![]() ![]() They often wrap a turban around it, which is most of the time white, but black and other colors are also widely seen. ![]() In Afghanistan men wear all sorts of "araqchins" with different designs depending on their ethnicity, village and affiliations. Each country or region usually has a unique head covering. There are a wide variety of Muslim caps worn around the world. Sephardic Jews adopted the Bukharan from the Kufi (See Bukharan). In the United States and Britain, many Muslim merchants sell the prayer cap under the name kufi. ![]() In Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, men usually wear the topi with kurta and paijama. In the Indian subcontinent, it is called a topi ( Hindi: टोपी, Urdu: ٹوپی, Bengali: টুপি) which means hat or cap in general. Taqiyah is the Arabic word for a Muslim skullcap. The topi cap is often worn with shalwar kameez, which is the national costume of Pakistan. Many different types of topi caps include the Sindhi cap, worn in Sindh and the crochet topi that is often worn at Muslim prayer services (see salat). Topi is a type of taqiyah cap that is worn in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and other regions of South Asia. In the United States and Britain, taqiyas are usually referred to as " kufis". Some Muslims wrap a turban around the cap, called an ʿimamah in Arabic, which is often done by Shia and Sunni Muslims. However, particularly in Arab countries, when worn under the keffiyeh headscarf, they are kept in a traditional white. When worn by itself, the taqiyah can be any color. Muslim men often wear them during the daily prayers. It is often worn for cultural or religious purposes for example, the Islamic prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to keep his head covered, thus making it Sunnah, and some Muslims therefore believe that this makes it mustahabb (i.e., it is commendable to cover the head in order to emulate him). The Taqiyah ( Arabic: طاقية, ALA-LC: ṭāqīyah ), also known as tagiyah or araqchin ( Persian: عرقچین) is a short, rounded skullcap. Various takiyah on display in Pettah market, Colombo, Sri Lanka Part of a series on For precautionary dissimulation or denial of religious belief and practice in the face of persecution within Shia Islam, see Taqiya. ![]()
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