08-02-2003, 06:20 PM
Sobhan Allah, Allah inspired me to give u a worldly example in regard to polygyny and stoning. I met people who worked in Riyadh Saudi Arabia which are the only Muslim country that applies Sharia (Islamic legislation). The man told me exactly the following: I attended the enforcement of adultery Had (punishment), and once u see it you shall think thousand times before approaching your wife leave alone committing zina (adultery). The punishment has to be very strong in order to deter people from doing what may physically corrupt the society. Now take for example a man who for any reason, will not try to identify the reasons, became inclined for another woman, what is best for the other woman? Is it best to be a one-night stand, or to become a respected wife who may even bear the man’s children and the whole society recognizes her as a spouse? Can u see the difference? Values of traffic tickets vary according to violation. The graver a violation is the higher the amount becomes. Same thing punishments set by Allah. Adultery is a grave sin compound with major consequences. It actually corrupts the society, bears harmful diseases, abuses both man and woman who lose their human nature coming closer to animals only looking after their lust. While if the same desire is put into its legitimate form, respect, honesty and family ties prevail. You know what, as much as the punishment is harsh, as much as the crime to be proven is hard. In Islam the crime of zina (adultery) is only proved when four witnesses delcare they saw the full act with their own eyes or when the one involved admits it. Imagine!
As for the veil matter of fact, it helps avoiding adultery itself. If the man does not look at the adornment of women, when the woman is not exposed just like commodity, when the woman is well covered, it certainly helps the man to maintain self-restraint. Don’t tell me in the Western communities men are not attracted by women appearance, of course they do. But the appearance may simply lead to more accumulated outputs, of which u r very much aware. U live in one of those societies and surely exposed to the amount of harassment and more. I tried to bring the issue in simple form with worldly examples I hope I helped.