Looking at the Opposite Sex January 9, 2008
Posted by TS in hijab, women.trackback
As has been mentioned in other posts, sexual modesty is a very important value in Islam. One aspect of this modesty is called “lowering the gaze.” Men are not supposed to gawk at woman and vice versa. Rather, when one’s eyes fall upon a member of the opposite sex, one must lower the eyes away from the object of their desire. Not doing so is a sin—the adultery of the eyes.
Lowering the gaze is particularly difficult for men. There are biological reasons for this. In any case, psychology and sociology research indicates that the unrestrained glance causes much problems for individuals as well as whole communities. Check out this very interesting read on beautiful women:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/index.php?term=pto-20010701-000023&print=1
