Linguistically Taqwa means forbearance, fear and abstinence, but in the Islamic terminology, Taqwa has a distinct meaning. Taqwa is a high state of heart, which keeps one conscious of Allah's presence and His Knowledge, and it motivates him to perform righteous deeds and avoid those, which are forbidden. Taqwa can be compared to walking through a narrow path with thorny bushes on both sides and a
person passing through it tries his level best to save his clothes from being torn. The thorns are the sins and the clothes is one's Eeman. The first basic purpose which can be taken as the most fundamental one too is , that dress is something which cover those parts which cause shame when discussed or revealed. If a dress is not fulfilling this first purpose of dressing then from the point of view of Islam it is not a DRESS. As discussed before shameful parts for man is from naval to knee and for women it’s the whole body except the hands and feet.2. The second purpose of dress is to emblaze the personality , that is dress should be something which soothe you and others, not arouse or irritate them .
“If exposure of your body is modernism, then animals are the most modern creatures on Earth.” [not a Hadees]
— Dr. Zakir Naik
Clearing the misconception:
Well wearing expensive clothes is not haram in Islam unless it has been bought by fair means and it do not makes you feel superior then your other religious brothers. Imam dar-ul-hijra from madina-e-tayyaba narrate that Imam Malik (may Allah bless him) used to wear new dress every single day of the year, and once he wear that dress he never used it again, someone asked Imam Malik (may Allah bless him) that don’t you think wearing a new dress everyday is extravagance, he replied , that I don’t buy these new clothes ,someone comes to my door and gives me 360 new dresses at the start of every year, I cant refuse him because it will hurt him , so that’s why I wear every dress once and then donate it to needy people in this way it helps them a lot too. So from this we conclude that it is not haram to wear precious clothing for a better reason. Conclusion:
We finally conclude that today we have to understand the fact that we need to dress up within the boundaries specified by our religion"Islam". Trying to copy the west may end up leading all of us to the wrong and sinful path. Understanding the need of time here is where our brand "TaQwa" played a role as we are providing up-to-date and latest designs within the limits of our religion as Allah do not like those who exceed the limits. We have our own identity, traditions, rules and regulations. Siraat-e-Mustaqeem is the only way to success. May Allah give us all Hidayat and Taufeeq.
-Ameen. Bibliography
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