Nail Polish in prayer
-
Peace Lilyfleur,
May I ask what Qur'an you read/quote from? The wording is very clear. Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome and thank you for your comments. I usually quote from the free-minds translation on this website
http//free-minds.org/quran/
I like this translation because of its simplicity and because it is literal without the bracketed personal interpretations/insertions/additions of the translators. This translation, however, is not perfect and there are occasional mistranslations which is true for any translation. I also try to read the actual Arabic and compare other different translations and sometimes when I find a mistranslation in the free-minds translation, I quote a "hybrid" translation which I think is closer to the original Arabic in my understanding. An example is my following recent post where the free-minds translation said "know" but that creates a logical contradiction with God as All knowing as stated in other parts of the Qur'aan, so I researched the possible meanings of the word "ya3lam" and found that in 3140 it can only mean "distinguish" and not "know", hence I corrected the free-minds translation
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=13535.msg115317#msg115317
I also compare the different translations of other translators and the following browser allows me to study 13 different English translations at the same time along with the Arabic and the transliteration
http//yaqb.org/
When I researched 3140 in this browser I found that QXP translation and Rashid Khalifa's translation also says "distinguish" instead of "know" which helped me in finding the correct translation which makes sense in the context without creating contradictions. I have found that whenever a translation does not make sense or creates contradiction with other parts of the Qur'aan, it is invariably a mistranslation.
Another good website to research the Qur'aan is the following which gives a lot of different tools in one place
http//www.studyquran.co.uk/
This website is constructed by brother Wakas and is an outstanding contribution by him, may Allah bless him !
-
I also agree with sis Sarah's comment that nail polish has a lot to do with modesty and thus with ego.
Personally, I've always had short nails so no need for nail polish but occasionally they look really, um, polished and sophisticated if you use the right colour. Even if one doesn't use nail polish but keeps filing/buffing and bringing out those elusive and perfect delicate white circles could be immodest then? So I don't know, in my opinion, it's more to do with aspects of yourself looking good. Like one would buy sharp clothes as opposed to dumpy ones. Modesty would not really be a factor here as one can be modest wearing nice clothes as an analogy or do people think that the only way to be modest is to wear a jute sack with ash in their hair ;D. I agree that ego might upturn the balance we should maintain in anything but that's just life, anything taken to an extreme would be bad. An addiction to looking good would be bad or say just concentrating on one aspect.
But what an analogy Oben. Quite graphic but I agree with him.
-
Peace sis Nadya,
Personally, I've always had short nails so no need for nail polish but occasionally they look really, um, polished and sophisticated if you use the right colour. Even if one doesn't use nail polish but keeps filing/buffing and bringing out those elusive and perfect delicate white circles could be immodest then? So I don't know, in my opinion, it's more to do with aspects of yourself looking good. Like one would buy sharp clothes as opposed to dumpy ones. Modesty would not really be a factor here as one can be modest wearing nice clothes as an analogy or do people think that the only way to be modest is to wear a jute sack with ash in their hair . I agree that ego might upturn the balance we should maintain in anything but that's just life, anything taken to an extreme would be bad. An addiction to looking good would be bad or say just concentrating on one aspect.
I agree. I had those fancy manicures with complex designs and fake nails in mind
I think nail polish is a trivial matter as sis lilyfleur said and does not make much difference in the grand scheme unless one gets obsessed with it and take it to an extreme as you rightly said.
-
I had those fancy manicures with complex designs and fake nails in mind
Heh, I wouldn't mind one of those manicures one day, if my nails ever grow! Peace bro.
-
Peace All
Yes i agree with sis Sarah. It's not really modest, in my opinion.
When i imagine a modest woman, i don't imagine her with shiny nailpolish onHow do you imagine her? Wearing a burqa?
I like nail polish. I like wearing and looking at pretty things because they make me happy and pretty. What's wrong with that?
I actually bought some nail polish today. Looking at my pink nails brightens up my grey day. -
How do you imagine her? Wearing a burqa?
fo course its more modest if you wear a burqa.
-
If wearing nail polish makes you feel fab well go for it.
Peace )
thanks for the approval. yeah
-
Modesty, IMO, has nothing to do with nail polish, make up, jewelry, etc. It's about decent behavior, courtesy, vocal expression, and being conscious about the way we dress... without boasting.
It's common among women to feel more confident just by wearing matching, pretty undergarments that the public doesn't even see. So what's wrong with a bit of paint on her nails? Sometimes the smallest things add femininity to her routine.
I don't believe it matters to God one way or the other during prayer, or any other time. If it was wrong, He would've told us in the Quran, simple.
-
Modesty, IMO, has nothing to do with nail polish, make up, jewelry, etc. It's about decent behavior, courtesy, vocal expression, and being conscious about the way we dress... without boasting.
It's common among women to feel more confident just by wearing matching, pretty undergarments that the public doesn't even see. So what's wrong with a bit of paint on her nails? Sometimes the smallest things add femininity to her routine.
I don't believe it matters to God one way or the other during prayer, or any other time. If it was wrong, He would've told us in the Quran, simple.
Excellent post. bravo I like it.