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35 clothing, you are disobeying the command of the Holy Qurān. If at a workplace you are compelled to dress in jeans, blouse and hat without a scarf, then an Ahmadi woman should not take this job. If a job demands wearing attire that affects your faith, you should turn down the job out of contempt because Haya (modesty) is also a part of faith. If for the sake of earning money, you dress in clothing which brings a bad name to your Purda, then this job is hindering Allah from being your Provider. It stops Him from being your Friend and from fulfilling your needs because Allah satisfies the needs of the believers and of those who tread on the path of righteousness. No virtuous woman can tolerate being exposed, or those parts of her body being revealed that Allah has ordered her to cover. ” (Address to Ladies, Jalsa Salana Canada, June 25, 2005, Al-Fazl International, March 2, 2007) Similarly, His Holiness Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V atba said, while explaining modesty as a part of faith, “Then one has to embrace Haya (modesty) because it is a part of faith. Haya (modesty) is also a part of faith. The way Allah the Exalted has instructed a woman to cover herself is the way she should carefully keep herself covered. Beauty should not be revealed. The concept of Haya (modesty) is found in all nations and religions. An Ahmadi girl should never be influenced by the immodesty that is wide-spread in the West nowadays. This immodesty supposedly exists as an expression of freedom and fashion. Islam does not restrict a woman from going out or doing a job. She is allowed to, but with certain conditions, that her beauty is not displayed and she is not unveiled. There must be a barrier between men and women.