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Muslim men might wear the turban during prayer. Additionally, turbans have often been worn by nobility, regardless of religious background. Turbans come in a variety of styles, and the method of wrapping can vary. Some turbans are simple and functional, while others are elaborate and serve ceremonial or formal purposes.
The Muslim headwear for men typically consists of two portions. The first portion is the solid cap, known as a taqiyah. The second portion is the outer cloth wrap, known as an Imama (the turban). Some scholars instruct Muslim men to either wear both together, or none at all, as a way to distinguish Muslim men from non-Muslim men.
The Hejazi turban (Arabic: العِمامة الحِجازيّة, ʾimāmah IPA: ʕi.maː.mah), also spelled Hijazi turban, is a type of the turban headdress native to the region of Hejaz in modern-day western Saudi Arabia. It is but one version of Arabian turbans that have been worn in the Arabian Peninsula from the pre-Islamic era to the ...
Yemeni man wearing a keffiyeh in turban-style and a Yemeni shawl on his shoulder The keffiyeh or kufiyyeh ( Arabic : كُوفِيَّة , romanized : kūfiyya , lit. ' coif '), [ 1 ] also known in Arabic as a hattah ( حَطَّة , ḥaṭṭa ), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East .
A Shiite mullah with a turban on his head. Aba (Abā; Persian: عبا) and Ammame (Arabic: عمامة `emãmah) are clothes of Muslim clergy and some believe that this dress is the dress of the Prophet of Islam and should be respected. [8] Mesbah Yazdi, as a high level mullah, bestows a turban to a new mullah in the "Ceremony of Putting on a ...
Dastar bunga, or turban fortress in Persian, is a style of turban used by a specific sect within the Sikhs, the Akali Nihangs (egoless immortals). As an essential part of their faith the warriors used the turban as a store for their expansive range of weapons. This was the original Turban of the Khalsa Fauj of the Gurus.
Taqiyah is the Arabic word for a Muslim skullcap. In the Indian subcontinent, it is called a topi (Bengali: টুপি, Hindi: टोपी, Urdu: ٹوپی) which means hat or cap in general.
Islamic turban wearers From Islamic wearing of turbans. [87] [92] Safavid: Iraq: Feyli Kurds: Mainly used by higher class Sunni Arabs during Ba'athist Iraq to insult Feyli Kurds for their belief in Shia Islam [93] Terrorist: United States Muslims Used by radical anti-Islamists, due to anti-Muslim sentiments following September 11 attacks and ...