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41 staying safe from the immodest eyes of the world. According to a narration, Hazrat Aishah ra conveys that Hazrat Asma bint Abu Bakr ra came to see the Holy Prophet sa and she was wearing sheer clothes at that time. Huzoor sa disliked it and tried to avoid her. He said, ‘O Asma! When a woman reaches the age of puberty, it is inappropriate that anything except her face and hands are visible. ’ Huzoor sa pointed towards his face and hands to explain it. ” (Abu Dau’ud) (Address to Ladies, Jalsa Salana Canada July 3, 2004, Al-Fazl International, September 23, 2005) The importance of the Qurānic command for women to hide their beauty is evident on every Ahmadi woman. To fulfill this responsibility in the best manner, Huzoor Anwar atba drew the attention of Ahmadi women to embrace appropriate attitudes in respect to their attire and said, “Then along with the injunction of worship, Allah the Almighty has commanded you to hide your beauty and cover your heads and faces. Maintain your honour. Every woman has honour, and the respect and honour of an Ahmadi woman is very great. . . At times, there are complaints of some ladies that they come to the mosque in inappropriate clothes, wearing jeans and short shirts. There is no harm in wearing jeans and I have allowed them, but with a long shirt. When such girls were stopped, their mothers started arguing with the office bearers, questioning their authority on restricting the girls. In the first place, you are damaging the sanctity of the mosque by coming over there in improper clothes and secondly, despite being part of a system, you are committing a breach by arguing with the office bearers. You need to abstain from such acts. ” (Address to Ladies, National Ijtimā‘ Lajna Ima’illah U. K. , November 2, 2008, Al-Fazl International, July 10, 2015) His Holiness Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V atba advised women to inculcate the habits of Haya (modesty) and Ghadd-e-Basar (lowering one’s gaze), along with emphasis on not revealing their beauty, in