Shenandoah (beard) explained

A Shenandoah, also known as an Amish beard, a chin curtain, a Donegal, a Lincoln, a spade beard, or a whaler, is a style of facial hair.

Description

The hair is grown full and long over the jaw and chin, meeting the sideburns, while the hair above the mouth is shaved.^[1]

Cultural and religious use

This facial hair style is popular among followers of certain sects of Islam, as they believe it is how the Islamic prophet Muhammad wore his beard, citing the relevant hadith compiled by Muhammad al-Bukhari, "Cut the mustaches short and leave the beard".^{[2] [3]}

In the United States, this beard style is common among married Amish men. Male members of the sect generally grow a beard after baptism, but shave the mustache off.^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of facial hairstyles

Notes and References

1. Henderson-Brown, Stephanie; Avadis, Catherine (2004), Advanced Hairdressing: A Coursebook for Level 3, Nelson Thornes, p. 162.
2. News: 2013-02-02. Decoding facial hair in the Arab world. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-09-28. However Salafists - the ultraconservative fundamentalist Muslims - like to let their beards grow long and wild, often leaving their upper lip clean-shaven as a nod to how the Prophet Mohammed wore his own beard 1,400 years ago..
3. Web site: Brownsell. James. Is this the world's most dangerous moustache?. 2021-09-28. www.aljazeera.com. en. “Cut the moustaches short and leave the beard,” says the famed hadith found in a collection by Muslim scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari. Muslim men who grow out their beard and shave their lips are emulating the Prophet Muhammad’s actions, say the religiously inspired fans of the style. And while many particularly defined groups, such as some Salafists and Wahhabists, adhere to the teaching, the existence of clean-shaven Muslim men – and those bald-chin moustache-wearers such as Afridi – prove that such teachings, like the wearing of the hijab, are not accepted universally..
4. Book: The Ethnic Experience in Pennsylvania. John E. Bodnar. 1973 . 89. Bucknell University Press . 0838711553.
5. Book: The Riddle of Amish Culture. Donald B. Kraybill. 27 September 2001 . 080186772X. Johns Hopkins University Press.
6. Book: 113. Hair: Styling, Culture and Fashion. Sarah Cheang. 978-1845207922. 2009. Berg Publishers .