Ammama

For The form of Muslim leadership, see Imamate. For The Hattian Goddess, see Ammamma.
Habib Umar bin Hafiz wearing a muslim turban.
Habib Umar bin Hafiz wearing an Imamah.

Imama or Ammama or 'Emma (Arabic: عمامة; Egyptian Arabic: عمة IPA: [ˈʕem.mæ] or AMMĀMA, Arabic ʿEMĀMA) is a type of turban that is symbolically significant to Muslim[1] men. It is common especially with men in Afghanistan and Yemen, as well as North Africa.[2] Wearing this headgear symbolizes authority, strength and honor.[3]

The Muslim headwear for men typically consists of two portions. The first portion is the solid cap, known as a taqiyah. The second portion is the outer cloth wrap, known as an Imama (the turban). Some scholars instruct Muslim men to either wear both together, or none at all, as a way to distinguish Muslim men from non-Muslim men.

A man wearing a keffiyeh styled as a turban.
  1. ^ "ʿAMĀMA – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  2. ^ Challen, Paul (2015-07-15). The Culture and Crafts of Egypt. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4994-1157-7.
  3. ^ Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam. Magnes Press, The Hebrew University. 2000. p. 218.