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~16~ be excommunicate by way of punishment. Always remember that all your actions should be done to please Allah. A Hadith relates that Holy Prophet (saw) said: Indecency makes the perpetrator unsightly and modesty and bashfulness gives a modest person inner and outer beauty and makes him beautiful. ” {Tirmadhi Kitabul Birr wa Sila Bab maja’a fil Fuhsh wal Tafahhush. Hadith 1974} • Friday Sermon delivered 15 January 2010 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, London • Published AlFazl International 05 February 2010 Vulgarity in the Name of Adornment On many occasions, Huzoor-e-Anwar (aba) has declared the trend of increasing immodesty in society to be extremely dangerous. He has often explained the Islamic teaching of Ghade-basr, meaning modestly lowering the gaze to safeguard oneself. In an address to the Ahmadi ladies he said: “As I said, the attire is increasingly becoming an indecent attire. They advertise these [indecent clothes] through large billboards, advertisements on TV, advertisements on the Internet and even in newspapers. If a decent man happens to come across such advertisements, he lowers his gaze out of embarrassment, and he should lower his gaze. All this is done in the name of the modern society and broad mindedness. As I said, the clothing trends have become immodest. There is advertisement for indecency in the name of beauty. ” • Address to the Ladies at Jalsa Salana Germany 29 June 2013 at Karlsruhe, Germany • Published AlFazl International 18 October 2013