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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

preaching Islam. Whereas in the same way that a
Muslim woman has a duty to speak of the moral
virtues and love of the Qur'an, she also has a respon-
sibility to show these virtues through her behavior
and attitudes, to live by them plainly speaking. In

talking about being a Muslim she must look good,
and in explaining that being a Muslim means love,
she must genuinely embody that love; in that way,
someone who really needs to know the beauties of the

faith must know that this faith will bring all these
delights with it and must be able to see them with his
own eyes. That is also the way it is described in the
Qur'an. The Qur'an speaks of Muslims wearing fine

and spotlessly clean clothes and using the finest cloth-
ing and accessories when they meet together.

Children of Adam! We have sent down clothing to
you to conceal your private parts, and fine appar-
el... (Qur'an, 7:26)

Children of Adam, put on your adornment in
every mosque… (Qur'an, 7:31)

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