𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮!

They had two types of knocking hammers that produced two distinct sounds: One was deep, and the other one was sharp. Do you know the reason why?

The deep one indicated that the knocking person was a man, thus the man in the house would answer the door and the woman would have time to put their Ḥijābs on or go to their room.

The sharp one indicated that the knocker was a woman, thus the women of the house would receive the visitor while the man lowered his gaze out of respect.

Western orientalists has often tried to portray Muslims and the Ottomans as womanizers when the reality is that Europe itself was (still is) full of prostitution and children who did not even knew who their real father was.

The truth however, is that the amount of modesty and respect to women shown in the Ottoman era/period based on traditional islamic teachings had no comparison and match in the world at that time.