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82 women, instead of concentrating on their prayers. They will not be focusing on worship. He laughed and said, ‘You are absolutely correct. ’ In fact, later I learned from some other sources that the same politician has disclosed in his gatherings the answer which he got to his question. He declared that the reply was very logical and based on facts. Thus, these miscreants who are making way for innovations in faith are in the wrong. They are fooling around with religion. In the name of Islam and being Muslims themselves, such endeavours are no less than making fun of religion and all this is due to lack of religious knowledge and ignorance. Muslims were bound to tread this path since the Holy Prophet sa , had predicted that such ignorance will overtake Muslims when they will start behaving in this way. ” (Address at Ladies Session Jalsa Salana UK July 29, 2017, Al-Fazl International, October 20, 2017) Criticism About Purda in the Name of Women’s Rights When anti-Islamic forces wish to raise objections against the Islamic traditions and religious commandments of Purda, they play the women’s liberation card to achieve this detestable motive. They object by blaming Islam for usurping the rights of women. Huzoor Anwar atba referred to this subject on an occasion and said, “Nowadays, in the name of women’s rights, there is a great commotion around the issue of Purda (veil) in Western countries. The pretext is women’s rights or elimination of terrorism or even baseless criticism of Islam. In the Holy Qurān, Allah the Exalted has explained various aspects of how and when to adopt Purda. Furthermore, referring to the display of women’s beauty it says ظَہَر َ مِنۡہَا مَا اِلَّا ظَہَر َ مِنۡہَا مَا اِلَّا … ‘except that which is apparent thereof…’ (Surah Al Nur, 24:32)