Taqiyah is the
Arabic word for a Muslim cap used in
Saudi Arabia. In
Pakistan and
India, the prayer cap is called a
topi. Topi means cap in the
Urdu language. In
Pakistan, men usually wear the topi with
salwar kameez. It must be noted, that the
Pakistani American community is the second largest Muslim ethnic group in the United States. In the
United States and
Britain, many Muslim merchants sell the prayer cap under the name
kufi.
The
keffiyeh/kufiya also known as a
ghutrah (
غترة),
ḥaṭṭah (
حطّة),
mashadah (
مشدة) or
shemagh (
شماغ) is a traditional
headdress typically worn by
Arab and
Kurdish men made of a square of cloth (“
scarf”), usually
cotton, folded and wrapped in various styles around the head. It is commonly found in
arid climate areas to provide protection from direct
sun exposure, as well as for occasional use in protecting the mouth and eyes from blown dust and
sand. Its distinctive woven check pattern originated in an ancient
Mesopotamian representation of either fishing nets or ears of grain
.
The word
thawb is the standard Arabic word for 'a garment'. It is the traditional Arab dress for men. It is sometimes spelled
thobe or
thaub. It is a tunic, generally long.
Bisht (Arabic: بشت) is a traditional Arabic men’s
cloak popular in the
Gulf and some
Arab countries. It is essentially a flowing outer cloak made of wool, worn over the
thobe. Unlike the
thobe, the
bisht is soft, and it is usually black, brown, beige, cream or grey in colour. As winters are warm in this region, the bisht is usually only worn for prestige on special occasions such as weddings, or festivals such as
Eid, or for
Friday prayer.
The
abaya "cloak" (
Arabic:
عباية
ʿabāyah or
عباءة ʿabā'ah, plural
عبايات ʿabāyāt) is long over
garment essentially a
robe-like dress, worn by some women in parts of the
Islamic world. It is considered an Arabic cultural dress .Traditional
abayat are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long
caftan. The
abaya covers the whole body except the face, feet, and hands.
