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popular tourist attractions for
obtaining children for sex. In many … those who do not
parts of the world, tourists pour into call on any other god
these locations strictly for this purpose. together with Allah
Fornication is another indecent but and do not kill anyone
widespread act. According to the Allah has made
National Certified Health Statistics, inviolate, except with
32% of all children born in the USA are the right to do so, and
born extra-maritally, which means, do not fornicate;
every year, 1,267,383 babies are born to anyone who does that
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unmarried couples. A concept, which will receive an evil
was unimaginable only two or three punishment (Surat al-
decades ago, has now become a part of Furqan: 68)
daily life.
The material and spiritual harm
fornication gives society are evident. Nor is there any need to point out
that children born to unmarried parents or single mothers, who are
themselves still children, inherently have a problematic upbringing. The
future of these children is often blurred. "A Synopsis of Current World
Crisis Reports" (March 9, 1998) remarks on the moral degeneration in
family structure as follows:
The last transformation in the early part of this century necessitated the ruin
of three societal foundational factors… The first factor this time around was a
more complete dissolution of morals and the family as a foundation. This was
brought about primarily since the 1960s. The radical elements which now
govern the country were called the hippies in those days. Free love was their
watchword. Hardly anyone noticed that they were not free since they were
always fighting someone, and it wasn't love they had. It was immorality and
degeneracy. 15
Fornication is an evil prohibited in the Qur'an. The end of those who
commit it is torment in the Fire unless they turn in repentance from it:
Do not go near to fornication. It is an indecent act, an evil way. (Surat al-
Isra: 32)
… those who do not call on any other god together with Allah and do not