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  2. Abaya - Wikipedia

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    The abaya (colloquially and more commonly, Arabic: عباية ʿabāyah, especially in Literary Arabic: عباءة ʿabā'ah; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt, عباءات ʿabā'āt), sometimes also called an aba, is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in the Muslim world including most of the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of ...

  3. Jilbāb - Wikipedia

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    Women wearing the traditional jilbāb in the Medina quarter in Essaouira, Morocco. Since there are no pictures of 7th-century jilbāb, nor any surviving garments, it is not at all clear if the modern jilbāb is the same garment as that referred to in the Qur'an. The root of the word "Jilbab" itself is [جلب].

  4. Types of hijab - Wikipedia

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    White turban traditionally worn by Kyrgyz women, currently reserved for special occasions. [9] [10] Hijāb حجاب May refer to any head covering. See Hijab: 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 ...

  5. Islamic clothing - Wikipedia

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    Islamic precepts related to modesty are at the base of Islamic clothing.Adherents of Islam believe that it is the religious duty of adult Muslim men and women to dress modestly, as an obligatory ruling agreed upon by community consensus.

  6. Muslim feminist views on hijab - Wikipedia

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    The Qur'an states that men and women should be dressed modestly (33:59-60, 24:30-31; in translation by Ali, 1988, 1126–27). However, it does not use the words veil, hijab, burqa, chador, or abaya. Instead, it uses the words jilbab (cloak) and khumur (shawl). These garments do not cover the face, hands, or feet.

  7. Category:Islamic female clothing - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Islamic female clothing" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... 0–9. 1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran ...

  8. Religious clothing - Wikipedia

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    The clothing includes a robe that fits over one shoulder, a sash, an apron, a veil (for women), and a cap (for men). All of the clothing is white, including shoes and neckties, except for the apron, which is green. [7]: 1:55 [8] It is common for Latter-day Saints to be buried in their temple clothes. [9]

  9. Islamic fashion - Wikipedia

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    Moslema in style fashion show in Kuala Lumpur. Today the Islamic Fashion market is still in its early development stage; however, according to the numbers provided by the Global Islamic Economy Indicator [5] the dynamics will rapidly change: Muslim consumers spent an estimated $266bn on clothing in 2014, a number that is projected to grow up to $484bn by 2019.