The Essential Scent and Natural Awe – Inner Built

 The Essential Scent and Natural Awe – Inner Built

There is a scent placed deep within the soul—essential, unbought, untouched by bottles or brands. It is not something added to a person but something revealed when one returns to their original state: clean in heart, honest in intention, present with God. This essential scent is like the quiet musk of sincerity, carried not on clothes but in the spirit. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t fade with time. It increases the closer one draws to truth.

This fragrance is not made by human hands. It rises naturally from the soul that has been humbled, cleansed, and made whole by remembrance. You might smell it in moments of stillness—after prayer, in the breath between verses of the Qur’an, in the calm that follows repentance. It may come suddenly, as a breeze from within, reminding the heart that it was created to know, to love, and to return to God.

Such scent is recognized without teaching. Babies lean toward it. Animals feel safe near it. The earth seems to soften beneath its steps. It is the scent of someone aligned with their fitrah—someone whose body, words, and silence all match what is true. It is not flashy. It’s not always noticed at first. But when present, it transforms the space around it.

Alongside this essential scent is the feeling of natural awe—the deep and quiet wonder built into every soul. It awakens when the soul meets something greater than itself, something that reminds it of its Creator. You might feel it standing before the ocean, under a night sky, or in the stillness after sincere worship. It is the trembling joy of knowing that you are small, but not forgotten. That you are seen, and still loved.

This awe is not fear, but reverence. It doesn’t crush you—it lifts you, humbles you gently. It is what made the prophets fall to their knees when God spoke. It is what made the mountains echo the words of faith. It is what the heart feels when touched by verses that speak directly to it, as if they were sent just for that moment.

When someone carries both the essential scent and natural awe, they become a witness of God’s nearness. Their very presence teaches others without words. They don’t need to preach loudly. Their life becomes a message. Their purity scents the world, and their reverence refreshes it.

This inner build—fragrant and full of awe—is what the world needs. Not more noise, not more show, but more people who smell of truth and walk with wonder. People who remember who they are, and Who they belong to.

Such people may not be known by many, but the heavens recognize their scent. And when they leave this world, they leave behind more than memories. They leave behind traces of the eternal, like a fragrance carried on the wind—subtle, holy, and unforgettable.