The One Who Shapes You

الْبَارِئُ

Al-Bāriʼ The Originator

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ

Surely We created man of the best stature

Surah At-Tīn (95:4)

Intention

Today, I will not criticise how I was made. My Originator does not make mistakes.

Reflection

Al-Bāri’ is The Originator, the One who brings things into being from nothing. Not from raw material, not from a template. From nothing. You were not rearranged from something else. You were originated. Your existence is not recycled. It is fresh, intentional, and unprecedented.

On this verse

Best of forms, not merely adequate, not functional. The best. You were designed at the highest specification.

Du'a

The du’a of the mirror. Said when you see your reflection, a prayer that the outer form is matched by inner beauty.

Hadith

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah does not look at your forms or your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.”

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2564