women in islam: volume two - glimpses of true beauty from the lives of pious women

Throughout history, people have inhabited different regions of the world, spoken different languages, experienced different cultures and witnessed different spectacles. However, all people, from all places and times, eventually and ultimately arrived at the same conclusion - physical beauty is only skin deep, while true beauty resides within the heart of an individual.

As Muslims, our leader in life, and in the afterlife, is Rasulullah (sallallahu ’alaihi wasallam) - the pinnacle of perfection from all of Allah Ta’ala’s creation who was the very embodiment of both inner and outer beauty. Through following his guidance and his blessed way, we will be able to imbibe those values and qualities that will bring true beauty to our hearts and souls.

This book is the second volume in the True Beauty series, and has also been compiled from the stories of pious women posted on the Uswatul Muslimah. Studying the incidents of these Lives of Pious Women personalities and pondering over the lessons learnt from their lives will assist us to reflect over our own lives and inspire us to acquire the TRUE BEAUTY with which they had been blessed.

May Allah Ta’ala accept this effort, allow us to follow in the footsteps of these saintly souls and raise us with them on the Day of Qiyaamah, aameen.