My theory is that it’s to keep the ummah all in unison,like soldiers. Mohammed was a warmonger after all and a huge focus of Islam is conquest. Look at Hajj-everyone dressed alike, doing the exact same nonsensical motions-its to keep everyone moving together like a school of fish https://twitter.com/shillin4peace/status/1022506810064949248 …
I agree. It also helped to highlight anyone that wasn’t following everything exactly as a heretic. It was easy to see if someone stepped out of line.
