Hijab — Page 76
76 was very delighted that a representative of Lajna, who often gives interviews to the press, gave a courteous reply. This is a separate issue whether they agree to it or not, but they have no logic or justification to negate it. Secondly, I told them that if they wished to broadcast any negative news or comments related to us regarding this subject, they may do so. We do not have to oblige any worldly people, press or any channel. We simply have to please God Almighty and have to strive for it. We need to follow His commandments. I usually answer that religion originates to make us tread on its heels and thus, unites us with God, our Creator. Religion is not meant to follow people or please them. These worldly people who have drifted away from religion are creating trouble by criticizing and objecting to faith. This very habit will one day reveal its consequences to them. Similarly, those who are creating turmoil in the name of Faith, will be brought to account for this, even if they are Muslims. These worldly people, under the influence of their ego, object to the separate seating arrangements of men and women. This is the major objection they hold against us. Until a few decades ago, these very people had kept their women deprived of every right. With the passage of time, women raised their voices for their rights and as it was only a human effort, it soon reached the opposite extreme. In the name of giving rights to a woman, with the attitude of sympathizing, she was excessively presented in such a manner in front of the world that she lost her dignity. Under the guise of sympathy and in the name of freedom, the dignity of a woman was thus trampled. European women have not experienced the fact that a woman’s own identity is able to fully emerge and her sense of security is enhanced when she is among