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Lower/Gagra-fabric of a Pink Ridah
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Turquoise Ridah-cum-Jori with Dopata
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Upper/Pardi of a Pink Ridah showing Lace-work & Hand-Ebroidery
What is Ridah-Dress or Abaya-Dress, worn by women in parts of Islamic world?
The abaya "cloak" (Arabic: عباية ʿabāyah or عباءة ʿabā'ah, plural عبايات ʿabāyāt) is long overgarment essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Islamic world.
It is considered an Arabic cultural dress integrated into the hijab, or Islamic dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula such as Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates, where it is the national dress.
Traditional abayat are black ( Top left picture shows 2 women wearing black abayat and niqab ) and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long caftan. The abaya covers the whole body except the face, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb, a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women choose to wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well.
It is considered an Arabic cultural dress integrated into the hijab, or Islamic dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula such as Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates, where it is the national dress.
Traditional abayat are black ( Top left picture shows 2 women wearing black abayat and niqab ) and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long caftan. The abaya covers the whole body except the face, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb, a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women choose to wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well.
The rationale behind the abaya-dress is dealt with at greater length in the article Niqab.
However there is strong evidence that head-dress was common among pre-Islamic Arabic women. The early 3rd CE writer Tertullian clearly refers in his treatise The Veiling of Virgins to some pre-Islamic women of "Arabia" wearing a veil that covers not only their head but also the entire face. These primary sources show that some women in Arabia and Persia veiled their faces long before Islam, and thus it is a cultural tradition.
However there is strong evidence that head-dress was common among pre-Islamic Arabic women. The early 3rd CE writer Tertullian clearly refers in his treatise The Veiling of Virgins to some pre-Islamic women of "Arabia" wearing a veil that covers not only their head but also the entire face. These primary sources show that some women in Arabia and Persia veiled their faces long before Islam, and thus it is a cultural tradition.
The Ridah-Dress is modified long over garment essentially in 2-parts ( i.e., Upper/Pardi-fabric draped from the shoulders or head and Lower/Gagra-fabric draped from the waist to feet ), to cover the whole body except the face, feet, and hands. Ridah differs from Abayat mainly due to diversified varieties of colours and designs ( as shown in above 7 pictures ) worn mainly by Bohra Muslim women in India, Pakistan, Egypt, Yemen, Kenya, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dubai (U.A.E.), Sri Lanka, Bangla Desh, UK, Europe, USA, Canada and other parts of the Islamic World.
Introduction:-
Tasneem Creations ( founded by: Farida Yunus Marvi in Karachi-Pakistan ) was created 20 years back to make and design in various colours/shades of Ridah-Dresses and Ridah-cum-Jori range of outfits to cater the basic religious needs of Bohra Muslim women community.
Passionate and creative, striving to make a difference in making an emerging new concept of making Ridah-dress ( somewhat similar to Abaya or Burqa worn by Muslim women all over the World to dress-up elegantly according to their faith and belief ) in whatever way we can.
Tasneem Creations' concept is based on using popular, easy-care and durable fabrics, where a handful of interchangeable items work together to create an entire wardrobe of Ridah-dresses and Ridah-cum-Jori that goes from day to evening, weekday to weekend, and season to season.
At Tasneem Creations, Farida Marvi aims to keep making Ridah-dresses and Ridah-cum-Jori dresses stylishly simple and elegant with affordable prices.
It's not just about making and designing Ridah-dresses and Ridah-cum-Jori dresses. We can even make Abaya-dress, Jilbab-dress, Hijabs at very competative rates ( upon receiving orders directly from customers or companies as per their Design, Quality and Specifications ). Tasneem Creations was formed to cater the religious needs of modern Muslim woman, playing multiple roles in today's society. Mother, Housewife, Professionals like doctors and teachers, students, and the list goes on.
Background ( History ):-
Twenty ( 20 ) years back, Tasneem Creations was started by: FARIDA MARVI making initially a moderate range of Ridah-dress and Ridah-cum-Jori dress later on she started making matching accessories ( like: Hand-Bags, Jewelery Pouches, Jai-Namaz, etc. etc.) in Karachi-Pakistan, introducing to the Bohra Muslim women a design of what was to come in different quality, colours, and embroidery work.
Farida Marvi is now introducing a classic, modern yet chic collections of Ridah-dress and Ridah-cum-Jori dress ( some of the pictures can be seen in Items for Sale in social networking:"Marketplace of Facebook" and also in eBay in near future! ), which reflects the spirit, quality and design she believes in.
Due to devotion and hard work of FARIDA MARVI, Tasneem Creations has now established customer base in Pakistan, UK, USA, Europe, even stretching as far as Africa and Australia through Facebook Marketplace and hopefully in near future through eBay as one component her eBusiness plan.
We've published some of the pictures of Ridah-dress and Ridah-cum-Jori dress at the beginning of this Blog/Article and will add more of the well defined photos/pictures of Ridah-dress and Ridah-cum-Jori, and other accessories in due course of time.
Delivery Period:-
Upon receipt of customer's order ( by eMail, or by Phone ) and payment through PayPal ( or any mutually agreed mode of payment ), we'll execute the order within 4 weeks' time.
Packing and Postage:-
We'll nominally charge for packaging and postage ( at actual ) by the delivery destination. However, customers in Karachi can pick-up their order from our shop in Clifton area ( address given below in Contact Details ) to avoid postage-charges.
Payment Method:-
Foreign customers must pay for item's price, packing and postage ( at actual, for which a receipt from Post-Office or Courier Service will be provided ) preferably through PayPal ( or mutually agreed mode of payment ) prior to the delivery of item (s)
Contact us at:-
Website : http://tinyurl.com/2ugav8n
Res. Address: Flat 11, 2nd Floor, Seagull Apartment, Above Snow White Drycleaner, Behind Clifton
Centre, Clifton Block 5, Karachi - Pakistan.
Shop Address : G 116 Glass Tower, Main Clifton Road, Near Teen Talwar, Clifton- Karachi. {Pakistan.}
By Phone/Karachi-Pakistan:-
Res.Tel: 009221-35869187
Farida's Mobile: 0092-3009292080
Yunus-Farida's Husband's Mobile: 0092-333-3028668
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