Turban

A turban (from Persian دولبند‌, dulband; via Middle French turbant) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Horn of Africa.

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Turban . Scholars . Robe

Can anyone choose to wear an Amama (turban) and Aba Qaba (robe) or is it only permissible for the religious scholars to wear it?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

Wearing a turban (Amama) and Aba Qaba (Religious Robe) is recommended during performing Salah (Prayers). Wearing Amama in public now a days can mislead people that the person is a scholar then his behavior can be taken by lay people as a religious behavior, that is why it should be avoided unless the person is really a religious scholar or religious student.

Wassalam.

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Scholars . Sayyid . Turban

Why do Syed scholars wear black turbans and non-Syed scholars wear white turbans? What is the religious or historical basis for it?

The black turban is the turban of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). This fact is mentioned in both Shia and Sunni books.
The Sayyed Ulama wear black turban which is the turban of their great grand father, the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).

Wassalam.

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Hadith . Prophet Muhammad . Turban

Is there any hadith where the Prophet (pbuh) said that the merits of praying with a turban are worth many times more than without a turban?

Yes, there is a Hadeeth is Makarimul Akhlaaq (Page 119) from the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) that : Praying with turban is much more better than praying with out turban.

Wassalam.