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75 of Islam and Ahmadiyyat. Some say that the teaching is outdated now and we have to abandon this practice (God forbid) if we want to keep up with the world. It should be made clear to such people that if they continue following in the footsteps of the worldly people, lead their lives like them, then instead of confronting the world they themselves will be lost in it. Their obligatory prayers will gradually become a superficial practice and other good deeds or religious practices, if any, will become artificial and then will slowly cease. ” (Friday sermon January 13, 2017, Baitul Futuh London, Al- Fazl International, February 3, 2017) Answer to an Objection Raised About Separate Seating Arrangements for Men and Women To promote chastity in a society, Islamic teaching has prohibited the arrangement of mixed gatherings for men and women. But in the western society, many objections are raised against segregation of women’s seating from men. In this regard, Huzoor Anwar atba addressed the Ahmadi women during the occasion of Jalsa Salana UK and advised them by saying: “Yesterday at the time of Friday prayers, several press members had arrived here. It was the first day of Jalsa. After the Friday prayers, our Press Secretary said to me that the press is already here, but we are very concerned in regard to Channel 4. Perhaps it was a lady. She is saying that everything else is fine, but the segregation of men and women, by making them sit separately, portrays you as extremists. You are infringing on women’s rights by doing this. I said to him, ‘There is no need to worry. ’ Firstly, tell them that we (men) will not answer this. You should ask the women. And I