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In search of the body beautiful
There seems no limit nowadays to the extent that women and men are prepared to go to for that ?perfect look?.
Forget false eyelashes and wigs, we are now talking scalpels, implants and liposuction!
Cosmetic surgery amongst film actresses has been commonplace for quite some time now, but these days, we wouldn?t be too hard pressed to find ordinary women on the street who are more plastic than real!
Indeed, in some circles, having multiple facelifts has become a status symbol: the more you have, the higher you are in the status rankings.
If questioned whether cosmetic surgery was Islamically correct or not, then without doubt, most Muslims would instinctively respond by saying that it isn?t, for the simple reason that it would be interfering with Allah?s creation. And certainly, this would be the correct response.
Beauty today is big business. Beauty contests are very profitable and ? contrary to popular belief ? more are spawned every year. The cosmetics market is a multi-billion dollar industry; the demand for cosmetic surgery is growing at a tremendous rate. All three industries promote the same notions of beauty that women everywhere are expected to meet: mainly a white, European, ?Barbie-doll? like standard. The pressures on women to conform to these standards are enormous and few are able to withstand them.
This may all sound quite strange when we consider how often we hear women complaining about their appearance. In fact, it is estimated that over half of the Western women today actually perceive themselves to be ugly or not beautiful enough or doesn't like her nose, the shape of her lips, her ears...etc.
In addition, surveys show that nearly all women feel under pressure to ?look good?. As a result, the quest for beauty has become a serious preoccupation for many women. Open up any women?s magazine and you will not fail to find a single one which doesn?t contain tips on how to ?look good?, or which don?t contain huge advertisements promoting new creams that halt the aging process or concealers to hide wrinkles, etc.
In Islam, beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is in the whole of creation.
So it is from the wisdom of Allah that He has chosen to create some of us short, others tall, some fat, some thin, some dark-coloured, some medium-coloured, some light-coloured ? all are beautiful and perfect in their own right.
That is why we are taught from the Sunnah, the beautiful du?aa (supplication) that the Prophet (saw) would say: ?O Allah, as You have made my appearance beautiful, likewise make my character beautiful. -
By ?Ifrat Azad
Forget false eyelashes and wigs, we are now talking scalpels, implants and liposuction!
Cosmetic surgery amongst film actresses has been commonplace for quite some time now, but these days, we wouldn?t be too hard pressed to find ordinary women on the street who are more plastic than real!
Indeed, in some circles, having multiple facelifts has become a status symbol: the more you have, the higher you are in the status rankings.
If questioned whether cosmetic surgery was Islamically correct or not, then without doubt, most Muslims would instinctively respond by saying that it isn?t, for the simple reason that it would be interfering with Allah?s creation. And certainly, this would be the correct response.
Beauty today is big business. Beauty contests are very profitable and ? contrary to popular belief ? more are spawned every year. The cosmetics market is a multi-billion dollar industry; the demand for cosmetic surgery is growing at a tremendous rate. All three industries promote the same notions of beauty that women everywhere are expected to meet: mainly a white, European, ?Barbie-doll? like standard. The pressures on women to conform to these standards are enormous and few are able to withstand them.
This may all sound quite strange when we consider how often we hear women complaining about their appearance. In fact, it is estimated that over half of the Western women today actually perceive themselves to be ugly or not beautiful enough or doesn't like her nose, the shape of her lips, her ears...etc.
In addition, surveys show that nearly all women feel under pressure to ?look good?. As a result, the quest for beauty has become a serious preoccupation for many women. Open up any women?s magazine and you will not fail to find a single one which doesn?t contain tips on how to ?look good?, or which don?t contain huge advertisements promoting new creams that halt the aging process or concealers to hide wrinkles, etc.
In Islam, beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is in the whole of creation.
So it is from the wisdom of Allah that He has chosen to create some of us short, others tall, some fat, some thin, some dark-coloured, some medium-coloured, some light-coloured ? all are beautiful and perfect in their own right.
That is why we are taught from the Sunnah, the beautiful du?aa (supplication) that the Prophet (saw) would say: ?O Allah, as You have made my appearance beautiful, likewise make my character beautiful. -
By ?Ifrat Azad