Jilbāb
The term refers to any long and loose-fit coat or outer garment worn by Muslim women. Wearers believe that this definition of fulfills the Quranic choice for a hijab. The is also known as by Persian speakers in Iran and Afghanistan. The modern covers the entire body except the face and hands. Some women will also cover the hands with gloves and the face along with a niqāb.
Qur'an and hadith
A mention of the plural term of,, is found in the Qur'an, verse 33:59. A popular translation by Yusuf Ali of the transliterated Arabic goes:A number of hadith commenting on the above verse of the Qur'an mention the.
Definition and extent
Since there are no pictures of 7th-century, nor any surviving garments, it is not at all clear if the modern is the same garment as that referred to in the Qur'an.The root of the word "Jilbab" itself is . According to Mu'jam Maqayees Al-Lugha by Ibn Faris, the root has two meanings:
: One of them is the arrival with something from place to place, and the other is something that covers something...
Al-Shawkani was of the view that a woman must cover her face with a Jilbab in front of non-Mahram men, and he takes this from a Hadith about pilgrimage and comments about its meaning. He also provides the views of both Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Al-Shafi'i:
... "The caravan would pass by us while we were with the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, in a state of consecration. When they came close to us, one of us would lower her jilbab from her head over her face, and when they passed by us, we would uncover it."...