Mangalsutra beneath Burqa

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Re: Mangalsutra beneath Burqa

@khoji

I know why married men/women in the West wear wedding ring. It is show faithfulness to the spouse. Wearing a ring means that the person is unavailable for sexual advances from opposite sex. Kind of like “hands off”.
I also probably understand why Hindus used to give so much significance to stuff like mangalsutr. It is because of the concept of ‘janam janam ke saathi’. A widow was considered half-dead in Hindu culture, and a good respectable woman was the one who would die or burn with her hthausband.
So mangalsutr was a way of saying that I am still a blessed woman because my husband is alive. That is, I still have a respectable position in the society.

Muslims never practiced such stuff. Hence they did not need mangalsutr. Nor do they need it now. It is a totally redundant thing for Muslims.

so whats the symbol of suhagan lady in Muslims?

I think they still follow breaking / not wearing choRiyan (bangles) by a widow in Muslim families.