‘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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The Almighty Allah has invited all the creatures…
The Almighty Allah has invited all the creatures to pay obeisance to Him in order that His Majesty may become manifest. The people can obtain numerous blessings and unlimited mercy and achieve such a position which even imagination cannot visualise. “So no soul knows what is hidden for them of that which will refresh the…
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There is the famous letter of Imam Ali (A) to…
There is the famous letter of Imam Ali (A) to Imam Hasan (A) which is a letter of advice, “To the extent possible, keep your wife or wives away from mixing with others. Nothing protects a woman better than the home.” The tradition contains the word Ihtijab. It means, to be hidden by a curtain;…
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Women should not reveal their adornment…
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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Objection: Why does the Qur’an not explain…
Objection: Why does the Qur’an not explain in detail such an important subject as the Greater Sins? Reply: It is Allah (S.w.T.)’s grace that He has not mentioned the total number of Greater Sins in the Holy Qur’an. There is hidden wisdom in this. Let us suppose that the fixed number of Greater Sins had…
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