‘Nor let them stamp their feet so that their hidden ornament may be known.’ (24:31) Arab women stamped their feet so that their silver or gold anklets would make sounds and things hidden would appear. They are told not to do this, not to do something to draw the attention of others towards them. Thus…
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An act which provides pleasure and draws pain…
An act which provides pleasure and draws pain away is desired and wanted by man. Man likes and is fond of anything which is pleasurable to reach. Likewise, the term affection is used in the case of desirable deeds and traits. And this clears up the relationship among pleasure, determination and affection. But it must…
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If a woman leaves her house covered within…
If a woman leaves her house covered within the limits, it causes greater respect for her. Take a woman who leaves her home with only her face and two hands showing and from her behavior and the clothes she wears, there is nothing which would cause others to be stimulated or attracted towards her. That…
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We should seek refuge in God…
We should seek refuge in God from the mischief of the self, whose wiles draw men from sinfulness into infidelity and from infidelity into ‘ujb. The self and the Devil make people accustomed to a sin by diminishing the gravity of that sin. When that vice sends out its roots into the heart, it appears…
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