The Quran and the Sunnah on the Civilization Value of Cleanliness

TranslationIn the name of Allah, Most Gracious,Most Merciful.1. And He it is Who sendsThe Winds as heraldsOf glad tidings, going beforeHis Mercy, and We send downPure water from the sky.Al Furqan (25:48)2. Remember He covered youWith drowsiness,To give you calm as fromHimself, and He causedRain to descend on youFrom Heaven, to clean youTherewith, to remove from youThe Stain of Satan,To strengthen your hearts,And to plant your feetFirmly therewith.Al Anfal (8:11)3. O thou wrapped up(In a mantle)!Arise and deliver thy warning!  And thy Lord Do thou magnify! And thy garments Keep free from satin! And all abomination shun! Al Muddaththir (74:1-5) 4. O ye who believe!when Ye PrepareFor prayer, washYour faces, and your hands(And arms) to the elbows;Rub your heads (with water); ...