In The Name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful People always strive to find happiness and tranquility in their lives. Islam contains a good moral code of living. Haya’ (or Al-Haya’) – in Arabic: حياء – is a key constituent of this code. The Arabic word Haya’حياء can be translated as: modesty, shame, shyness or bashfulness. This article is a very brief description of ‘haya’ in Islam and the impact its presence or absence leaves on the society as a whole and on women in specific. The reader is encouraged to also research more on the topic through the references given at the end of this article and many other resources.
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