The Qur’an For All Humanity
Robe of Piety
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ROBE OF PIETY
Children of Adam! We have given you clothing
with which to cover your nakedness, and garments
pleasing to the eye, but the finest of all of these is
the robe of piety.
That is one of God’s revelations. Perchance they
will take heed. Children of Adam! Let the devil not
deceive you, as he deceived your parents out of
Paradise. He stripped them of their garments to
reveal to them their nakedness. He and his
companions see you whence you cannot see them.
We have made the devils supporters of unbelievers.
(The Qur’an 7:26-27)
Man needs to be clothed, but not just externally. He
needs inner raiment too—that of piety—fear of
God, acceptance of truth, setting the same standard
for oneself as for others, regarding oneself as God’s
servant,
remaining
modest
and
humble,
concentrating on the thoughts of the Hereafter
instead of being astray in the world. When a person
adopts all these values, it is like a splendid dressing
of his inner existence, and when he adopts an
