Cloth of fame (Thaub As-Syuhrah) in Islam: jurisprudential and linguistical discussion with relation to contemporary hijab fashion

• Main Authors: Hasmad, Nurjannah, Alosman, Abdulrahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Inspired Network 2023
• Subjects: BPK36 Islamic law (General); KBP Islamic Law; L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/110126/1/110126_Cloth%20of%20fame%20%28Thaub%20as-Syuhrah%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/110126/; http://www.jised.com/PDF/JISED-2023-59-12-27.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Covering parts of body that is prohibited to be exposed to public or the aurah is one of the obligations in Islam. For majority of Islamic jurisprudential scholars, a Muslim woman’s aurah is her whole body except for her face and palm. In covering her aurah, a Muslim woman must observe that she a...