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you not equipped with a sense of taste, none of these would have any dis-
tinction or appeal. Or imagine that these did not have the tastes with
which you are so familiar; if they might have been tasteless, unpleasant,
disgusting or repellent.

Clearly, each taste has been specially created for human beings.
Clearly, too, it would be a grave error to ignore this fact be-
cause of our familiarity with all these flavors. It is revealed
in the Qur’an that God has created clean and pleasant foods
for us:
It is God Who made the Earth a stable home for you
and the sky a dome, and formed you, giving you the
best of forms, and provided you with good and
wholesome things. That is God, your Lord. Blessed
be God, the Lord of all the worlds. (Surah Ghafir: 64)
There is no doubt that for thinking, rational people,
every taste is a means whereby to appreciate God proper-
ly, remember Him with gratitude, praise Him
and give Him thanks.
Everybody knows that under

normal conditions,
even the most attract-
ive-looking, delicious
food soon spoils and
becomes inedible.