Christian, Jewish, Muslim Clothing Side by Side
These women (Orthodox Jews, Catholic nuns, Orthodox Christian nuns, and Muslims) cover their hair and bodies in obedience to God’s commands to do so.
I know there are exceptions to this statement (i.e., some religious women cover their hair and bodies for other reasons), but I’m not talking about the exceptions.
Insight
Just because Jewish and Muslim women have husbands, if they so choose, doesn’t mean that their husbands force them to cover their hair. They cover their hair for the same reason Christian nuns do—to obey God. The choice to wear a head covering is between a woman and God. Indeed, some Jewish and Muslim husbands don’t even like their wife to be covering her hair.
How would a head covering woman end up being married to a husband who doesn’t agree with her decision to cover? Because people change. Many, many women didn’t cover when they were first married, but through study of God’s word, they have either become aware of God’s command to cover or they knew of the command already and finally had the courage of conviction to obey it.
P.S.
There are also non-monastic, head covering Christian women who cover their hair and dress modestly in obedience to God’s command too. What I’ve said applies to them too.
January 24th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Hello Dara~
I have followed your Modest Clothing site for a few years and now discovered you have a blog, too! Thanks for adding my blog to the list.
I was one of those Christian women who “changed” soon after I was married. My husband is completely supportive of my choosing modesty and covering my hair. We chuckle over the fact that some people think he is forcing me to dress this way! He is one of the most gentle-hearted men I’ve ever met.
Keep up the great work,
~Anna
Veiled Glory
January 24th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I am someone who was never one to do the headcovering until about 3 years ago. I’ve been married for 10 years and have always dressed somewhat modest. Now I dress modest and cover my hair. It’s great to have the internet and find other like minded Christians.
Keep of the great work on your blog!
God bless,
Christine
Conservative Christian Hippie
April 14th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Love your blog and your website, Dara. Thanks so much for all of your efforts!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Dara,
I enjoyed your post. It seems many think that a woman must be oppressed when she does things different than the norm.
Your post was enlightening in regards that not all women make decisions based on being subservient to men, that sometimes we make choices to serve God, not man.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Great post, I really enjoyed it. I will have to bookmark this site for later.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
dear dara,
i am a muslim and i really think it is so thoughtful from u to show the three religions modesty in this sweet way… i wear scarf and now i won’t be confused if i see this another styles of scarf on another ladies…thanx again
March 22nd, 2009 at 4:15 am
Dear Dara,
I am really glad to find you talking about the head covering in such a way… By the way I am moslim
am Moslim and when I decided to cover my hair and wear the “Higab” I started to feel really happy an
and proud of myself… But lets try to convey our point that covering “the woman’s hair” is freedom
and obeying God’s orders… So lets stop other’s from judging the vailed woman…
April 18th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Im so happy and proud because i wear the muslims scarf (its a wonderful relegion)
April 21st, 2009 at 4:13 am
Dear Dara,
This is an interesting eye-opener for me, as I am sure it will be for many veiled Muslim women like myself. It is great to know that women of other faiths in this day and age uphold the need to dress modestly and cover their heads to follow Almighty God’s commands. May God bring us all closer to the truth, and may He show us the way He wants us to love Him, obey Him, and glorify Him in our deeds and actions.
Amen
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:36 am
peace on you
iam amuslim and i thank Alaah ( God) every day for being amuslem . we wear scarf and even cover our faces just to olease Allah and what he wants and follow his orders , and we are sure that he choose this for women because it is good for us even if we or some does not know what is his wisdom about it … we are proud .. he protict us …
thank you ..
Abeer
April 24th, 2009 at 1:11 am
I REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT A NUN’S SCARF IS ACTUALLY CALLED FOR MY HOMEWORK. iF ANYONE KNOWS CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IT IS PLEASE?
THANKS.
May 3rd, 2009 at 8:42 pm
The scarf that nuns wear is called a wimple.
June 14th, 2009 at 6:06 am
Dear Dara,
Love your blog! Very informative & enlightening. Please kindly list/include our site to your directory too: http://www.LadyMuslima.com. We sell colorful and stylish muslim clothing from Indonesia. Thanks a bunch!
July 3rd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
I grew up seeing the veil around me. As a little boy and my teenage years I grew up in the church and had nuns as my neighbours and used to visit another nunery where my aunt was in. I found them to be the most modest women I knew as a kid; fortunete for me I could visit them since I was a kid and not yet a man. As an adult I became a Muslim and it was not that strnage to see women with the veil, since the habit was very similar to it. I think the head dress for women bring a lot of respect and honour.
August 8th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
The nun’s scarf is a “veil”. The “wimple” is the part that orthodox nuns and traditional habited nuns wear close to their heads and under the chin. The veil is the scarf that covers these.
September 8th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
This is a fun site to share and learn on!
From an Orthodox Christian perspective there are quite a few Orthodox Christian women who cover their heads in Church and at prayer (like me). There are also women I know who get a blessing to cover all the time. Typically most women I know or meet wear a head scarf or snood.
At first it was difficult for me to find a style of head covering that did not look specifically Anabaptist (Mennonite, Amish etc.). After trial and error and some hunting, I found some nice Israeli Tichels, have purchased department store scarves, and even made a few to fit my head better. Recently I also ordered some beautiful snoods from this website: http://www.garlandsofgrace.com/covering-care/about-us/ I love them too and they are super simple to wear!
As a side note: Not all Orthodox Nuns (women monastics) look like the photo above; there are other jurisdictions that wear other styles of covering. At the Greek monastery I visit the style is closer to the head.
January 23rd, 2010 at 8:01 pm
I need to have something in a nice way to say to my friends sister, we love her alot but my friend started to cover her hair and was so proud of her self for going up a step! and then she told her sister that she was close to , and come to find out it seems she wants to call all the family and make a fuss about it!!! Now my friend is very upset and we are looking for something to tell her in a nice way!! If anyone knows some verses or anything in the bible to help her to show her sister then please let me know !!!!
February 5th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
I have a question about christian women required to wear dresses and skirts only to show modesty. I know plenty of good godly christian women who do not wear just skirts or dresses to show this. But I would like to know what Jewish orthodox women wear.I feel if anyone would have the correct interpretation they would as the ordinances and laws were given to them by GOD. I have enjoyed your web site. Thank you,
March 21st, 2010 at 7:43 am
For my homework, i need to know if jewish people who take part in Shabbat are orthodox jews.
Thanks leah x
March 21st, 2010 at 7:46 am
Dear Dara,
For my homework i need to know if Jews that take part in Shabbat are Orthodox Jews.
Thanks Leah x
April 26th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Jewish Orthodox women (I am talking about regular Orthodox, not Chassidim) normally wear long skirts that cover at least the knee, and long sleeve shirts that cover at least the elbows and preferably the collarbone as well. Married women cover their hair with a scarf (called a tichel), a wig (sheitl), or a hat. You can wear any colors really, although some people prefer not to wear the color red, because they think it attracts attention. Modesty is the main issue, so it’s not like you can wear a tight leather skirt and a form fitting long sleeve shirt with an open back and say you are dressing in accordance to snius (the word for the laws of modesty). You have to act modest as well as dressing modestly.
I didn’t see any other Jewish posts on here, mainly christian and muslim, so I just though I would add to it.
The reason married women cover their hair is because hair is said to be seductive. Usually, the only people who see Orthodox Jewish women’s hair are their immediate family members, and other girls. Besides the husband, men can’t see a woman’s hair.
Look up Jewish laws for modesty, there is much more to it then this.
I hope this helped
April 26th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Hello:)
I am a Muslim woman who wears a hijab and modest clothing in obedience to Allah. I am so happy to see that Jewish and Christian women are also obeying God and are choosing to cover their hair and figures. This warms my heart because we really aren’t so different:) May Allah bless us all and reward us in our efforts to show our love for Him:) Thank you for your posting:)
June 26th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Hello,
I have always been curious about the Orthodox church, but I am not sure what I should wear. I live in a small town in the southern U.S., and will have to travel an hour to the nearest city to attend services. What should I wear? Will a knee-length tunic and pants (like churidar) be okay? Should I cover my hair? What about my teenage step-daughter? Is it okay to wear makeup? I don’t care for cosmetics, but I don’t think my step-daughter has ever left the house barefaced.
Can you point me to some photos? I don’t want to stand out.
Thanks,
Cheryl