So What is the History of "ARABIC BEARD STYLE"?

Beards give you stud look like St. Augustine states that the beard signifies the courageous; the beard distinguishes the grown men, the earnest, the active, and the vigorous. Beards have become increasingly famous and trendy in the modern world. They are no longer just a culture or just a part of 'No shave November', it has become a style statement.

In the Arab countries, beards go way beyond fashion, it has a cultural significance and has always has had that importance since historical times. Arab beard style is how Arab men grow beard keeping in mind the culture and religious requirements as well. Let’s dive into knowing the history of the Arabic beard in brief.

In pre-Islamic Arabia, Zoroastrians would apparently keep moustaches but shave the hair on their chins. The prophet Muhammad encouraged his followers to do the opposite, long chin hair but trimmed moustaches, to differ from the non-believers. This style of beard subsequently spread along with Islam during the Muslim expansion in the middle ages.

In the Arab world, facial hair or beards are a sociological signifier, that can tell you who you are dealing with and what they are all about before you even speak with them. Beards are regarded as a sign of strong Islamic belief. 'Longer the better', is believed by many in the religion. In someplace, notably in Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is fashionable to dye their beards orange with henna.  Some men even leave their upper lips clean-shaven as a nod to how Prophet Mohammed wore his beard 1400 years ago. 

The beards are full but well-groomed with a moustache, in Egypt but some men still wear it in the traditional style as a tribute to Prophet Mohammed. Signifying masculine virility, wisdom, and maturity, many men in the Middle East have thick, carefully-groomed moustaches and have had this importance since the Ottoman time.  

Turkish men are many times called moustaches by the Arabs and so many have thick moustaches. Many times high school boys in turkey have thicker beards than 30-year-old men. With a moustache, in turkey men can not only signify power and hour but also can show their political preference, it all hidden in the way they style it!

The historical significance of beards goes way deeper and beyond what we just read, but one thing is for sure the deeper we dive the more astonishing it gets! The Goatee with a thick angular beard, rough and long beard, full beard, subtle beard, Amish beard are today some of the most famous Arabic beard styles. The Arabs have been experimenting with beard styles for centuries and some of them are still worth giving in a shot!