Found via Acoustics, Health, and Sufism which has Kevin putting some awesome material up lately by the way. I thought this was interesting (don’t see this now a days):
Here is what a master like Kevin can do with the Oud:
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Treat your eyes with kohl, for it nourishes eyes and eyelashes. (Abu Dawud, Tib, 14; Tirmidhi, Tib, 9.)
Sunan Abi Dawood (3837) Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) related the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The best of your kohl is ithmid (antimony), for it makes the vision clear and makes the hair grow.
As is related by Yazeed al-Farsee in Shamaailut-Tirmidhee, Chapter of Seeing the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) in a Dream, who said, Indeed, I saw the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) in a dream. So he said, Verily, the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to say, Indeed, the Shaytaan cannot imitate me, so whoever has seen me in a dream has indeed seen me. Can you describe the person you have seen in the dream? I said. Yes. I will describe him between the spectrum of two men. His body and flesh were moderate, complexion was brown-skinned, inclining towards whiteness, eyes were kohl-smeared, smile was pleasant, figure was beautiful and round-like…..
the truth on 
m.a.kidwai,CME/IND.RLY.(retd.) on 
