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this reason, he will avoid any action that displeases Allah
and which is pronounced in the Qur’an to be wrong. In his
daily life, he practices the kind of cleanliness that Allah
describes in the Qur’an as a form of worship. It means tak-
ing pleasure from being in clean places, using clean things
and associating with clean people. Of course, unbelievers
have their own understanding of cleanliness. Some of
them are known for their meticulous tidiness and cleanli-
ness, but this does not come from their fear and respect of
Allah or their desire to win His favor. Therefore, this clean-
liness is due to what society expects from its members.
These people miss a great deal by not leading their lives in
conformity with the understanding of cleanliness revealed
in the Qur’an, and from their inability to feel the need for it.
In response to their rejection of faith, Allah has taken this
pleasure from their spirits and obliged them to live in an
unpleasing environment.
Unbelievers are aware of two kinds of cleanliness: the
visible and the invisible. They place the most importance
on the first kind, such as physical cleanliness and clean
clothing. However, outward cleanliness always has an
unseen side, for unbelievers, when they are alone or think
that no one else sees them, often behave quite differently
than they do in public. It is impossible to guess what they
do when they are alone, for others cannot discern what is
(and what is not) important to them, because anyone who
does not fear Allah decides what is right and wrong
according to his own ideas.
Many such people look at their physical cleanliness and

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