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“fine example” for the believers (33:21), and who was commanded veryfirmly by God to follow only what was revealed to him (46:9 and 10:15), hasin fact disregarded the Quranic ablution and devised his own version of ablution?

2- And if the Prophet devised a different method for ablution, would that meanthat the ablution prescribed in the Quran  by God is inadequate? Has theProphet in fact devised a better method of ablution?

3- All this ultimately leads to the crucial question: is physical cleanliness themain purpose and aim of ablution after all?

The only answer to the first and second questions must be the negative. TheProphet could never have devised or followed a different format for ablutionthan what God gave him in the Quran.

As to the third question one must pose and reflect on the following thoughts:

If the primary purpose of ablution was in fact cleanliness why did God notcommand us to wash under our arms (arm pits), or our private parts, or better still to take a bath? Surely those parts of our body are more in need of 

washing than ones face! If the primary purpose of ablution was cleanlinesswhy did God only say “wipe your heads” and not “wash your heads”? Surely,wiping the head does not properly clean it!

The obvious and rational answer to these questions is that the purpose of ablution cannot be primarily for physical cleanliness. Ablution is nothingmore than a simple command from God to test our obedience. Are we goingto obey God in four simple steps or will the devil dupe us into changingGod’s command?

This test is in fact identical to the test given to Adam and Eve with regards tothe forbidden tree. Why did God place the forbidden tree among all the othersand warn Adam not to eat its fruit? Obviously there was nothing wrong withthe fruit of the tree because when Adam and Eve ate its fruit no physical harm befell them, however Adam and Eve failed in the simple test of obedience toGod. The devil tricked them exactly in the same way he is tricking millions of Muslims today into disobeying the simplest of God’s commands!

Satan’s tricks are always the same, God Almighty has warned us that the devilwill entice us with lies and illusions. In the case of Adam, the devil tricked him into believing that the fruit of the forbidden tree is better than the otherssaying:

“O Adam let me show you the tree of eternity and unending kingship“ 20:120Similarly, in the case of ablution the devil has enticed the millions into believing that there is a better way than the one prescribed by God! To make itmore convincing, he has tricked us into believing that the Prophet followed the “improved ablution“! In reality the Prophet is innocent of all thesefabricated lies ascribed to him. There is no doubt whatsoever that the Prophetmust have followed God’s commands in the Quran  by the letter withoutaltering them.

If cleanliness was the issue exploited by Satan to instill his poison, we find 

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that God has given us sufficient indications in the Quran  to confirm thatablution is merely a test of obedience and not a matter of cleanliness, they are:

First: The parts of the body addressed in the Quranic ablution ( 5:6) are not the parts of the body that need cleansing the most (under the arm pits and private parts are more in need of frequent cleansing).

Second : Why did God command us to wash the faces and arms but only wipethe heads? Since wiping the head does not really clean it, it must be taken as

another indication from God to confirm that physical cleanliness is not themain issue, and that obeying God’s simple commands is the real issue and test.

Third : The third confirmation is found in the following verse:

“………… if you are ill or travelling, or you had urinary or fecal-related 

excretion, or physically contacted the women, and you cannot find water, you

shall observe “Tayammum” (dry ablution), by touching clean dry soil, then

wiping your faces and hands therewith.” 4:43

The very important observation here is that the one who has just been to the

toilet or has just had sex with his/her spouse really needs to wash their private parts and not the face and hands! However, and in the absence of water, thecommand from God is to wipe the face and the hands in dry ablution (whichobviously will not clean the private parts). Once again this confirms that thewhole issue of ablution is not one of physical cleanliness, but simply a test of obedience.

Sadly, this is the route taken by millions of Muslims  throughout the world. Not only do they add their own innovations to God’s simple commands, butthey also add the most ridiculous conditions possible. Some will tell you thatif the water slides from your elbow to your wrist that your ablution is void,and that the correct method is for the water to slide in the opposite direction!

Others will quote hadith stipulating ridiculous things like the importance of sneezing upon waking up, and the method of sneezing .. etc!

God tells us in the Quran  two pieces of knowledge that come to mind inconnection to the issue of ablution and the arguments of such people:

1- God has created the human being, and thus God knows us perfectly well.God knows that no matter how simple His commands may be, yet the human being will always argue unnecessarily …..

“We have cited in this Quran every kind of example, but the human being is

the most argumentative creature.” 18:54

2- Reference can also be made to the story of the people of Israel when theywere commanded to sacrifice a heifer (young cow), but they went ondithering and demanding all sorts of unnecessary clarifications, when thecommand was very simple for them to execute (see Sura 2, verses 67-74)

Finally, we must also mention the word “taharah” (purification) and itsconnection to the subject of ablution. Does “taharah” mean physicalcleanliness as many Muslims believe or does it have a different meaning?

Let us read some of the Quranic verses that speaks of “taharah“:

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 – “The angels said, “O Mary, God has chosen you and “tahharik ” (purified 

 you). He has chosen you from all the women.” 3:42

It is obvious here that God did not take Mary and physically clean her! Theword “tahharik ” used here is related to spiritual purity.

 – “Take from their money a charity to “tuttaherahum” (purify them) and 

sanctify them.” 9:103

Once again it is clear that this command, which is directed to the messenger,

is to take a donation to charity from the believers so as to purify themspiritually (and not to clean them physically).

 – “God does not wish to “yotahir qulubahum” (purify their hearts). They

have incurred humiliation in this world, and in the Hereafter, they will suffer 

a terrible retribution.” 5:41

Once again, the meaning here is of spiritual cleansing and not the physicalcleansing of the heart.

The Quran stresses that the concept of “taharah” (spiritual purity) is attained through worshipping God and submitting to His commands and to His Will,

and not through scrubbing away at our limbs!

Through our obedience to God and His law (the command in 5:6  is oneexample) and without arguing, amending and altering His commands, wewould indeed attain the “taharah” (spiritual purity) which moves us closer toour God and our Creator.

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