The natural and the artificial

Nowadays, people no longer like simplicity. Yet simplicity is easier and more accessible. By doing some addition and subtraction, people complicate simple things because people love grandiose which exhausts them and complicates their life. And in this way, they complicate the lives of others also. People adopt this grandiose in all fields. Nothing is protected from that. In the same way, people are more attracted to artificial things than natural ones. This is to such an extent that his Deen also could not be protected from their fantasies and their extravagances.

The Deen which should have been followed according to the Mubaarak Sunnah of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wassallam) also has become a victim in the slaughterhouse of their vices, whims and passions. People are not satisfied with the simplicity of the Sunnah. It seems too bland for them. So, they have to add a little sugar or a little salt. Finally, they suffer from spiritual hypertension or diabetes.

An intelligent person always opts for simple and natural thing. Artificial cannot replace natural although it may seem more attractive. It is the intelligence of a person that saves him from being attracted to artificial things. His intelligence leads him to understand that makeup is an illusion and a deception. He does not allow himself to be deceived. As for a person who is not intelligent enough, he is deceived by makeup during the day. He becomes easy prey for the traps of deception. He is easily deceived by the trap of grandiose and ambiance.

In the same way, an intelligent and wise person sticks to the Sunnah of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wassallam). He is satisfied with Sunnah in all its simplicity. On the other hand, those who lack intelligence are fascinated by the makeup of Bid'ah. They are not content with what Nabi (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wassallam) taught them in simplicity. They always have something to add. And all this happens due to Jahaalat (ignorance) which is fed from time to time by so-called learned ones who do not hesitate to deceive the public just for their personal interests. It is perfectly normal for a child to be attracted to the brilliance and radiance of a metal. As it is, nowadays, the general public is a bit childish in the field of ​​Deen. A very small percentage of people have the ability to distinguish Sunnah from Bid'ah. In such a climate, to make the public understand the beauty of the Sunnah which does not seem so attractive, is like asking the youth to opt for an ordinary egg rather than the free-range egg. But natural will remain natural and synthetic will remain synthetic. It will never be equal to natural. Likewise, Sunnah in all its simplicity will always be better than Bid'ah in its grandiosity and ambiance. But only the wise will understand this and will know how to evaluate its real beauty. In other words, holding firm to the Sunnah is the act of those who are intelligent. Otherwise, attraction to Bid'ah and allergy to Sunnah is always the inevitable result of stupidity.

[English version of "Naturel et artificiel" – Al Jamiat – Vol.7 No.12]