Garments of righteousness

Surah 7:26 is where it talks about garments that God has provided us to cover our bodies as well as ornaments/accessories. however the garment of righteousness is the best.

What is the garment of righteousness?

in my view it is truth, honesty, straightforwardness in matters relating to God and to other fellow human beings.

Everyone is different, has different upbringings and words and actions can mean the same or different things.

Difference is good because it enables one to see the others viewpoint and have a taste of the other side in life and its experiences.

Difference is bad if one ( in my view) cant see past it and looks down on the other due to the difference.

Personal Style/Taste is another thing which is subjective... but one should not look down on another because of how they dress or present themselves.

surah 49:11 comes to mind as it goes along the lines of don't ridicule one another for they may be better then you.. somethings like that { actually i have read the verse but i am lazy to quote it verbatim (using RK translation)}

but when the apple of my eye makes a statement that i embarass him because of the way i dress.. then for me there is something wrong.

something is wrong because then i have to think and rethink and try to understand this... maybe i am looking at it from my own point of view - God forgive me..

i am trying not to be selfish and i have asked questions to the point of boredom re this situation so i can better understand what exactly it is.

some people may choose to settle for second best but in all fairness i will like to think that i am not one of those people..

Righteousness matters a great deal.. in this case righteousness for me is a sense and awareness of God and active steps to try to worship God alone.

Clothes - jewelry - shoes - hair - fades as it is only material and superficial.

if my simple is what you saw in the beginning - i don't understand how it can be embarrassing afterwards.

that is the question that puzzles me.....

I never seek to alter myself to induce adoration, or indulge in "fakery" to promote beauty that is not there.. but it seems that is what you want.

Which ordinarily is not a problem - in all fairness

The problem is the question - What sort of a person are you that you cannot accept a person at their simplest (let of say for want of punch - worst) but are only willing to accept them at their complicated ( let is say for want of punch - best).

If you cannot accept me for being me - the person God created... how then can you live with me?

because further down the line it will slowly create resentment and foster hatred.

when my dearest says that the way i dress embarrasses them -( i don't indulge in "fakery" - this is my interpretation) then what am i to do?

"fakerise" myself to make him happy -

Life is unfair i guess.. it is one rule for the man and another rule for the woman.

but in conclusion my Lord... i take responsibility for everything because it seems i did not make it clear enough about how i am.. i did not present myself in my natural light (even though i thought i did) i did not naturalize myself enough to let my inner beauty shine so that he could see it.

Granted i am not beautiful or pretty but i am not ugly either ( all is a matter of subjection by the beholder)... it is my simple heart that I offer from myself - not how i look, - If that is not enough, then the very essence of who i am is lost on you.

God rules my day, my night and my world every time... not life, not family, not society, and certainly not material/superficial things.

If you are ashamed/embarrassed to stand by me whatever the circumstances, then you cannot be for me... for even if i wore a garment of feaces, you should be able to see past that through to my heart and stand with me united against the world.. for in all fairness, no ambiguity and total honesty.. i would stand with you...

in all my circumstances - pimples, attire and all - i remember job - at his worst - the story is that people deserted him, laughed at him and his predicament.. He called out to his Lord - Adversity has befallen me and you are the Most Merciful Lord and the Lord was merciful unto him reinstated him.

so i like Job call out to God my Lord - Anguish and Adversity is overtaking me - as i implore thee i remember that Thou art the Most Gracious Most Merciful.

May my Lord - The Most Gracious forgive me and guide me to his path in this life and hereafter.

Good Advice

28:68

Your Lord is the One who creates whatever He wills, and chooses; no one else does any choosing. Glory be to GOD, the Most Exalted. He is far above needing partners.

28:69

Your Lord knows the innermost thoughts hidden in their chests, as well as everything they declare.

28:70

He is the one GOD; there is no other god beside Him. To Him belongs all praise in this first life, and in the Hereafter. All judgment belongs with Him, and to Him you will be returned.

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These three verses struck me today. Glory be to God, in that such an eloquent praise for Him is in his scriptures... as a matter of my fact, such a many eloquent praise for God can be found in all his scriptures. very easily we overlook them but with repeated reading Gw God makes us aware of them and we prostrate to him as a sign of our gratitude.

So that i don't forget - this verse also keeps popping at me whenever i choose to open the Quran blindly - this is surah 41 - Fussilat. 30-36.

the advice therein is one that i often fail to remember - Such is my genes that i am one quick to anger and quick to rebuke - i forget to exercise patience and resort to God - Of this i stand guilty before God, my soul and self. My tongue is quick to fire off instantaneously if i am vexed/angered. sometimes it is only afterwards that i remember and i seek forgiveness from God for the many faults of this kind which no doubt seeks to take me away from him and i ask that i remember and heed the advise in future.

Patience as with all thing comes from God - its one of the things that evade me but by Gods mercy, he will provide me with it as well as with strength of mind and courage.... not forgetting contentment

Those who proclaim: "Our Lord is GOD," then lead a righteous life, the angels descend upon them: "You shall have no fear, nor shall you grieve. Rejoice in the good news that Paradise has been reserved for you.

"We are your allies in this life, and in the Hereafter. You will have in it anything you wish for; you will have anything you want.

"(Such is your) ultimate abode, from a Forgiver, Most Merciful.

Who can utter better words than one who invites to GOD, works righteousness, and says, "I am one of the submitters"?

Not equal is the good response and the bad response. You shall resort to the nicest possible response. Thus, the one who used to be your enemy, may become your best friend.

None can attain this except those who steadfastly persevere. None can attain this except those who are extremely fortunate.

When the devil whispers an idea to you, you shall seek refuge in GOD. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.