Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
10. Hijab in Islam
~ 238 ~
This western report links the high rate of divorce to
regular contacts. This is significant in that it proves
that the degree of freedom of the sexes in society
has a marked bearing on the instability of married
life. Where segregation of the sexes in society
creates stability in married life too much freedom
creates the kind of instability in married life which
ends in divorce.
Putting a stop to freedom in society could be an
experimental verification of the restricted society
being a proper society. Only the placing of
restrictions in society can provide a deterrent to
divorce. While the lack of restrictions in society
weakens the fabric of family life and creates many
social evils, constraints, on the other hand,
strengthen family bonds, which greatly benefits the
human race in different ways.
205.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
(1984), vol. 7, p.163.
