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"Christians often lack modesty, drifting from what Jesus (peace be upon him) lived and taught. Many dress revealingly, ignoring the Bible's call to humility—‘Women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty' (1 Timothy 2:9)—while Jesus himself lived simply. The Qur'an commands, ‘Tell the believing women to draw their veils over their bosoms' (Surah An-Nur, 24:31), and we follow that, covering to honor Allah.
Jesus brought guidance—‘We gave him the Injeel, in which was guidance and light' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:46)—and the Qur'an says, ‘The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:75). His way was decency, like Islam's, but Christians stray—bare clothes and flaunting wealth contradict his call to worship Allah alone. Our modesty keeps his true spirit alive, pleasing the Creator."
The assertion that Christians "lack modesty" and have strayed from Jesus's teachings is a fallacy of misplaced focus. The Christian standard of modesty is internal and spiritual, established by Christ, and is not invalidated by the moral failings of some adherents.
1. The Superiority of the Internal Command
The Gospel elevates modesty from a mere external dress code to a fundamental condition of the heart's holiness.
2. Modesty of the Soul vs. Modesty of the Body
The Islamic focus on clothing overlooks the more grievous moral immodesty of the soul—the spiritual arrogance that compromises true faith.
We reject the charge that Christianity has "lost its way." The moral failures of some Christians do not annul the New Covenant's universal demand for humility of the heart, which is the highest and purest form of modesty.