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| Wearing a shumagg (sp) |
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| Daud |
| 03/06/01 at 15:07:03 |
| Just goes to show you how IG'NANT I am, I don't even know if that is what this headdress is called. Anyway... I purchased one of those really huge pieces of black and white patterned cloth that is the traditional (?) Saudi Arabian headdress for men, and I have NO IDEA how to wear this thing. You would think after all those years as a biker wearing bandanas I would know how, but WOW this thing is the HE-MAN of bandanas!!! So, brothers, how do I get this thing on my head??? I'M DYING TO WEAR IT!!! I WANT TO PUT IT ON AND THEN GO OUT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND STRUT AROUND LIKE MICK JAGGER SO ALL MY NEIGHBORS CAN SEE ME!!!! YEAH, BABY, YEAH!!! Sorry, I lost my mind for a minute there... Jazakullah!!! |
| Re: Wearing a shumagg (sp) |
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| Arsalan |
| 03/06/01 at 18:14:48 |
| [slm] Br. Daud, there's many different terms for the head-dress. I call it a 'ghutrah.' But I've also heard something like 'shimaagh' before. And there's more than one way to wear it also! The simplest way is to fold the square piece of cloth into a right triangle (lift one corner, and fold it until it lays right over the opposite corner). Then pick up the triangle and put the middle of the hypotenuse at the middle of your head ... the hypoteneuse towards your forehead, one corner of the triangle right in the middle of your back, and the other two corners coming down in front of you from over your shoulders. Now move the ghutrah front and/or back to make sure it doesn't cover all of your forehead, and it doesn't show any hair. Wearing a kufi underneath a ghutrah helps tremendously! The downside of this style though is that it's not stable. But it looks nice! Wassalamu alaikum. |
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| UmmZaid |
| 03/06/01 at 23:37:19 |
| The cloth is called a Kuffiyah and the black cord is the gutra or igal. It is based on the hobbling cord that they used for camels back in the day . I don't know how Palestinian you look or not, but black and white symbolizes loyalty to Fatah, which is Arafat's gruop. Red and white is loyalty to PFLP, the radical communist group of Georges Habbash. Green and white is just Islamic OR it can mean that you support Hamas. Plain white ... is just that. (These symbolic meanings are only in the context of Palestinian politics. I don't think that the color of one's kuffiyah means anything outside of that context). If you wear a kufi underneat, it might keep it from slipping. The yemeni bros do it all elaborate, sort of this half turban thing, with the back hanging down. |
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| BrKhalid |
| 03/07/01 at 02:22:43 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum ;-) Jazakallah Khair for the advice. I've always wondered about how to wear it myself. I think I need to brush up on my Trig though!! ;-) Whoa Sr Umm Zaid, who'd have thought a head dress could be so political! |
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| Daud |
| 03/07/01 at 08:43:38 |
| Thanks, y'all. I certainly didn't know about the political meanings--yikes!!! I didn't get the rope/ring to hold it on--duh!!! Well, I better practice keeping it on my head at home before I wear it to the masjid, insha Allah. Jazakullah! |
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| abc |
| 03/07/01 at 23:47:03 |
| Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah Br. Daud, it's really nice to read about your efforts for wearing the ghutra :) but is this the sunnah? As far as I know the sunnah is to wear a turban on the head and what resembles an ihram on the body (sometimes with a "kurta" ..a long shirt like thing). Does anyone have any info on the complete sunnah way of dressing for men? Wassalam |
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| widad |
| 03/09/01 at 00:46:01 |
| slm In Saudi Arabia the red and white one is called Shumagh.The plain white one is called Ghutrah,usually the ghutra is for summer when it is so hot and the shummagh is for winter(seeing that it is thicker). But the trend now is lightweight shummaghs for summer too(you see the shummagh doesn't need frequent ironing and washing as the ghutrah). |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 03/09/01 at 01:02:36 |
| poli meanings..no biggie..and not always jordanians also wear the red one.. this is the perfect time to wear the pali kifayyah the black and white one! show support!!!! it's cool cause muslims here on campus (and this xian arab dude) wear it occaisionally esp when there are serious headlines in the news! |
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| Daud |
| 03/09/01 at 09:33:18 |
| Well, in spite of your wonderful efforts, I STILL can't get it to stay on my head!!! grrrrrr!!! Guess I won't be wearing it to Jumah today... :-( |
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| Arsalan |
| 03/09/01 at 18:08:11 |
| [slm] LOL! Daud, I hear ya man :) I also had many problems when I first wore that thing. It takes a little practice. And I don't think it's "teachable" :( But ... Did you try the kufi trick? Make sure you wear a kufi underneath it. Otherwise, it's impossible to control it. Also, make sure you have it balanced on your head. This means that an equal length of cloth should be hanging on both your left and right side of the body. Even then, the ghutrah needs to be reset constantly. Note the Arabs carefully next time, when they're wearing one. They'll constanly be fixing their head-cover, even if it moves very slightly. Wassalam. |
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| zakk |
| 03/09/01 at 18:32:49 |
| slm bro, use the kufi, and use a straight pin to fasten the thingy to the kufi I use a straight pin to fasten a slippery hijab to a headband I wear underneath....works like a dream |
| Re: Wearing a shumagg (sp) |
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| Daud |
| 03/10/01 at 09:53:48 |
| Aaaaaahhhhhh, the old, straight pin trick!!! :-) I do have a wonderful brother from Saudi Arabia who wears this, but I haven't seen him at the masjid in a while. But I will ask him about it when I see him next, insha Allah. But thanks guys, I will experiment with the kufi and straightpin (a haircut would probably help too). Wassalam y'all. |
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