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~31~ know how to work with computers should learn in order to keep an eye on [their] children. ” • National Majlise Amila Lajna Imaillah Meeting Ireland 18 September 2010 • Published AlFazl International 22 October 2010 Similarly, Huzoor-e-Anwar has instructed Ahmadi women to safeguard their homes from the influence of social frivolities and absurdities: “In the same way, vain things also include obscene and vulgar movies, books [and] magazines. These are spread in the market under the excuse that sexual relations should become known in this day and age, so one can safeguard against ills. It is uncertain whether they save anyone, but the morally depraved advertisements of this type that are visible on each street and street corner do indeed embroil society in sin. A thing that is natural will become apparent on its own at the time when there is a need to know about it. One should safeguard oneself from this immoral mental indulgence in the name of knowledge. This is why the Promised Messiah (as) has said, ‘safeguard every part of your body from fornication. ’ Thus, every woman should talk to her children about this with a certain concern. And every girl who has reached puberty, whose mind has matured, should have the awareness that these evils will keep pushing one further and further into filth, and so one must safeguard against them. Anything which is wrongfully used is considered vain. For instance, I have mentioned the Internet several times before. It is an invention of this age and Allah the Exalted had destined these inventions for the age of the Promised Messiah (as). [God Almighty] has alluded to various inventions in the Holy Qur’an; the Internet is one of them; the current telephone system is one of them; the television system is also one of them. These are to be used for propagation [of faith] in this age. But if these inventions are used for the wrong reason, then they are considered vain and God has forbidden such vain things. God has also commanded to safeguard against them.