An evil desire

In this world, there are all types of desires. Evil desire is widespread everywhere. One such evil is the desire for our appearance to be of that which we are not. More than ever, the youngsters of today have this evil desire. With the desire to appear like girls, boys are keeping long hair and are wearing earrings. It is not surprising if tomorrow they will want to wear a nose-ring. It is still fresh in the mind that long ago, actors, who lacked masculinity due to their excessive crying, were qualified as actors of rings. Today we are seeing youngsters of rings. If Allah Ta’ala made one a man, one must be satisfied with what one is. The curse of Allah is on men who give themselves a “feminine look”. Similarly, the curse of Allah is on women who give themselves a “masculine look”. Note that not keeping the beard also gives one a "feminine look".

Nowadays, we are taking this matter very lightly. It is very sad to see the leaders of Islamic organisations without beards. It is as if they are afraid or ashamed to keep it. These people can claim that despite all this, their interior is very good and they are very sincere. It is like a mango with a very green skin, however, it is very ripe inside. This may exist but it is very rare.

[English version of "Ene mauvais l'envi" – Al Jamiat – Vol.3 No.11]