Allah commands us to be clean and
pure at all times.
The Holy
Qur’an
teaches us:
“
Surely, Allah loves those who
ask for His forgiveness, and He
loves those who are pure and
clean.
”
The blessed Prophet Muhammad
[s] also taught:
“
Cleanliness and purity is half of
one’s faith.
”
This includes cleanliness and purity
of the body, heart, mind and sur-
roundings.
The Arabic word for cleanliness and
purity is
Taharah
.
Taharah
therefore means both
cleanliness of the body and sur-
roundings as well as purity of the
heart and mind.
A clean and pure person or place is
called
Tahir
.
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L E S S O N 2
Taharah
P U R I T Y &
C L E A N L I -
N E S S
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Read and explain the following.
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Vocabulary
surroundings
Taharah
observing
virtue
stain
distinguish
tawbah
dhikr
Najasah
ghusl
istinja’
wudu’
miswak
soiled
encouraged
incense
participate
maintaining
polluting
environment
atmosphere
prohibited
odour
emanate
