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The burqa

البرقع

The burqa in juristic usage is a garment by which the woman veils her face; the Kuwaiti Fiqh Encyclopedia lists it among the terms related to hijab alongside khimar, niqab and litham 1.

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The burqa in juristic usage is a garment by which the woman veils her face; the Kuwaiti Fiqh Encyclopedia lists it among the terms related to hijab 1.

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The encyclopedia names burqa, niqab, khimar and litham among the terms related to the hijab entry 1.

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The hijab· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Justice and uprightness (adl)· Contagion (adwa)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God· Term, deadline (ajal)· Hired worker (ajir)

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  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3)
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islam.museum contributors. “The burqa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/burqa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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The hijab

The hijab in juristic usage is that which veils the woman; the Kuwaiti Fiqh Encyclopedia gives it a dedicated entry distinguishing its material and figurative senses, connected to the jurists' rulings on covering.