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~51~ though there is no such law, or restriction in Australia about purdah. No one pays attention to it. Some young girls and ladies have given up purdah for the sake of fashion. A young woman from Pakistan who has come to Australia after getting married wrote to me that she was forcibly asked to give up purdah or was influenced by the surroundings and had given it up. However, she wrote that when she listened to my address to the ladies about purdah during Jalsa, she had her burqa on and she has kept it on and is trying and praying to continue to do so and requested prayers. Purdah is being abandoned because the Quranic commandment is not reminded often enough and it is not spoken about in families. Thus, it is very important for reformation of practice to continually mention what is evil and what is virtuous. ” • Friday Sermon Delivered 20 December 2013 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, London • Published AlFazl International 10 January 2014 Comprehensive prayers to avoid evil Inappropriate use of the latest technology and media in the current age is indeed a Satanic act. Prayers have become even more important to safeguard against the Satanic attacks. In this regard, advising the members of the Jama’at, Huzoor (aba) said: “The Holy Prophet (saw) (May peace and blesings of Allah be upon him) was so concerned about saving the believers from the attack of Satan, that he (saw) taught his companions prayers to save them from Satan, and he taught them comprehensive prayers. A companion narrated that he (saw) taught us this prayer: “O Allah create love in our hearts, reform us, and make us tread upon the paths of security, and take us to light saving us from darkness, and save us from overt and covert indecencies, and place blessings for us in our ears, in our eyes, in our hearts, in our wives and in our children, and turn to us with mercy. You are the acceptor of repentance and the one who forgives time and again. Make us the ones who are grateful for your favors