Shenandoah (beard)

The hair is grown full and long over the jaw and chin, meeting the sideburns, while the hair above the mouth is shaved.^[1] Depending on the style, there are subtle differences in the shape, size, and general manageability. The chin curtain is a particular style that grows along the jawline and covers the chin completely. This is not to be confused with the chinstrap beard—a similar style of beard that also grows along the jawline but does not fully cover the chin. In addition, many chin curtain beards do not extend far below the jawline, if at all, whereas chinstrap beards generally do. The Shenandoah tends to be somewhat longer than the chin curtain.^{[citation needed]}

This facial hair style is popular among followers of certain sects of Islam, as they believe it is how the Islamic prophet Muhammad wore his beard, citing the relevant hadith compiled by Muhammad al-Bukhari, "Cut the mustaches short and leave the beard".^[2][3]

In the United States, this beard style is common among married Amish men. Male members of the sect generally grow a beard after baptism, but shave the mustache off.^[4][5][6]

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  Abraham Lincoln wearing a chin curtain beard.
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  An Amish man with a Shenandoah beard.
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  Vadim Chernobrov wearing a beard.
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  Finnish entertainer Spede Pasanen wearing a shenandoah.

• List of facial hairstyles