Importance of women(Ayatollah Khamenei)

"The Islamic and Quranic outlook on the individual and social rights of men and women is the most reasonable, the most dignified and the most practical outlook."

"The great sin that western civilization has committed against women cannot be wiped out or made up for any time soon, nor can it be easily put into words."

Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the role of women in western civilization is to put themselves on display and prepare the ground for men to indulge in pleasure. He said that the west refers to this as freedom and it refers to the opposite behavior as restriction.

He stressed that such an outlook will result in the destruction of the family, adding: "When the family is undermined and destroyed in a society, corruption will be established in that society. The problems that exist in the west today and the dim-witted and malevolent laws that they pass on sexual issues will push them off the precipice. This fall is not preventable. They are condemned to destruction. Whether it likes it or not, western civilization cannot prevent this fall. "

His Eminence said that the fall of civilizations as well as their rise happens gradually. He stated that western civilization is beginning to fall.

"Allah the Exalted makes no distinction between men and women in terms of their spiritual, social and individual rights. Of course, in specific cases, women have been given certain privileges and in a number of other cases, men have been given certain privileges. This is based on the nature of men and women."

Ayatollah Khamenei referred to a number of exclusive privileges granted to women such as housekeeping, giving birth, safeguarding the family environment, preserving love in the family and raising children, further stressing: "Housekeeping and giving birth to children are great feminine efforts which are accompanied by patience, emotion and feelings. If these efforts receive attention, the progress of a country will be guaranteed."

"It is necessary to behave towards women in a respectful, loving, noble and moral way."

"Continuous jihad is what everybody needs. All the achievements and developments in civilizations are because of continuous jihad. Continuous jihad does not mean suffering. Jihad causes excitement. Jihad engenders happiness and enthusiasm"