leads to both sides falling into unlawful love and committing all forms of sin.

They speak to each other over the phone, having shameless conversations. They will also meet each other without any veiling, or exchange messages and gifts with one another. Some even privately arrange for marriage between themselves, and if their family members oppose them, then they sometimes run away, leading to news of their misdeeds being publicized and widespread, and they ruin the reputation of their families.

On some occasions, they arrange for court marriages or even ignore marriage altogether, مَعَاذَ اللہ. The illegitimate children of these people are often found as corpses at rubbish dumps. Some of these people even resort to suicide if they cannot join together with their desired partner, and news of this is published in newspapers daily.”

صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبیب!                                    صَلَّی اللہُ عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

The role of the mobile in unlawful love

Dear Islamic brothers! Alongside other evils in our society, one of the major causes of the spreading of unlawful love and lustful desires is misuse of mobile phones and the internet. These have played a huge role in destroying the lives of many people, leaving them stuck in sinful habits. Nowadays, young people especially spend much time speaking to non-Mahrams on their phones, via SMS, Facebook, WhatsApp or other social media apps. Eventually, unfamiliarity with one another comes to an end, and they fall into the endless pit of shamelessness and unlawful love.

The mobile is a mental and psychological illness

Just as a mobile phone is used to speak with non-Mahrams, or for Haraam things, its other harms are also generally apparent for all to