Hijab — Page 93
93 ‘O children of Adam! let not Satan seduce you, even as he turned your parents out of the garden, stripping them of their raiment that he might show them their shame. Truly he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you see them not. Surely, We have made Satan’s friends for those who believe not’ (7:28). Thus, I have spoken about clothing that is physically revealing. A believer can never wear clothes which, rather than being an embellishment, reveal one’s body. Sometimes, reports are received from here as well as from Pakistan that some Ahmadi girls also follow others blindly, and not only do they abandon Purda, but also wear inappropriate clothes. And this behaviour can solely be of those who are unequipped with the garment of righteousness. Thus, I say to every Ahmadi man and woman, as Allah the Almighty has said, that the finest raiment is the raiment of Taqwa, try putting it on so that God’s attribute of Sattar (the One Who veils sin) keeps us covered forever and [save us] from Satan who is attempting to remove our Purda and make humans naked. [Allah has said] that one who is not a Mo‘min, does not have faith, Satan is his friend. If we have faith and we have accepted the Imam of the age, then we will have to make a special effort to protect ourselves from Satan and we will have to cover ourselves always with the covering of Taqwa. May Allah enable us to do so. As I mentioned earlier, after taking the Baī‘at of the Promised Messiah as , a great responsibility falls on our shoulders in that we try our utmost to bring about a change in ourselves and not be drifted with the tide of the time. Rather, our bond with Allah the Almighty should get stronger day by day. May we always comprehend the true essence of the garment of righteousness. At one point, the Promised Messiah as says: