Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1235) | Beauty in pre-Islamic scales
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Beauty according to the standards of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance).
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This can be summarized in the following features:
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First:
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Focusing exclusively on outward beauty in this worldly life.
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Whether it be the beauty of the body or wealth.
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Or lineage, housing, or means of transport.
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Making this the primary criterion for beauty and excellence.
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Without regard for inner beauty or moral character.
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Let us take the woman as an example of this.
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To them, her beauty is merely physical beauty and the display of her charms.
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Indeed, they have reached a state
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where they perceive beauty in her nudity—may Allah protect us from such a view.
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This is evident in the animalistic societies of the disbelievers.
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It is also what the hypocrites of this Ummah advocate.
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Conversely,
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the rulings of the purified Shari'ah have come
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to safeguard the woman, her modesty, and her sense of shame.
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To prevent her from displaying her adornments (tabarruj).
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And to prevent her from being made a cheap commodity
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in the hands of those who follow their desires and toy with her.
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Sound human nature (fitrah)
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recoils from the exposure of a woman's physical nakedness.
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It strives to cover and conceal it.
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Those who attempt to strip the body of its clothing,
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and strip the soul of piety and modesty,
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are those who wish to rob the human being
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of the characteristics of their nature and humanity,
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through which they became human.
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Indeed, nudity is an animalistic instinct.
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A human being does not incline toward it
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unless they are regressing to the level of animals,
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or even lower.
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Viewing nudity as beauty
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is definitively a regression in human taste.
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When Islam enters places where nudity is prevalent,
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and brings its civilization into them,
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the first manifestation of that civilization
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is the clothing of the woman.
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As for modern Jahiliyyah,
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its adherents regress to the lowest depths.
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So Islam comes to rescue those who are backward among them,
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and elevates them to the level of its civilization.
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Second:
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There is a close correlation between the Jahiliyyah standards of beauty
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and their standards for honor or humiliation,
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which we have previously discussed.
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Likewise, there is a connection
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to their standards for progress and civilization,
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which has also been previously explained.
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Third:
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The understanding of beauty held by those who follow the Jahiliyyah scale
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reflects upon their methods
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of educating themselves and their families.
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While we find that those who follow the Shari'ah scales
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focus on achieving the beauty
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that Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, loves
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within themselves and their families,
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which is the beauty of religion, character, and the heart,
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while still attending to outward beauty,
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we find that those who follow the Jahiliyyah scales
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focus solely on outward appearance,
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physical health, and pleasure,
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without concern for the beauty of piety and character.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.