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life-style. Prostitution has ruined many families and brought
unhappiness and unease into their lives. It has also added to
their psychological troubles. However, complying with the
commandments of Allah, if they favored whatever is lawful,
they would attain a peaceful psychological state, regain self-
confidence and preserve mutual love and respect. This would
also ensure the establishment of healthy families and, accord-

ingly, healthy societies.
In the degeneration process of societies, prostitution plays
an indisputable role, since it targets the core of society, the fam-
ily. Members of a society wrecked by prostitution lose both
their self-respect and the respect of the people surrounding
them. It would be erroneous to think that people become in-
volved in prostitution merely for money. Often some kind of
personal interest is involved, but be it long or short term, it is
still prostitution. In such cases, people generally seek mental
relief in the assertion that "they do not expect any material
gain" in their relations. Yet, this is indeed a great deception,
since once one fails to observe Allah's limits, it is no longer re-

alistic to talk about a lawful act. In the Qur'an, Allah informs us
that every sort of extra-marital sexual relation is unlawful. That 135
is why, we cannot confine prostitution to one particular mold.
Leaving this aside, being aware that prostitution is unlaw-
ful, the majority of those who commit this sin suffer, deep in
their hearts, severe pangs of conscience and great unease. Even
if they deny it, the fact that they lose their self-confidence is a
clear indication of this.
Another harm prostitution inflicts on society is the setting

up of places meant just for this purpose. As prostitution
spreads, the number of these places also increases, rapidly
leading society to ruin. Young people are attracted to these

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