The peels of different fruit differ in thickness, colour, texture and even smell. They all, however, serve the same purpose – protecting the precious ‘treasure’ contained within. Once a fruit is stripped of its peel and laid bare, its quality rapidly deteriorates until it is finally overcome by rot and mould and remains of no good or benefit to anyone.
In the very same way, modesty serves as a shield to protect our imaan. Stripping our priceless imaan of its shield of modesty leaves it exposed and vulnerable which leads to it eventually succumbing to the onslaught of evil and immorality. When the rot of evil and immorality set in, it is only a matter of time before a person’s imaan withers away and dies.
The need of the time is thus to safeguard our modesty to save our imaan.