Islam encourages marriage...

Islam encourages marriage, shows it love able, and cherishes sexual pleasures, so as to provide man with moral comfort, and a happy feeling of security, and to protect the body against depravity and tension which often develop into cases of sickness affecting soul and body.

Thus the Qur'an says: "And of His signs is that: He created for you mates from yourselves that you may find rest in them, and He ordained between you love and mercy.'' Sura Al-Rum (30:2 1) psychologically, the Islamic idea of marriage is directed to fill up moral emptiness, and to produce a feeling of security, amity and mutual sympathy.

It goes without saying that this humane feeling-the feeling of amity, love and stability - has great effect on the progress of human life, on human conduct in society, and also soundly protects man's moral and physical health. This is significant from the importance of its motives and aims.

The Prophet (S.A) said: "I like nothing from your world except women and perfumes''15 Imam A1-Sadiq (A.S) said: "I do not think that a man would get better in faith without being more in love with women.'' 16 "Of Prophets' be haviour is to love women.'' 17 "People have no better pleasure in this world and in the Hereafter than that obtained from women, according to Allah's saying: 'Beautified for mankind is love of desires (that come) from women and offspring...'' Sura Al/main (3:14) The Messenger of Allah (S.A) said: "The best of your women is the prolific, affectionate, virtuous, dear to her family, humble to her spouse, displays her charms to her husband,but chastc to others, listens to what he says, obeys his orders, offers him whatever he wants from her when alone, but not in an unabashed way as man"18 Imam Ali (A.S) said: "Marry, as the Messenger of Allah said: Whoever wants to follow my Tradition, then my Tradition is marriage" 19 C.

Clothing and Elegance: Clothes play a two-sided role in life: On one hand they complete the natural appearance of the body as the body has a certain degree of resistance in respect to other natural surrounding circumstances, such as heat, coldness, humidity, vaporization, etc. So, the clothes are a protective means which keep the body sound and balances it in respect to the natural conditions around it.

Man resorts to wearing clothes so as to cover his body and protect it against those natural effects and factors.