How Long Should You Keep Receipts & Bills? Ann Deiterich has been a writer since 1984 in business-to-business communications, specializing in TQM, business/financial topics, office management and production efficiency. As an environmental proponent, nature and science are her areas of interest.
A: Many Muslim men choose to keep beards, following the practice of the Prophet Muhammad. While there is nothing specifically written about facial hair in the Quran, Muslims are instructed to follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (Surah Noor, 24th chapter, and 33:21).
Constantine Argiris said... Actually, Orthodox priests do not shave their beards because Orthodox Christianity teaches us that vanity and the desire for physical perfection is a temptation by the devil designed to turn us away from God. local council in the East directed Byzantine clergy and monastics to wear beards. I believe it is a continuation of the Semitic custom (ie, Hebrew/Israelite) while the Western allowed for the Roman custom of shaving (as do the laity in the Roman East).