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~38~ magazines that such magazine should not be displayed openly in shops and stalls as it has an adverse effect on children’s morality. They have realized this today, while the Holy Qur’an gave the teaching 1400 years ago to stay away from indecency. The indecency makes one immoral, distant from God and religion, and even makes one break the law. Islam does not only forbid obvious and apparent foulness, but also hidden immorality. The directive of purdah is such so that purdah and wearing modest clothes create a safeguard against open and informal connections between men and women. Islam does not state as the Bible does that do not look at women with bad intent. In fact, it states that seeing a woman will create affection which will create immodesty and you will not be able to distinguish between good and bad. According to Allah and His Messenger (saw), when a boy and a girl, a man and a woman openly meet with each other, then the third among them is Satan. {Sunan AtTirmazi Kitab urriza bab ma ja fi kiraheyaatil dakhool alal mugheebat hadith number 117} I have given you the example of the Internet. Chatting on Facebook and Skype are included in this. I have seen many families break up because of this. I have to say with great regret that such incidents are found even in our Ahmadi homes. We should always remember the commandment of Allah not to even come near foulness; otherwise, Satan will overtake us. The beautiful teaching of the Holy Qur’an does not just forbid women from looking [at the other gender] or avoiding eye contact, rather it commands both men and women to lower their gaze. A lowered gaze precludes open mixing [of men and women] and watching lewd films. The commandment also says not to socialize with people who pursue such interests in the name of freedom, who relate their stories and try to incite others to their ways. Men and women should not chat on Skype and Facebook and look at each other and should not make these a means of connecting with each other. God states that these