Once there was a famous group of girls in a college. They all belonged to comfortable families and were deeply influenced by social media, specifically TikTok. It shaped their psyche and beauty standards. Among them, Amna was the most arrogant and selfish one. She believed herself to be better than everyone. She was disrespectful towards the teachers, never did her homework, and poked fun at other girls for their looks and simplicity.
One day, a new girl Fatima got enrolled in their class. She was timid but very pretty and respectful. After seeing her, Amna felt threatened and envious of her beauty. On top of that, Fatima quickly became popular and much beloved among the class and the teachers for her manners and kindness. Amna, however, could not stomach the situation and started hating Fatima for being so perfect and beautiful. She thought, “How is it possible for a simple girl like Fatima to be so popular and cherished while I am the most stylish and modern in the class.” Her jealousy and curiosity led her to compete against Fatima in everything. She even started studying and also improved her behaviour.
Although she was working on herself, intrigued by Fatima’s ever-growing popularity and beauty, she decided to uncover the truth and the secret behind it. Thus, one day, Amna and her friends planned to inspect and search Fatima’s room for any unique beauty products or handbook on good manners to achieve this goal. She told Fatima, “The warden has asked me to survey all the rooms.” “Sure, please carry on”, replied Fatima.
Amna felt a surge of happiness and pride in fooling Fatima. Then, she went through Fatima\’s stuff and opened every drawer and bag. To her disappointment, she found nothing adequate to quench her curiosity. Finally, she opened a cupboard and found the translated version of the Holy Quran and a simple comb and moisturiser. She was shocked that Fatima had no hidden weapon; instead, she was only following the Quran. Upon seeing her reaction, Fatima smiled politely and came closer to Amna. She said, “My dear friend, I have been observing you since I joined college. I know you are not here on the warden\’s command.” Amna felt so ashamed and embarrassed of her actions and began to apologise. Fatima asked her to take a seat and immediately reassured her that she did not mind anything and all was fine between them. She told Amna, “Success and beauty come from the goodness of the heart, and to purify the heart from all kinds of malice and contempt, there is only one handbook-The Holy Quran.” She further told Amna that the Holy Quran brings peace and shapes our personalities in the best manner. Whereas excessive use of social media only brings out the worst in us. This advice greatly impacted Amna, and she decided to follow the teachings of the Quran, vowing to avoid social media. From that day onwards, Fatima and Amna became good friends and guided each other through all the problems.
Moral
Man is just an empty shell without the guidance and teachings of The Holy Quran and Sunnah.
The only key to eternal success and peaceful life is to follow the teachings of the Quran.
