Principles of Islam
41. Purity of Body and Soul
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members do not defile their surroundings. This
training he gives to others as well. Thus he is not
satisfied until and unless he has succeeded in
bringing into existence a clean atmosphere all
around.
For a common person cleanliness is only
cleanliness. But for a believer, cleanliness, besides
being simply cleanliness is also an act of worship,
for he knows that God likes clean and pure persons.
Furthermore, the faith of the believer is a guarantee
that when he has cleaned his body his soul is
likewise cleaned. That is why at the moment of
washing himself clean, he utters these words in
prayer: Oh God, purify my inner self along with my
outer body. In this way, the earnest prayer makes
his soul clean too, like his body.
