Islamic Teachings on Ideal Family Life — Page 52
~ 52 ~ Every intelligent person will appreciate that a large portion of humanity is governed by its natural desires and pays no heed to Divine chastisement. Many men look at young and beautiful women with desire and the same is the case with many women. In such circumstances unrestricted freedom would bring about the same kind of situation that prevails in some parts of Europe. When hearts are truly purified and all desires get rid altogether of the satanic spirit, when eyes are governed by the fear of God and the hearts are controlled by the Majesty of God, and undergo a holy change and put on the garment of the fear of God, freedom may do no harm inasmuch as at such a time men would become eunuchs for the sake of God and their eyes would lose the faculty of looking lustfully at strange women, and their hearts would not be capable of entertaining any evil thought. But, dear ones, may God direct your hearts, such is not the case today. If you usher in freedom today, you would sow a poisonous seed in your culture. This is an age that demands a system of restraint. Vice, debauchery and drunkenness prevail over the earth. Hearts are filled with atheism and are empty of respect for divine commandments. The tongues give utterance to high thoughts and the public addresses are full of logic and philosophy but the hearts are empty of spirituality. At such a time it would be a folly to expose your helpless sheep to the mercies of the wolf. (Lecture Lahore, R ū h ā n ī Khaz ā ’in, Vol. 20, pp. 27- 28) Ḥ a ḍ rat Mirz ā Ghul ā m A ḥ mad, the Promised Messiah, peace be on him, further says, Extreme Attitudes about Veil People have adopted extreme attitudes in respect of the veil. Europe has gone to one extreme in