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Does the jilbāb cover the face?

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Does the jilbāb cover the face?

Yes: in the context of women's dress the jilbāb is a head-cloth drawn over the face rather than a body robe. Its strongest support is a first-century poem using the same three words as the Qur’anic verse. This is an original argument, not a received one.

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