The abaya "cloak" (colloquially and more commonly, Arabic: عبايةʿabāyah, especially in Literary Arabic: عباءةʿabā'ah; plural عباياتʿabāyāt, عباءاتʿabā'āt), sometimes also called an aba, is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Muslim world including North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and most of the Middle East.[1] Traditional abayat are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long kaftan. The abaya covers the whole body except the head, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb, a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women also wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well. It is common that the abaya is worn on special occasions, such as Mosque visits and Islamic Holiday celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The Indonesian traditional dress kebaya gets its name from the abaya.
The rationale for the abaya is often attributed to the Quranic quote, "O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters, and the believing women, to cover themselves with a loose garment. They will thus be recognised and no harm will come to them" (Qur'an 33:59,[2] translated by Ahmed Ali). This quotation is often given as the argument for wearing the abaya.
The abaya is most common in countries with large Muslim populations. Some denominations of Islam consider the entire female body, except for the face and hands, awrah – that which should be concealed in public from males unrelated by blood or marriage.
Countries
Outside some Arab states such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, the abaya is not widely worn by Muslim women. It is common in countries like Indonesia, India and Pakistan. Abaya also refers to different garments in different countries. In Arab states of the Persian Gulf, they tend to be black in color.
Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, women were required to cover in public.[3] However, in March 2018, the Crown PrinceMohammad bin Salman claimed that women could choose what to wear in public, provided it met certain standards, when he stated, "The decision is entirely left for women to decide what type of decent and respectful attire she chooses to wear".[4][5]
Styles
Abayat are known by various names but serve the same purpose, which is to cover. Contemporary models are usually caftans, cut from light, flowing fabrics like crepe, georgette, and chiffon. Other known styles are front open and front closed abaya. Styles differ from region to region: some abayat have embroidery on black fabric while others are brightly coloured and have different forms of artwork across them.
Aba
Aba was also a cloth. A coarse woolen fabric was woven from wool or camel's hair. It was dyed in vibrant shades and incorporated into Abaya.[6][7]
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External links
A Brief History of the Abaya
Kaur-Jones, Priya. "Reinventing the Saudi abaya." BBC. 12 May 2011.
History of Abaya. "."
January 31, 2023
abaya, other, uses, disambiguation, abaya, cloak, colloquially, more, commonly, arabic, عباية, ʿabāyah, especially, literary, arabic, عباءة, ʿabā, plural, عبايات, ʿabāyāt, عباءات, ʿabā, sometimes, also, called, simple, loose, over, garment, essentially, robe, . For other uses see Abaya disambiguation The abaya cloak colloquially and more commonly Arabic عباية ʿabayah especially in Literary Arabic عباءة ʿaba ah plural عبايات ʿabayat عباءات ʿaba at sometimes also called an aba is a simple loose over garment essentially a robe like dress worn by some women in parts of the Muslim world including North Africa the Arabian Peninsula and most of the Middle East 1 Traditional abayat are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long kaftan The abaya covers the whole body except the head feet and hands It can be worn with the niqab a face veil covering all but the eyes Some women also wear long black gloves so their hands are covered as well It is common that the abaya is worn on special occasions such as Mosque visits and Islamic Holiday celebrations for Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha The Indonesian traditional dress kebaya gets its name from the abaya A modern abaya Contents 1 Rationale 2 Countries 2 1 Saudi Arabia 3 Styles 3 1 Aba 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRationale EditThe rationale for the abaya is often attributed to the Quranic quote O Prophet tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to cover themselves with a loose garment They will thus be recognised and no harm will come to them Qur an 33 59 2 translated by Ahmed Ali This quotation is often given as the argument for wearing the abaya The abaya is most common in countries with large Muslim populations Some denominations of Islam consider the entire female body except for the face and hands awrah that which should be concealed in public from males unrelated by blood or marriage Countries EditOutside some Arab states such as Saudi Arabia UAE and Qatar the abaya is not widely worn by Muslim women It is common in countries like Indonesia India and Pakistan Abaya also refers to different garments in different countries In Arab states of the Persian Gulf they tend to be black in color Saudi Arabia Edit In Saudi Arabia women were required to cover in public 3 However in March 2018 the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman claimed that women could choose what to wear in public provided it met certain standards when he stated The decision is entirely left for women to decide what type of decent and respectful attire she chooses to wear 4 5 Styles EditAbayat are known by various names but serve the same purpose which is to cover Contemporary models are usually caftans cut from light flowing fabrics like crepe georgette and chiffon Other known styles are front open and front closed abaya Styles differ from region to region some abayat have embroidery on black fabric while others are brightly coloured and have different forms of artwork across them Aba Edit Aba was also a cloth A coarse woolen fabric was woven from wool or camel s hair It was dyed in vibrant shades and incorporated into Abaya 6 7 See also Edit Islam portal Fashion portalIslam and clothing Types of hijabReferences Edit Yarwood Doreen 1978 The Encyclopedia of World Costume New York Bonanza Books p 9 ISBN 0 517 61943 1 Center for Muslim Jewish Engagement Usc edu Archived from the original on 2011 08 23 Retrieved 2012 08 22 Sanders Eli Interpreting veils Meanings have changed with politics history Archived December 3 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Seattle Times 27 May 2003 Web 30 Oct 2009 Kalin S Saudi women should be able to choose whether to wear head cover or black abaya in public says Crown Prince Retrieved 19 03 2018 Saudi women should have choice whether to wear abaya robe crown U S Reuters Editorial Retrieved 2018 03 22 Ihsanoglu Ekmeleddin 2001 History of the Ottoman State Society amp Civilisation Research Center for Islamic History Art and Culture p 662 ISBN 978 92 9063 051 7 Letter from the Secretary of State Transmitting a Statement of the Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Nations for the Year Ending J B Steedman printer 1863 p 563 External links EditA Brief History of the Abaya Kaur Jones Priya Reinventing the Saudi abaya BBC 12 May 2011 History of Abaya History of Abaya Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abaya amp oldid 1128405412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
