Women should “not reveal their adornment… except such as is outward.” What does this refer to? Is it beauty which is most often hidden under clothes that must not be revealed? Then what is that which “is outward?” There are great many traditions in relation to this. It was asked from Imam Al-Sadiq (A) what…
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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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Say to the believing men that they cast down their glance…
“Say to the believing men that they cast down their glance and guard their private parts; that is purer for them. Allah is aware of the things they do.” (24:30). There are essentially two ways of looking. One is to look at another with care, as if you were evaluating the person by the way…
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When a person enters the privacy of another’s home…
When a person enters the privacy of another’s home, the entrance must be announced. A person must, in some way, announce that he wants to enter, even if the person knows that the other has allowed him to enter, or he is your friend, or he knows that you are going to enter, or you…
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