The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group

women to restrain the behavior andsafeguard the Muslim's reputation. Allahcommands his slaves to avoid looking atthings that are unlawful to look at, i.e., mento avoid looking at stranger women, andwomen at stranger men, becaus eye-con&actis the first step of establishing relation.Allatr says:And tcll the believers to lower their gazc andguard their private parts (of their Mles fromillegal sexual acts.) That is purer for them.Allah has designated duties for women thatare hard for men to observe, and hasdesignated for men duties that are hard forwomen to observe. He commands women tostay home to maintain tranquillity andcomfort in it. Allah has made the wife agannent for her husband, and an abode ofrest. Man, on the other hand, toils outsidehome to earn the family's living, and whenhe returns home, he needs rest and comfortthat he finds available with his wife who72