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24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim
24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

Cleaning

There are some reasons for the
changes that happen to your body when
you wake up in the morning. Your face
swells, your hair is dirty, your body
has an unpleasant odour and there is
an unwelcome taste in your mouth.
The swollen face you see in the
mirror and your unkempt ap-
pearance show you just how
dependent you are.
Everyone must wash their
face in the morning, brush their teeth and
groom himself or herself. This reminds someone who has espoused
the teaching of the Qur'an that in this he is no different from other
people, and that only Allah has no imperfections.
Moreover, when someone who sincerely turns to Allah looks in
the mirror and feels uncomfortable at what he sees, he understands
better that he cannot possess anything of beauty by the power of
his own will.

It can be seen that Allah
has created in His servants some imper-
fections to remind them of their dependence on Him. The
fact that a person's body and environment become dirty within a
short time is an example of this. But Allah has shown people how to
overcome these imperfections and has made blessings such as soap
and detergent available to us. Allah shows this to us in the Qur'an:

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