Purity was commanded from the beginning of revelation Surat al Muddaththir and Muzzammil were from the first revelations. In them, Allah addressed the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his followers, commanding sincerity and purity, saying wa thiyabaka fatahhir, ‘purify your clothes’: يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ O you Enrobed one. قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ Arise and warn. وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ And magnify your Lord. وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ And purify your clothes. ‘Purify your clothes’ does not just mean literally ensure your clothes are clean, and clear of anything filthy, as scholars have said it has a......

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