Why do Hui women wrap their hair?

Islamic canon clearly requires women to wear headscarves, which stems from the concept of "shame" in Islam. Islam believes that human beings need to wear clothes not only to hide their shame, but also to fear God. Islam believes that awe-inspiring clothes are the most beautiful. You must wear clothes when you worship, and adult women must wear headscarves when you worship, so that you can get the joy of God.

What is the Arabic name of the headscarf? Ijāb, often transliterated as "hijab", its root? -J-B means hide. It is not difficult to see that the original intention of Muslim women wearing headscarves is to hide some parts of their bodies.

As a symbolic dress of Muslim women, headscarf has always been the focus of public opinion. Some Islamic countries regard it as a symbol of conservatism and strictly prohibit it; However, some Islamic countries regard it as a means to distinguish others and impose demands through legal means.

The development history of Islamic headscarf

In fact, thousands of years before the emergence of Islam, there was a "trend" in the ancient Middle East for women to cover part of their bodies with headscarves and veils. A statue of a priestess dating back to around 2500 BC clearly depicts a woman wrapped in a headscarf and veiled.

As an ancient superpower in the Middle East, Assyrian customs naturally spread throughout the Middle East with the rutting of chariots, and women in the Persian Empire and even ancient Greece gradually developed the habit of wearing headscarves and masks. For example, from 550 BC to 323 BC, women with high status in ancient Greek society also wore headscarves and veils to avoid exposing their appearance to strange men.