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

Qur'an, Allah reveals that
He will increase the
blessings of those who
give thanks with sincerity
and determination and re-
minds the ungrateful that
the pains of Hell are terrible:

And when your Lord announced: "If
you are grateful, I will certainly give you
increase, but if you are ungrateful, My
punishment is severe." (Surah Ibrahim: 7)
Someone who considers the proofs of the perfect Creation
around him, as well as the reasons for food, will also see the divine
intentions in the structure and working of the mouth created to eat
these things easily. In order for a human being to eat, his food, his
lips, teeth, tongue, jaw, saliva glands and millions of cells work to-
gether in perfect harmony. This is all perfectly orchestrated such
that several functions can be performed at the same time without a
hitch. The teeth bite the food into pieces and the tongue continually
pushes it between the teeth to be chewed. With its strong
muscles, the jaw helps the teeth to chew while the eater

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