session 22 beauty and islam

8/12/2019 Session 22 Beauty and Islam

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Beauty in Islam

The only lasting beauty is thebeauty of the heart

Rumi


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What is Beauty?

or


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How does Society and Media

influence our perception of beauty?


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When I look in the mirror


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So what now?

Ideally the promotion of unattainable superficial anddamaging beauty would cease to exist

But the chances of that happening is very rare

although from the previous video, steps are beingtaken by some brands.

What we must do is not allow the definitions ofbeauty in the mainstream taint the way we viewand value ourselves and like with all things.

Islam offers a beautiful solution to the problemof beauty


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Beauty in Islam

How does Islam illustrate and defineBeauty?

Beauty according to Quran andSunnah

Supplications and Prayers for Beauty


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Beauty: A Divine Quality

Divine Qualities in Islam

Compassion

Love

Peace and..

Beauty

Al Jamil: The Beautiful One of names of Allah swt.

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said

"God loves beauty" meaning that the quality ofbeauty and love are part of the Divinity of God.


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The Sunnah of BeautyAnas bin Malik (ra) says:

The Messenger of Allah, was not excessively tall or short. He wasnot very pale nor dark. He did not have curly hair or lank hair...There were not twenty white hairs in his hair or beard, may

Allah bless him and grant him peace.Maliks Muwatta Hadith, Volume 49, Number 1

The Prophet (PBUH) had a most handsome constitution. Somegave the smile of his beauty to that of the full moonHis nose wasthin His face was smoothHis beard was thickHis neck was themost beautifulIf the rays of the sun fell on his neck, it appeared

like a cup of silver mixed with gold The place between hisshoulders was wide.

Imam GhazzalisIhya Ulum-Id-Din (The Book of Religious Learnings)


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The Sunnah of Beauty

The Beauty of Smiling"Your smiling at your brother is an

act of charity"(At-Tirmidhi).

He was also reported to have said,

"Do not underrate any good action,

even if it is just meeting your brotherwith a cheerful

countenance"(Muslim).


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The Beauty of a Handsome andpleasing appearance

Prophet PBUH would

- Wear nice clothes and perfume

- Groom himself appropriately, not

excessively, not extravagantlyin a waythat is compatible with the status andtraditions of each delegation.


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The Beauty of a Handsome andpleasing appearance

`A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her)

reportedly said,"I used to apply to the Prophet the best

scent available" (Muslim).

He endorsed beauty in general as one of thethings loved by Almighty Allah

"Almighty Allah is beautiful and He lovesbeauty"(Sahih Muslim).


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The Beauty of a Gentle Attitude

The Prophet PBUH reportedly said,

"Gentleness is not to be found in anythingbut that it adds to its beauty, and it is notwithdrawn from anything but that it makes it

defective"(Muslim)


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The Sunnah of BeautyThe Beauty of Tenderness

He PBUH was tender and kind to all creation, children, animals,women, everyone, for e.g. It was the Prophets habit tosubstitute an unpleasant name with a more refined one.

"When Allah had finished His creation, He wrote over hisThrone: My Mercy predominates My Anger"(Al-Bukhari andMuslim).

"O Allah! Bestow on me the gift of loving You, loving those

who love You, and loving the deeds that bring me closer toYour love."(Al-Bukhari)

But Allah has endeared the Faith to you and has made itbeautiful in your hearts]}(Al-Hujurat 49:7).


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The Beauty of Smiling

The Beauty of a Handsome and

pleasing appearance

The Beauty of a Gentle Attitude

The Beauty of Tenderness


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SUPPLICATIONS AND PRAYERS


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What we should say when we look in

the Mirror

Allahumma anta hassanta khalqee

fahassin khuluqee


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Prayer for Preservation

Allahumma aafini fee badani, Allahumma aafini fee

samee, Allahumma aafini basaree. Laa ilaha illaaa anta.

O Allah, grant health in my body, O Allah, grant health inmy hearing, O Allah, grant health in my sight. There is no

god worthy of being worshipped except You.


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Beauty Tips

1. Dont try and attain the unattainablestandard of beauty that exists around us

2. Always smile , be well presented, begentle and tender to all

3. Learn the supplications and prayers andmake it part of your beauty regime

4. Always be grateful and expectwholeheartedly that Allah SWT will increaseyou


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Beauty increases with the company youkeepThe Prophet reminds us of the importance of good

company in this hadith.

A good friend and a bad friend are like a perfume-seller anda blacksmith: The perfume-seller might give you some

perfume as a gift, or you might buy some from him, or at leastyou might smell its fragrance. As for the blacksmith, he might

singe your clothes, and at the very least you will breathe in thefumes of the furnace. [Bukhari, Muslim].

How can you make someone else feel beautiful?


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Dua at the end of a gathering*******************************************************************

Purity belongs to You. O Allah (SWT), withYour praises, I bear witness that there is

none worthy of worship except You. I seekforgiveness from You and I repent to You.

(Tirmidhi)

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