doubt, one of the most beautiful parts Allah creates on the human
face is the "eye". Allah describes the beauty of maidens in
paradise in the Surat al-Waqia, verse 23, with the words, "...
dark-eyed maidens ", attracting attention to the role of the eye in
the beauty of the face. However, what reveals a person's beauty and
enhances the meaning on their face is not solely the color and
shape of an eye. What leaves an impression on the soul of other
people is the meaning and depth in the eyes.
Allah creates the shape and color of eyes of many living beings in
nature in a very beautiful fashion. For instance, deer and gazelles
attract attention with the beautiful shape of their eyes while cats
become distinctive with their eye colors and living beings like
lions and tigers with the sharpness of their eyes. However, the
effect of the eye of no other living being is comparable to the
look in the human eye, because eyes are the windows of the human
soul. For this reason, the aspect that adds beauty and meaning to
the eye is the way it reflects the depth of the human soul rather
than its shape and color. This profoundness facilitates defining
the character traits peculiar to that person. It is also a very
important spiritual power that enhances the beauty and impact of
that person.
The Effectiveness of the Human Eye is one of the Greatest Secrets of Allah
Allah creates the eye from the materials commonly available in
nature. Just as in the case of all living beings, the human eye is
merely a piece of flesh made up of nerves, some bodily fluids and
muscles. Some people who fail to think deeply and consider man as a
mere pile of flesh and bones attach more importance to this aspect
of an eye, and consider eye color or its shape as more important.
They consider a blank stare that is void of any expression as
"purity and naivety" and think that the person looks very beautifully
and with meaning. Because these people have a shallow outlook,
they can not comprehend that profundity in looks adds beauty and
meaning to a face and can never figure out the profound impact a
meaningful look makes on the soul. That is why they see one another
as living beings that have no consciousness and wisdom.
The fact is however, looking at an eye with a beautiful and
meaningful look gives tremendous pleasure to a believer because the
meaning in one's eye develops in relation with his wisdom and depth
of his faith. If a person has a fervent love of Allah and is
passionately attached to Him, if he has fully submitted himself to
Allah, has a flawless respect for Him and His manifestations, if he
respects Allah and everything He creates, then the impact of this
person's eye and his looks become one of the greatest spiritual
powers in the world. The pleasure that is taken from such a
meaningful eye that reflects the profundity of the soul becomes
greater and more intense. However, as a miracle of Allah, this is
an attribute peculiar to only genuine Muslims. The looks of people
who are unaware of sincerity and display affected attitudes are
artificial, for they are for purposes of showmanship only. These
people, now and again, wish to reveal the peace and ease of heart
believers naturally have in their eyes and long for having beautiful
looks like them but they can never achieve it, because Allah never
grants such a blessing to a soul that can not love and appreciate
Him as is due, and does not know to attach himself profoundly to
Him. An examination into the general character traits of these
people reveals that these people are egoistic, selfish, insecure,
loveless, inconsiderate people who do not attach any importance to
anything. In order for these people to attain the beauty and
aesthetics they have been longing for, they, first of all, need to
live by the moral perfection Allah demands from them and consider
that it is Allah Who creates his eyes, as well as the eyes that
look at him. Apart from that, they need to have the wisdom and
profound kind of faith that will create that impact in the eyes. A
person who has a fervent love of Allah considers everything he sees
as a beautiful manifestation of Allah's names, and loves them. That
is because a person who is vehemently in love with Allah knows to
appreciate and respect beautiful things and to take pleasure from
them and see the best aspects of everything he encounters. The
profundity and maturity that comes into being in the soul of a
person who is aware of it and grasps it can be immediately
recognized.
If a person acts in the acknowledgment that the beauty he witnesses
all around him is a manifestation of Allah, he takes deep pleasure
from it. A light and love flows from his eyes towards that beauty.
The light and purity in the looks of a person has a special impact
upon people. If the other party
is also a smart person with genuine faith, he gives thanks to Allah
because of the pleasure he takes from deep, meaningful looks full of
love. Such gratitude is reflected in his eyes. This is the basis of
the beauty and the effectiveness of a sincere believer's looks. A
person, on the other hand, who pretends to be sincere is
immediately recognized. Our Lord reminds this fact in the following
verse:
"If We wished, We would show them to you and you would know them by
their mark and know them by their ambivalent speech. Allah knows
your actions..." (Surah Muhammed, 30)
Light and love flows from beautiful looks. It is the looks that make
a human face beautiful and impressive.
From the eyes of a believer that looks with love, that love flows to
other believers. With such looks, the hearts of believers open, they
find relief. However the looks of jealous people are often
unsettling. A person avoids looking at such people, since their
looks convey lovelessness and hatred. The kind of evil attitude of
these people manifests itself in their looks and on their faces. In
one verse of the Qur'an, Allah reveals this thus:
He knows the eyes' deceit and what people's breasts conceal. (Surah
Ghafir, 19)
Even if these people have very beautiful eyes and very nice facial
features, they seem repulsive, ugly and dirty to others. People
generally avoid looking at the eyes of such people. That is because
souls are prone to love, compassion, affection and they long for
friendly looks. In this sense, a beautiful look becomes the food of
the soul. That is why the compassionate look of a mother to her
baby reminds one of purity to everyone. However the real light and
beauty is the positive feeling that flows from the eyes of devout
Muslims to the hearts of other Muslims. This gives vitality and
spiritedness to people. They render Muslims strong in the spiritual
sense, and become instrumental in making them feel closer to Allah.
Indeed, even a single look of our Prophet (saas) brought people to
life in the spiritual sense. Indeed, catching our Prophet's (saas)
eye for a moment became, by Allah's leave, instrumental in people
around him coming to faith. The works written on the life of our
Prophet (saas) devote special space to the description of looking
beautifully:
"HIS LOOKS WERE EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL...He used to speak in a very
concise manner. There was neither a deficiency nor any redundancy
in his words." ( Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad bin Sulayman
ar-Rudani, The Great Hadith Collection, Jam'ul-fawaid min
Jam'il-usul and Majma'idh, Volume 5, Iz Publishing, p. 32 )
Just like the looks of our Prophet (saas), the eyes of all prophets
are beautiful. There is also light and beauty in the eyes of
Islamic scholars and genuine believers. Their eyes convey
compassion.
That is why a believer must never say, "My looks are not so
important ; what is important is not to make any faults in my words
and attitudes. Those who would like to know me must do it through
my words." Surely every believer must conduct himself nicely and
speak good words. However, a believer must also consider looking in
a beautiful manner as an important act of worship, for our
Almighty Allah informs us that looks are an important measure of
getting to know people, respecting them, believing in them and of
establishing friendship with them.
Every Muslim who is conscious of this fact must make effort to have
smarter, wiser, confidential glances that are full of love. Such an
attribute will be instrumental in him attaining much goodness both
in this world and beyond, and open the doors of many secret
blessings for him. In one verse it is related that our Lord is aware
of all eyes:
"Eyesight cannot perceive Him but He perceives eyesight. He is the
All-Penetrating, the All-Aware." (Surat al-Anam, 103)
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