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61 returned from the beauty parlour after having their makeup done and have to go into the marriage hall, but do not want to cover themselves properly because it might smudge the makeup or disturb the setting of the jewellery, then it is wrong. Therefore, cover up properly with the shawl and observe Purda while crossing the men to enter the marriage hall. When the bride comes back from the parlour after having her makeup done, dressed in a Gharara or whatever dress it may be, she should cover herself up with a shawl, for the distance from the car to the hall or crossing the men or perhaps on an elongated path. Once inside the hall and in the women’s section, she can take the covering off. Similarly, when departing with her groom, she should wear the shawl and then be seated in the car. It should not be that there are men present and everyone is watching her, and she is walking through them as people compliment her, and say she makes a beautiful bride. The beauty of an Ahmadi bride is that she is veiled as well. ” (Waqfaate Nau Class July 11, 2012, Baitul Islam mosque Canada, Al-Fazl International, September 28, 2012) Women make different excuses to avoid Purda during various festivities. Huzoor Anwar atba rejected such excuses during a Friday sermon in light of the sayings of the Promised Messiah as. He said: “Here, I would like to explain that some women raise the question that we apply makeup and if we wear a Niqab (face covering), our makeup gets ruined. So, how should we do Purda? Now firstly, do not wear makeup, and if you do, then this is the minimum level of Purda as explained by the Promised Messiah as that the face and lips can be uncovered but the remaining face should be covered. (Excerpt from Review of Religions, Vol 4, No. 1, p 17, January 1905) And if you want to wear makeup, then you will have to cover (the face). They should decide whether, they will hide their beauty,