Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 240
240 Clothes and apparent beauty are insignificant. Real beauty is what Allah the Exalted grants. Women take a lot of care of their beauty and adorn ment, but there are many who remain unaware of their real beauty. Beauty does not come from applying make - up , dressing up and wearing jewellery. Real beauty is what Allah the Exalted has taught. Women remain unaware of that beauty which enhances their real beauty manifold. This does not come from gaining freedom, does not come from losing oneself in the futilities of the society, if does not come from giving up the h ijab , does not come from uncovering one’s head and does not come from making materialistic d emands upon husbands. There is also beauty for men which does not come from marrying fashionable women, rather it comes from adopting righteousness of Allah the Exalted. Being i nfluenced by the Western ways, some of our women too consider that perhaps this is what beauty is. It should always be remembered that this beauty comes from wearing the raiment of righteousness and raiment of righteousness can be availed by those who, whether men or women, try with all their capacities and capabilities to fulfil the ir covenants of faith and trusts. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) says (I am explaining the extract I just presented) that we should use all our physical faculties to fulfil these trusts. It is the duty of every man and woman that they should use t heir eyes, ears, tongue and every