[Telekung Contemporary Skills in The New Millennium Malaysia] Keterampilan Telekung Kontemporari Alaf Baru Di Malaysia
Authors: Zainun Norzaleha , Saidan Suriati , Mohamad Zolina , Hasim Nur Syazwan 
Published: November 2020

The understanding of the concept Aurah has currently seen an ascending growth among Muslim women. The question is, how far is the understanding of the concept to be accustomized with daily clothing such as telekung (cloak for Muslim women). The design of telekung is mandated by the Islamic Dress Code Ethics which is stated in the al-Quran. This paper discusses both, relative topic of interests that touches the essential concepts and the latest trend in telekung industry in Malaysia that unleashes a rather bewildering new contemporary threshold in the local Muslim fashion universe. Telekung is a Malay word that refers to the types of clothes worn by Muslim women during prayer to cover aurah – it covers the whole body except face. The research project explores multifacets angles of imperatives associated with the subject such as background, history and the development of telekung. The research also touches on the current issue related to the term contemporary being tagged to muslimah fashion. With the confusion rippled from the insignificant branding being labelled on the subject, now many consumers have been deceived by the misconception of a so called contemporary telekung. Many perceive or even worse marketed to believe that contemporary telekung has to be stupendously attractive, fashionable and trendy. Many does not know wearing this types of telekung defeats the fundamental purpose of the making and wearing of the telekung. The rippling confusion has created an immense stir of echoes among Muslim wear designer and consumer at large. Research will touch on this conflicting subject. Research also provides side notes on the aspect of sunnah and the concept of makruh of wearing telekung. This should be relative aid to suggest possible solution to the above indecisive polemic.

Pemahaman tentang konsep aurah dikalangan wanita Islam berkembang secara positif, namun, sejauh mana pemahaman itu diterapkan pada pakaian yang dipakai termasuklah telekung. Telekung juga merupakan salah satu kategori pakaian yang wajib mematuhi kod pakaian Islam. Kertas kerja ini membincangkan tentang tren terkini rekaan telekung kontemporari di Malaysia yang semakin bercambah dengan pelbagai jenis rekaan, motif dan warna pada telekung. Telekung merupakan kain selubung yang dipakai untuk menutup aurat dan tubuh seorang perempuan Muslim ketika mengerjakan ibadah solat. Menutupi seluruh anggota badan, kecuali bahagian muka. Kajian ini turut menyusuri permulaan dan perkembangan telekung secara ringkas mengenai asal-usul telekung.  Rekaan telekung kontemporari yang direka dengan tren yang sangat menarik sehinga fungsi dan tujuan utama telekung dipakai untuk mengerjakan solat telah bertukar kepada pusat perhatian. Bagi membincangkan keadaan semasa ini, Sunnah atau makhruh telekung yang dipakai itu, beberapa contoh telekung kontemporari semasa dipasaran tempatan digunakan sebagai kajian kes. Fesyen dan trend menawarkan pilihan tanpa had kepada masyarakat mengatasi tuntutan syariat.