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~47~ To safeguard and protect one’s chastity and modesty is certainly not only the task of women but is also incumbent upon men. To guard one’s chastity does not only mean that the person should avoid sexual relations outside of marriage, rather the Promised Messiah (as) has taught us that it means that a believer should always keep his eyes and ears pure from anything that is indecent or immoral. As I mentioned earlier one thing that is completely obscene is pornography and to view it is to forgo the chastity of one’s eyes and ears. It is also wrong and against Islamic teachings of modesty for boys and girls to mix freely, to form relationships or inappropriate friendships. ” • Address to Khudam at Annual Ijtema UK 26 September 2016 Kingsley, Surrey • Published Weekly Badr Qadian 07 September 2017 Ghade basr (Lowering of gaze): Jihad of Nafs (Self) The current age is of the Jihad of the self rather than the Jihad of the sword. One can only stay on the path of piety by following the teachings of the Holy Quran. In this regard, explaining the importance of controlling human emotions and ghade basr (lowering of gaze), Huzoor-e-Anwar (aba) said in a Friday sermon: “We Ahmadis should remember that the world is going through a dangerous time. Satan is aggressively striking from all directions and if Muslims and specially Ahmadi Muslim men, women, and youth do not try to uphold the religious values, then there is no guarantee of our future. We will be held accountable by God the Almighty more than others because we understood the truth that the Promised Messiah (as) explained to us yet we did not act upon it. Thus, if we want to save ourselves from destruction then it is imperative to live in this world while adopting every Islamic teaching with full confidence. Don’t