Woman Between Islam and Western Society
4. The Problems Facing Modern Civilization
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rather than absolute freedom. Personal liberty,
however, must never be subject to man-made
restrictions, for no man is superior to his fellow
men, and no one has the right, therefore, to curtail
another’s freedom. Restriction is a matter of God,
and man must bow to God’s dictates when He so
wills it.
Every man stands between God and his fellow men.
So far as the man-to-man relationship is concerned,
every man has his full freedom. But the great,
overriding consideration is that man is in complete
subjugation to God. As compared to the Almighty,
no man has any freedom. This means that in the
modern world, man has to use his freedom so that
he abides by God’s commandments in all
circumstances. It is this awareness of the value of
restraint which is the greatest guarantee of the
proper use of freedom.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AN AMERICAN
LEADER
The well-known American novelist and a leader of
the feminist movement, Rhoda Lerman, visited
India in 1987.
The Times of India
published her
