Hijab — Page 100
100 points out that spiritual beauty and spiritual adornment sprinxg from Taqwa. And Taqwa means that as far as it is possible, a person should take care of the minutest aspects of his duties and pledges towards Allah and His creation. ” (Addendum Baraheen-e- Ahmadiyya part 5-Ruhani Khazain Vol 21 page 210) It means, to find out the deepest and finest meanings and then make an effort to act upon them. (Friday Sermon October 10, 2008 at Mubarak Mosque Paris, France, Al-Fazl International, October 31, 2008) Similarly, Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V atba drew the attention of Ahmadi women to لِبَاس ُ التَّقۡوٰی لِبَاس ُ التَّقۡوٰی (the garment of righteousness) and said: “The subject of discussion is the beauty of a woman and لِبَاس ُ التَّقۡوٰی لِبَاس ُ التَّقۡوٰی ( the garment of righteousness). The real beauty actually lies in the garment of Taqwa. It means that all your practices are due to having the fear of Allah the Almighty and due to acting upon His commandments and not prioritizing your own temptations. Thus, if every Ahmadi woman lives her life with such mindset and she strives more for the garment of Taqwa instead of physical clothing, then this attire of righteousness will conceal your trivial spiritual and moral weaknesses and surely Allah will glance at you with an eye of forgiveness. Due to fear of Allah the Almighty and the efforts to adopt an attire of Taqwa, Allah the Almighty enables them to shun their weaknesses and [He] will continue to do so and also enables them to progress in their faith. The attention you pay to cover yourself up in لِبَاس ُ التَّقۡوٰی لِبَاس ُ التَّقۡوٰی (the garment of righteousness) will also help provide you opportunities to bow down before Allah the Almighty. And Allah the Almighty accepts the prayers of those who bow down before Him with good intentions and He does not waste their prayers. This enables us to do further pious actions. He extends