Islamic clothing information

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 traditions, while others wear modern forms of traditional Muslim dress, which over the centuries has typically included long, flowing garments. Besides its practical advantages in the climate of the Middle East, loose-fitting clothing is also generally regarded as conforming to Islamic teachings, which stipulate that body areas which are sexual in nature must be hidden from public view. Traditional dress for Muslim men has typically covered at least the head and the area between the waist and the knees, while women's islamic dress is to conceal the hair and the body from the ankles to the neck.^[3] Some Muslim women also cover their face.^[1] However, other Muslims believe that the Quran does not mandate that women need to wear a hijab or a burqa.^[4]^[5]

Traditional dress is influenced by two sources, the Quran and hadith. The Quran provides guiding principles believed to have come from God, while the body of hadith describes a human role model attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[6] The branch of fashion industry influenced by Islamic principles is known as Islamic fashion.

^ ^a ^b John L. Esposito, ed. (2019). "Clothing". The Islamic World: Past and Present. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008.
^ Houissa, Ali (9 January 2023). "LibGuides: Women in Islam and Muslim Realms: Dress Code". guides.library.cornell.edu.
^ Marzel, Shoshana-Rose; Stiebel, Guy D. (18 December 2014). Dress and Ideology: Fashioning Identity from Antiquity to the Present. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4725-5809-1. A believing Muslim woman will not wear pants (bantalon) for two reasons. Firstly, pants might reflect the contours of limbs that are supposed to remain hidden. Secondly, items of clothing associated with men are off limits, just as men are forbidden to wear women's clothing. According to the Prophet, Allah curses the woman who dresses in clothing meant for men, and the man who wears clothing meant for women.
^ "unicornsorg". Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "Moroccoworldnews.com". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ Huda, Huda. "What Muslims Should Know About How to Dress". Learn Religions. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[oxford-1] John L. Esposito, ed. (2019). "Clothing". The Islamic World: Past and Present. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008.

[cornell-2] Houissa, Ali (9 January 2023). "LibGuides: Women in Islam and Muslim Realms: Dress Code". guides.library.cornell.edu.

[MarzelStiebel2014-3] Marzel, Shoshana-Rose; Stiebel, Guy D. (18 December 2014). Dress and Ideology: Fashioning Identity from Antiquity to the Present. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4725-5809-1. A believing Muslim woman will not wear pants (bantalon) for two reasons. Firstly, pants might reflect the contours of limbs that are supposed to remain hidden. Secondly, items of clothing associated with men are off limits, just as men are forbidden to wear women's clothing. According to the Prophet, Allah curses the woman who dresses in clothing meant for men, and the man who wears clothing meant for women.

[4] "unicornsorg". Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[5] "Moroccoworldnews.com". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[6] Huda, Huda. "What Muslims Should Know About How to Dress". Learn Religions. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

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