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98 righteousness] which is pleasing to Allah the Almighty, and the best of garments near Allah is the garment of righteousness. ” (Friday Sermon October 10, 2008 at Mubarak Mosque Paris, France, Al- Fazl International, October 31, 2008) Meaning of the Word “Reesh” Huzoor Anwar atba recited verse 27 of Surah Al-A’raf at the beginning of one of his sermons and then presented its commentary, shedding light on the beauty of a garment:v “Here the word ریش ریش “reesh” has been used. It means the feathers of birds which make them look beautiful by covering them up. The same bird which looks so beautiful covered up with feathers appears extremely ugly if its feathers are plucked off or the feathers fall off due to some disease. It (Reesh) also means clothing and beautiful clothing. Unfortunately, these days beautiful clothing is being defined as the clothes which are revealing or nude, and men are more at fault in this since they have let them [women] free in the matter, and women too have forgotten their Haya and honour. Some of our Muslim ladies, and occasionally Ahmadi women too, get influenced by this [notion]. When Purda and are taken off, the next step is to wear revealing clothing. Thus, every woman must uphold her honour. Only yesterday a newly converted Ahmadi asked me that the society we live in has many vices including nude clothing. So how can we save our daughters from the negative impact of society? I responded that children should be made aware of their personal honour from an early age; make them realise who they are and