Words from a wise man

To paraphrase what Muhammad Ali said to his daughter, Hana Ali:

Everything that God made valuable in the world is covered and hard to get to.
Where do you find diamonds?
Deep down in the ground, covered and protected.
Where do you find pearls?
Deep down at the bottom of the ocean covered up and protected in a beautiful shell.
Where do you find gold?

Way down in the mine, covered with layers and layers of rock.
You've got to work hard to get to them.

Your body is sacred. You're far more precious than any diamonds and pearls. If they are mere objects, and they are covered and hard to attain, then how much more should God-loving women, also be covered. So when I see a covered woman, I know that she respects herself and understands that as God treasures her, she should also treasure herself, because “that which is holy is hidden.”

~Salam~