Hijab — Page 102
102 Inferiority complex augments the trend of unveiling and there is a risk of losing faith if one is not acting upon the teachings of Islam. In this regard, Huzoor Anwar atba cautioned Ahmadi members in one of his Friday Sermons and said: “Apparently, an evil seems quite trivial in the beginning or a person may contemplate that such a minor evil can cause no harm to him or to society. But when it escalates on a larger scale, or numerous people get involved in it, or they ignore it or do not consider it evil anymore due to societal pressure, or because of an inferiority complex keep quiet against it, lest it spoils their image in society and do not take any action in this regard; so many such things occur in this society in the name of freedom. And the governments also accept such things; nonetheless, they are evils. For instance, in this society Purda is viewed as a social ill because it is considered as an infringement upon a women’s rights. There is a lot which is said against Purda and in their view there is nothing wrong with saying so. They proclaim that Sharī’a law was not required in this regard. [Under these circumstances] some girls slacken in observing Purda because of an inferiority complex about what others will say, or because their friends will disapprove, or because students or teachers in their schools or colleges might mock them. Satan tells them that it is a trivial matter and it is not like you will lose your honour simply because you abandon this Islamic injunction; remove your Dupattas, scarves and Niqabs to save yourself from the comments of society; nothing will happen; you are still doing everything else according to the teachings of Islam. But at that moment, the girl or woman who abandons Purda does not realize that this is a commandment mentioned in the Holy Qurān. Haya of a woman is reflected in her modest dress. The honour of a woman is maintained by avoiding unnecessary