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23 sex or to guard their eyes from looking at anything that may lead to lustful thoughts and illicit behaviour. Remember! Modesty is an essential character trait of a Khādim and so you must avoid all that violates the Islamic injunction of chastity. If you are successful in this, then you can claim true spiritual advancement. ”(Address National Ijtimā‘ Khuddāmul Ahmadiyya 26 September 26, 2016, Published Badr Qadiān September 7, 2017) Chastity for Men and Women In one of his Friday sermons, Huzoor Anwar atba gave detailed advice to members of the Jamā‘at on the pristine teaching of chastity in Islam. He said: “The command of doing Ghadd-e-Basar (lowering the gaze), observing Purda and doing Taubah (seeking forgiveness from Allah) are all for our own benefit. Allah will reward us with His love and nearness for following His commandments. At the same time, Allah also states that because of these virtuous deeds your chastity will be established in the society and world you live in; neither will any fingers be pointing towards you that you are a person of immoral character and should be shunned nor will people be warning others to shun themselves and their children from you. On the contrary, everywhere we will have an honourable status because of this virtue. When Emperor Heraclius asked Abu Sufiyan about the teachings and practices of the Holy Prophet sa , despite his enmity, Abu Sufiyan, along with saying other things, could only say that the Prophet sa teaches chastity. Heraclius replied that this is the very characteristic of a Prophet. Muhammad bin Sirin ra narrated a long Hadith of the Holy Prophet sa in which the Holy Prophet sa advised about different things. One such advice is that chastity and truthfulness are better and everlasting in contrast to adultery and falsehood. (Sunan Dar Qutni, Kitabal Wasaya)