The reason why the Islamic command to cover is exclusive to women is because the desire to show off and display one’s self is a particular trait of women. She is the hunter in the domination of the hearts of men and man is the prey, whereas man is the hunter in the domination of…
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‘The world’ and ‘the Hereafter’ are antithetical…
‘The world’ and ‘the Hereafter’ are antithetical to each other: whatever causes His good pleasure and one’s nearness to Him belongs to ‘the Hereafter,’ even though apparently it should seem to be a matter of the world – such as the trade, the agriculture, the industry and the crafts whose purpose is to provide subsistence…
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Islam has established ways of controlling…
Islam has established ways of controlling, balancing and taming the instinct. Duties have been given to both men and women in this area. One duty which is the responsibility of both men and women relates to looking at each other. “Say to the believing men to cast down their glance and guard their private parts…”…
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In view of the Islamic character of our system…
In view of the Islamic character of our system, along with the characteristics that the leaders in the world possess, the Wali al-Faqih’s command over another thing, and that is knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, in particular and about Islam, in general. But it is not necessary that the leader himself be an authority on other…
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Many people get annoyed when religion…
Many people get annoyed when religion tells them, ‘Don’t pursue bad interests,’ because they don’t have the strength to oppose their own interests. They are upset by religion’s command to ‘do good,’ because they’re not interested in doing good. But religion says something even more important than this. It says, ‘Change your interests,’ or weaken…
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