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Malfuzat - Volume I 85 argumentation to support its doctrines and practical injunctions. As such, the Quran states: قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ Meaning, say to the believers, do not lustfully look at the private parts of others and also safeguard your other furuj or organs as well. It is necessary for a man to keep their gazes low, lest they succumb to temptation at the sight of a woman that is a non-mahram. Even the ears are implied by the word furuj, which may lead one to temptation by listening to ill-natured stories. This is why it is generally instructed that you ought to safeguard all your furuj or 'openings' and keep them closed because: 2 ذلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ In other words, this is best for them and such practice bears the hallmarks of the highest level of purity, which if possessed shall keep you away from evildoers. The Holy Quran Presents Arguments and Proofs by Itself Just observe how the Quran has expounded in its own words and manner this one concept alone-an injunction that is present in the Torah as well-with such clarity and detail, supported by arguments and proofs. This is the very miracle of the Quran, in that it does not leave its follower to depend on anything else, rather makes them independent of all else, by putting forth its own arguments and proofs as well. The Holy Quran has put forth its injunctions along with their reasoning and has furnished sound logic for each and every commandment individually. As such, these are two clear differences between the Torah and the Quran. The former book does not stand by a methodology that encourages rationality and when it makes a claim, one is compelled to search for the arguments themselves. The latter, however, reinforces its claim with arguments of every kind and then presents them as well. It does not force others to believe in the commandments of God, but rather moves them to proclaim with their own mouths that they concede to the truth of its teachings. It does not compel and force others, rather wins them over by its use of subtle argumentation; its commands are accepted instinctively. The addressees of the Torah are a specific group, whereas the an-Nur, 24:31 an-Nur, 24:31