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Be Yourself
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Be Yourself
Shaykh Aaid Al-Qarni
Do not transform yourself into someone else: do
not mimic others. Many are those that feign to forget their own voices, movements, idiosyncrasies, and habits, in order to
imitate others in their ways. Among the consequences of such behaviour are artificiality, unhappiness, and a destruction of
one’s own entity.
From Adam to the last born baby, no two people are exactly the same in appearance. Why then
should they be the same in mannerisms and tastes?
You are unique - none have been like you in the past and none shall
be like you in the future. You are totally different from Zayd and ‘Umar, Amina and Sumayyah, so do not force upon yourself
the blind following and imitation of others. Go forth according to your own nature and disposition.
"For every nation
there is a direction to which they face, so hasten towards all that is good."
[Surah al-Baqarah; 2:148.]
Be
as you were created and do not change your voice or modify your walk.
Cultivate your personality by following what is
found in revelation, but do not render your existence void by imitating others and by depriving yourself of your individuality.
Your tastes and preferences are specific to you and we want you to stay as you are, especially because this is the way you
were created and this is how we know you to be.
The Prophet Sallalahu Alayhi Wasalam said:
'And let not one of
you be an imitator of others.'
In terms of characteristics, people are like the world of trees and plants: sweet and
sour, tall and short, and so on. Your beauty and value is in preserving your natural state.
Our varied colours, languages,
talents, and abilities are signs from our Creator, so do not disbelieve in them.
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