There is a story about Shivaji defeating a Muslim King in a battle. The Muslim princess, peerless in beauty, was brought before Shivaji as a gift. He looked wonderstruck at her beauty & remarked that if his mother was of comparable beauty, he also might have been handsomer! He sent her back to her family laden with gifts as a tribute to her beauty.
The Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, has narrated the story of the Prophet's Niece, stunningly beautiful, refusing to wear a hijab. She said that Allah has blessed her with beauty, & she wanted people who see her beauty to think of Allah, who created her!
This attitude of looking on female beauty as a creation of God & an aid in turning the mind Godward, as a spiritual option is being forgotten nowadays.
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