The Arabic word for purity and
cleanliness is
Taharah
.
Taharah
is one of the most impor-
tant duties for a Muslim.
Taharah
means cleanliness of the :
1) mind and soul
2) body and clothes
3) home and surroundings
We keep our minds and souls clean
by not having evil thoughts nor
doing evil deeds.
We keep our bodies and clothes
clean by washing them regularly.
We keep our homes and surround-
ings clean by being tidy and hygien-
ic, and not littering or polluting.
If a Muslim is not
Tahir
, pure and
clean, then he cannot perform
Salah
or touch the Holy
Qur’an
.
Therefore a Muslim always stays
clean.
The angels are pure and clean and
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L E S S O N 1
Taharah
P U R I T Y
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Vocabulary
purity
Taharah
mind
soul
surroundings
thoughts
deeds
hygienic
littering
polluting
Tahir
impure
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