Beauty?

A fellow blogger Asma bajee posted a rhetorical question asking about beauty. I made some comments on her blog and have posted them here.

The the meaning of beauty is subjective and depends on who you ask and how they (”they” being those whom you ask) define it may sway you on whether you even want to be accepted by them or not. You don't even need to ask directly. You can know how they define beauty by observing how they interact with those around them.

Beauty for sure is deeper than the skin. However internal beauty is enhanced by outward beauty (but NOT vice versa). Outward beauty is not limited to how one looks but also on how one carries themselves i.e. the body language, the tone of the voice, etc.

We all love beautiful people who keep a cheerful face and talking to them makes us positive about life( and it's issues). Someone may look good but how they interact with you might make those "good looks" lose their light. We also love beautiful older people who have a youthful radiance on their face.

Essentially the expression of the inward beauty is through aspects of outward beauty or real beauty is inward beauty and outward beauty is only a means of expression of the inward beauty.

The best way to increase our beauty is by following the sunnah as a means to please Allah (SWT).