Fashion has changed over time and also the opinions towards it. Throughout
history, wearing clothes was more sort of modesty and differs according to
standards of living and events. Nowadays, people have inclined to this new
concept which came when women cared more about their look and showing their
beauty. In some cultures, they consider showing beautiful parts of your body a
sign for modernization, liberty and elegance. However, in some conservative
cultures which are more religious they care about the modest kind of fashion
which help them preserve their beauty, honor and dignity. In my opinion,
the real beauty depends on how modest you wear and how moral you act.
Furthermore, our God and prophet peace be upon him have taught us that women
should preserve their beauty for their own sake and protection.
In
our culture, women must not show their bodies' beauty to anyone except for the
partner of her life; the one who will be the father of her children. Moreover,
she can show her apparent beauty such as, hair and hands to her relatives. For
example, her parents, brother, sisters, uncles, aunts, father in law etc...
However, she is also required to wear modestly even in front of her sisters or
mother; because we are taught that devil may always find a way to manipulate
people. For instance, we can note the high rate of rape cases, homosexual and
also crimes like relatives' fornication in our world today. This imbalance is caused
by the lake of modesty, morals, religion and awareness. It's totally wrong to
limit beauty under the name of fashion, or say you are never beautiful until
you follow the globalization and wear like everyone else! I believe the real
beauty is the hidden beauty not only in the mere body, it's about your heart,
mind and soul. What about them? Why are they often neglected when it comes to
what our eyes can see?!
Many people accuse Islam and say it loads too much pressure on women especially, but I say that we are really oppressed when we
are away from the exact rules of this world. We are really oppressed when we
only allow our ideas to flow in one direction. For example, some people think
we are never liberal, modern, educated and respected until we follow fashion to
every extent or do whatever we want without any limitation! What if we are
proud to believe what we believe and convinced in our choices? What if I told
you that I believe strongly I will never find my comfort, freedom, and prosper
without following these rules? Isn't it also a part of the freedom of choice?!
It's been said before that, not because many people follow one way, then simply
it's the correct path! On the other hand, I confess that many Muslims are taken
away by the glamour of modernization and they imitate without thinking. The
question that we have to ask ourselves honestly is: what's the purpose of wearing
clothes? Will following every kind of fashion be in my own good or for how
well people may view me? Modern Science has shown studies stating that how men
look at women's body is different from how women look to men's body. In fact,
they differ in the way they think about each other and love one another. It
supports when Islam ordered women to wear more modestly and not show their beauty
to strangers. It happened for our own sake and protection!
In a word, beauty and fashion are concepts that differ from one culture to
another and beauty is not only based on how you look or how you wear. It's
actually based on how you behave and how good is your heart.
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