Henna is also typical in some beach states, exclusively
Yemen, where the evening before the wedding evening is devoted to beautifying
the woman with henna, and known as "Henna night". Some Muslims also
use henna as a dye for their hair and for the beards of men - designed to
follow the suspected custom of their prophet, Muhammad, who is said to have
used turmeric root extract dye in his facial beard.
It's considered a
"sunnah" and similar to something fortunate/good. In one narration by
him, he motivated Islamic females to dye their claws with henna so their arms
could be recognized from the arms of a male. In the Middle Eastern and African-American,
it is typical for females to apply henna to their finger claws and toe claws
and to their arms.
Traditional mehandi styles are of representations of the sun
on the hand, which, in this perspective, is designed to signify the arms and
toes. Mehndi designs became stylish in the Western in the overdue 90's, where
they are sometimes known as henna body art styles. Henna is generally used
during special events like wedding ceremony and Islamic Gatherings such as
Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha .
