Turban In Islamic cultures, some men wear a turban-style headdress in emulation of Muhammad who is believed to have worn a black or white turban. In Islam, the turban is a "Sunnah Mu'akkadah" (Confirmed Tradition). The head wraps are worn in different ways and called by different names depending on the region and culture. Examples include ( "`emãmah") in Arabic, () in Persian. In Shi'a Islam, a black head wrap around a small white cap is worn by descendants of Muhammad called Sayyids, and white turbans by other well-educated persons and scholars. Sufi Muslims often wear a green head wrap around
Ismail I, Sultan of Granada Ismail I, Sultan of Granada Ismail I (1279 – 6 June or 7 July 1325) was the grandson of Muhammed II al-Faqih and the fifth Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula in 1314–1325. Ismail I was the son of Abu Sa'id Faraj and the princess Fatima, daughter of Muhammed II al-Faqih. Abu Sa'id Faraj was a nephew of Muhammed I ibn Nasr, and was thus cousin to his father-in-law Muhammed II. He was brother-in-law to the sultans Muhammed III and Nasr, the two immediate successors and sons of Muhammed II. In 1314, Ismail,