Blessings of Khilafat — Page 104
104 noble in the sight of God and are considered righteous by Him. Therefore, it is wrong to marry a noble person to an ignoble one. This is exactly in accordance with the divine injunction where God Almighty says: 8 That is: It is indeed difficult for a noble person to be the companion of a depraved person. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I ra used to narrate that a man used to visit a prostitute and ignored his wife. One day, his wife called a prostitute and asked her why husbands would leave their wives and visit prostitutes instead. She said that prostitutes entice their clients through coquetry. When a man approaches them, they push him away with their legs and do not let him get near. They also coax him and playfully cajole him. This provides pleasure to an evil person and makes him fall in love with them even more. Having learned this, one day when her husband returned, she started hurling abuses at him. When he came nearer, she gave him a couple of slaps as well. He was completely aghast at what was happening. He knew her to be an obedient woman who had never misbehaved with him. He felt utterly shocked since he failed to understand the reason for her misbehaviour. But then he realized what had gone wrong and confessed his mistake. But the 8 The adulterer (or fornicator) shall not marry but an adulteress (or fornicatress) or an idolatrous woman, and an adulteress (or fornicatress) shall not marry but an adulterer (or fornicator) or an idolatrous man. That indeed is forbidden to the believers. ( S u rah an-N u r , 24:4)