Real Beauty

Real Beauty

Bismillah,

Beauty is a word that man has defined himself. It is a word that’s definitions’ changes ranging from person to person and from situation to situation. In the Good Ole’ Days beauty was categorized something different than as it is now. Say a girl wearing beautiful gown might look beautiful, with her hair done up high she looks absolutely regal. But now one might describe beautiful as a girl wearing a short skirt and tight shirt. This clearly shows us how man has changed their values. The formula is -more skin=more attention-. And this has corrupted our youth. Girls wish with dreamy eyes, “if I didn’t wear hijab  ... or if I wasn’t a Muslim  ...I wish I could dress like that…she looks so pretty I wish I could be like her.” Now who is exactly is this 'she' that has become their role model? Most prolly a crazy celeb. o_O

That celeb is fake. You might have heard it all before but it doesn’t hurt to hear it again. What she has on is like 100 pounds of makeup. 50 pound alone jus being the foundation. Her hair color? I’m sorry dear, she dyed it. What bout her gorgeous eyes? 8/10 times she’ll be wearing contacts. What bout that body? HELL-OO… Photoshop anyone?  

That’s right. Now let’s bring in the real hard core stuff. Real beauty. Every girl whether Muslim or not has beauty- even if she’s not beautiful. How? Inner beauty. The beauty that lies within her soul. Her heart and mind. Many choose to corrupt while others nurture it. Inner beauty is the true beauty and that is the beauty that reflects on the outside too. The hijab is a beauty itself. You don’t need any make up to cover up. Your beautiful just the way you are.

Tight hijabis:

My friend coined this term for hijabi girls that wear tight clothing or half sleeves. And they pour makeup over their face like no tomorrow. (lol) And then the jewelry... don’t get me started... lemme jus say – if they sold it – they would be pretty rich. Dear if you’re going to make fun of the hijab and defeat its purpose of it...then maybe you should rethink your reason of wearing it.

I mean think of it. If EVERYONE looks at you every single drab day wearing makeup and looking pretty... when the time comes to be beautiful... you’ll be looking the same you do every day :P sides it’s the heart that counts not the face ^_^. Take care of your personality not only your looks. Your personality and your actions are the things that will benefit you in this and in the Hereafter. Not your appearance. You may be gorgeous but have a witchy personality. Or you may be the girl who’s decent in looks but her Iman shines on her face and has a wonderful personality. Your pick. :-)  

“A girls beauty is like a pearl in an oyster…let that oyster stay closed till the time comes...she’s like a delicate rose…let that rose be untouched until the right hand picks it.”

Dua For Looking in the Mirror
When we look in the mirror at ourselves we should read this Dua:   

  اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ  حَسَّنْتَ  خَلْقِي  فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِي  

Allahumma anta hasanta khalqi fahassin khuluqi

"O Allah, just as you have made my external features beautiful, make my character beautiful as well"

Try posting it on the mirror that way it becomes a habit.
Everyone is beautiful in his or her own way. It all depends how you live and how your present yourself. Whether or not if you are true to yourself and others….or are you no better than those fake celebs? Think about it. 

    Sidra Afzal

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