Headgears as a Way of Expressing Liberty by the Muslims Women
Headgears as a way of expressing liberty by the Muslims women
1. INTRODUCTION
The contemporary situation of Muslim women is different all around the world is Islam. It cannot be clearly defined as good or bad. This is not just the result of the division of society between rich and poor, as in the rich Gulf countries, women have less freedom than in a poor village in Syria.
Nevertheless, the position of Muslim´s women in the world, raises many controversy, often based on cultural prejudices, sometimes arising out of ignorance. Therefore, the aim of our work is to present a contemporary image of women in Islam.
Although the English word scarf and the Arabic term hijab have become interchangeable, it is worth nothing that hijab is more than just a scarf. It is a term that covers a variety of clothing including scarves, but also a variety of different dress styles from all around the world. Many of them have culturan connotations, such as the Pakistani shalwar khamis or the Afghani burka, but whenever a Muslim woman covers “her adornment”, she is said to be wearing hijab.
2. HISTORY OF ISLAM Islam began in Arabia, in the year 622, and was revealed by the Prophet Muhammad. Those who follow Islam, are called Muslims.
Muslims believe that there is only one God (Monotheistic Religion), and is called Allah.
The story of the Islam, said that Abraham (Ibrahim), is the father of the Arabic people, as well as the Jewish, through his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael (Isma´il).
The heart of the Abrahamic tradition and stories, is the tradition of God testing Abraham´s devotion to God, by asking him to sacrifice his son Ismael. He passed the test, because he did it.
Muslims believe that Islam is a faith that has always existed, but that was being revealed late by some prophets. The last one was Muhammad. The history tells that he was meditating in a cave in 610 when he was visited by the angel Jibreel, who ordered him to recite, and he suddenly
1. INTRODUCTION
The contemporary situation of Muslim women is different all around the world is Islam. It cannot be clearly defined as good or bad. This is not just the result of the division of society between rich and poor, as in the rich Gulf countries, women have less freedom than in a poor village in Syria.
Nevertheless, the position of Muslim´s women in the world, raises many controversy, often based on cultural prejudices, sometimes arising out of ignorance. Therefore, the aim of our work is to present a contemporary image of women in Islam.
Although the English word scarf and the Arabic term hijab have become interchangeable, it is worth nothing that hijab is more than just a scarf. It is a term that covers a variety of clothing including scarves, but also a variety of different dress styles from all around the world. Many of them have culturan connotations, such as the Pakistani shalwar khamis or the Afghani burka, but whenever a Muslim woman covers “her adornment”, she is said to be wearing hijab.
2. HISTORY OF ISLAM Islam began in Arabia, in the year 622, and was revealed by the Prophet Muhammad. Those who follow Islam, are called Muslims.
Muslims believe that there is only one God (Monotheistic Religion), and is called Allah.
The story of the Islam, said that Abraham (Ibrahim), is the father of the Arabic people, as well as the Jewish, through his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael (Isma´il).
The heart of the Abrahamic tradition and stories, is the tradition of God testing Abraham´s devotion to God, by asking him to sacrifice his son Ismael. He passed the test, because he did it.
Muslims believe that Islam is a faith that has always existed, but that was being revealed late by some prophets. The last one was Muhammad. The history tells that he was meditating in a cave in 610 when he was visited by the angel Jibreel, who ordered him to recite, and he suddenly
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