Hijab — Page 37
37 The Holy Prophet sa has said that Haya (modesty) is a part of faith. In today’s world, every society, place and country has become very liberal. Men and women have lost sense of their limits. Mixed gatherings are held and bodies are not fully covered in conforming with the Western ways. All these are obscenities of this era, which are pervading every country and society. This lack of restraint gradually leads to a total loss of the sense of Haya (modesty) from a person’s heart, even a devout Muslim’s heart. When a person abandons a minor commandment of Allah, self-restraint diminishes, bit by bit, and then the greater commandments are also set aside, eventually leading to disregard of worship of Allah. Finally, an individual ceases to remember the purpose of his life. Therefore, in this era, specifically the youth should be very careful (in this regard). They should always be mindful that we belong to the community of that person who came according to the prophecy of the Holy Prophet sa , to bring man closer to God. Therefore, if we want to be associated with him, we will have to follow his teaching which is to act upon even the minutest instructions of the Holy Qurān. May Allah enable every Ahmadi to practice this. ” (Friday Sermon delivered April 7, 2006 Mosque Taha, Singapore, Al-Fazl April 28, 2006) A Woman’s Honour is in Covering Her Beauty His Holiness Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V atba , while drawing the attention of Ahmadi Muslim women towards the important responsibility of upholding their honour, said, “Then there is a very important commandment of Allah for the believing women that they have to conceal their beauty and observe Purda. In this Western society, some educated girls and women are not following Purda properly due to the influence of society or fear of an active campaign against Purda. Their attire is greatly influenced by fashion. If they go to the mosque or centre, they come in Purda or