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THE TEMPORARY LIFE

OF THIS WORLD

Have you ever thought why does man need to devote so much
time and effort to keeping his body clean? Why does an unclean
body, a foul-smelling mouth, greasy skin or hair seem so unbecom-
ing? Why does man sweat and why is the odor accompanying sweat
so disturbing?
Unlike man, plants have extremely pleasant odors. A rose or a
carnation never stinks, despite the fact that it grows in soil and re-
mains in an environment of dust and dirt. However, man can hardly
achieve such a permanent fragrance, no matter how much he cares

for his body.
Have you ever thought why man is created with so many weak-
nesses? Why Allah created flowers with beautiful fragrances but
made the human body prone to such weaknesses?
The weaknesses of man are not limited to things mentioned
above: he gets tired and hungry, feels weak, gets injured, becomes
nauseated, sick...
All these may seem to be ordinary to man, yet it has a deceiving
aspect. It could well be that a bad odor never came from the body.
Likewise, one might never suffer from a headache or fall sick. All

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