“If one’s selfish and tribal instincts arouse him to defend and patronize the vices and wrongs of his kinsmen and associates, he is inflicted with the vice of ‘asabiyyah; he is a corrupt member of society, who corrupts it by confusing vice with virtue, and stands with the Bedouins of the Jahiliyyah, who were a…
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The modest dress did not exist among…
The modest dress did not exist among the pre-Islamic Arabs. Islam brought the covering of the head, neck, and chest, etc. and the forbidding of looking with lust. But a part of that which Islam brought existed in non-Arab areas. It was a very strong influence in Iran, in particular, among the Jews and people…
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The present Western civilization is moving…
“The present Western civilization is moving directly towards the habits of the pre-Islamic Arabs in the Age of Ignorance and they are continuously weaving philosophies justifying that nakedness is a good thing. Russell in “On Discipline,” says that another illogical ethics or taboo is that a mother and father tell their children to cover themselves…
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Tell the believing men… to guard their private parts…
“Tell the believing men… to guard their private parts.” (24:30). To guard from what? From everything which is not correct, guard against both corruption and the glance of others. As you know, it was not the custom among Arabs in the Age of Ignorance to hide their private parts. Islam came and made it obligatory…
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The Prophet (S), whose knowledge was derived…
The Prophet (S), whose knowledge was derived from the Divine Revelation, and whose soul was so great that it could preponderate over the spirits of millions upon millions of human beings, who rejected all the practices and customs of the pagan Arabs, who shattered under his feet all the false creeds, abrogated all the scriptures,…
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