Hijab is an Islamic concept of modesty and privacy. This concept is not unique to Islam, but embraced by other religions, such as Judaism (where the concept of modesty is called Tzuniut) and Christianity. The Islamic concept of hijab is most often expressed in women’s clothing.
Q. What is a Chadri or burqa?
In Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, they take the form of the burqa (in Afghanistan, called a chadri), a voluminous, tentlike outergarment worn by women and girls from earliest puberty on, covering the entire figure from head to foot.
Q. How do you wear a hijab to cover your face?
Pull the hijab across the middle of your face and pin it behind your other ear. Hold the top edge of the hijab and bring it across the top of your cheeks to the other side of your head. Hold it in place behind your other ear and carefully stick another safety pin through the hijab into the underscarf to secure it.
Q. Can you be a nun if you have a child?
Each faith and order sets its own requirements for those who want to become nuns. A woman who wants to become a Catholic nun, for example, must be at least 18 years old, be single, have no dependent children, and have no debts to be considered. Buddhist nuns face similar requirements when considering ordination.
Q. Are nuns called sister?
NUN: In general, all women religious, even those who are more properly called sisters. While both Nuns and Sisters are addressed as “Sister,” there is a distinction made in the Catholic Church which is generally not made by the public.
Q. Can you quit being a nun?
If one leaves their solemn vows (a nun is in solemn lifelong vows; NOT a Sister), they have obviously, by that very fact, excommunicated themselves, and would no longer be in good standing with the Church.
Q. Can a married woman become a nun?
You cannot become a nun if you have ever been married. Nuns must be single, in order to marry themselves to God, but you are still allowed to follow the path even if you have been married in the past.
Q. Can you be a nun if you’re divorced?
A woman who has been married and divorced must have her marriage annulled within the church, he said, and, if she is a mother, her children must be old enough to not be her dependents. Widows can become nuns but have different criteria, he said.
