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[quote]I am saddened by the fact that the general perception of directives regarding male and female interaction is that these are meant to close down the ways to attract the opposite sex. I do not deny that this is the objective that is achieved when these directives are abided by. It follows while this is one objecive, it is not the overriding one. I mean if you keep in mind that you are trying to block the feelings of other people, you may not be able to achieve the supreme objective which is intended by the directives--the self purification. The simple reason I offer is that the person will be thinking more of 'attraction' as he/she is concentrating on how others including himself/herself should close down the ways of this attraction! Modesty and purity of heart seems more to me an outcome of concentrating on the inner self while adhering to the principles laid by the Holy Qur'an and dictated by common sense.

Every man and woman should bear in mind very clearly that the addressee of these directives is his/her own person primarily and not the other one. The spirit that would be created after this conscious decision would give them a poise in which attraction would work less in their surroundings.

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