hijab, which is a head scarf that only exposes a woman’s eyes, accompanied by a burqa, which is a full-body cloak. The sole purpose of the clothing is to cover a woman’s feminine features from men’s eyes. The Qur’an, an Islamic scripture, supports and slightly obligates the uniform by saying that women are to be conservative, “let them wear their head covering over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments.” (Qur’an).
Men determine how women dress.” (Quran 2:228) “Wives have the same rights as the husbands have on them in
The hijab represents the Qur’anic ideal of modesty. Women traditionally are expected to cover themselves and be in the presence of a chaperone at all times when in public. This practice is attributed to Islamic belief that women can be taken advantage of easily and stems from fears for women’s sanctity and honor. However, the veil brings about a cultural separation between “female appearance in the public domain and the meanings of hijab to women who adopt the veil” (Ahmed, 142).
What is considered modest dress is subjective, which is why there are many different modest garment variations for Muslim women across countries. A Muslim women has the option of wearing one or more than one of the following: hijab, shayla, khimar, chador, niqāb, or burqa. A hijab is a scarf that only covers the head and neck. This is the most common modesty garment worn by Muslim-American women and can often be colored with elaborate designs (ArabsinAmerica. Unc.
Within the Middle East, the largest population of the men and women are Muslim. The Muslim religion suggests that women wear a veil or hijab, which is a head scarf that only exposes a woman’s eyes, accompanied by a burqa which is a full body cloak. The sole purpose of the clothing is to cover a woman’s feminine features from men’s eyes. The Qur’an, an Islamic scripture, supports and slightly obligates the uniform by saying that women are to be conservative, “let them wear their head covering over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments.” (Qur’an).
In the Islamic faith, Muslim women are required to dress modestly by God. In the Qur’an, God speaks directly to all Muslim women and says “...guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment (The Qur’an 24:31)”. Muslim women have to wear a hijab, or a head covering, when they are in public places and when they are around men who are not close relatives. In fact, countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar have a mandatory dress code enforced. Muslim women in these countries have to wear a hijab and an abaya, or a full-length, loose fitting garment on top of their clothes. Although God requires Muslim women to dress modestly and Saudi Arabia and Qatar have a dress code, it is entirely their choice on what they would like to wear.
Ramadan is a very special month in the Islamic life. It is consider being a blessed month by the muslins. It is practice in the ninth month of every year and it is place on the Islamic Lunar calendar. It is also very important in the Islamic life because it focus on fasting (sawm or siyam) observe from sunset to sunrise. Which the muslin minds are place on reflection and discipline. During this month of fasting helps make it to contribute to God’s blessings, to help the poor and answer their needs, to repent for their sins, to make stronger their moral characters and to remember that all their glory goes to God. The fasting is usually base on abstinence of drink, food and some different physical needs between the daylight hours. Sometimes,