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~36~ have believed in the truthfulness of Ahmadiyyat, considered the Promised Messiah (as) to be truthful and have entered his Bai’at, considering him to be the absolute truth. Hence, we should try to refrain from all such things which Allah the Almighty has prohibited. Only then will we be able to partake of the blessings promised by Almighty Allah to the Promised Messiah (as). ” • Address at the Annual Ijtema Lajna Ima’illah UK 04 November 2007 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, London • Published AlFazl International 09 December 2016 Chatting on and Immodesty through Pictures of Women Increasing mutual connection and exchange of pictures of females is against our moral values and should be absolutely avoided by Ahmadi youth, girls and children. Huzoor-e-Anwar (aba) warned regarding this important issue: “These days a new method of introduction has been created on the computer and the Internet called Facebook. Though it is not that new, but it was introduced in the last few years. I had previously discouraged you from this practice. I had said in my sermons that it encourages immodesty. It shatters the boundaries among people, boundaries from one another, boundaries around secrets. It exposes secrets and invites indecency. The creator of this site has said, ‘I have created this and I believe that whatever a man is on the outside and inside should be exposed to others. ’ In his view, exposing someone means that if someone wants to post a nude picture of himself, he may and even encourages others to comment on it. This is allowed! Innalillah [“To Allah we return”]. Similarly, anyone can post about anything he sees. If this is not extreme moral regression and degradation, then what is? In this state of moral regression and degradation, an Ahmadi has to teach the high standard of morality and virtue. ” • Concluding Address Jalsa Salana Germany 26 June 2011