Islam: Faith, Practice & History

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1. Introduction

Islamisconcernedaboutthephysicalwellbeingofitsfollowersaswell
as the spiritual wellbeing.


Spiritualtraining isanessentialpartof ourlife.Whiledescribingthe
mission of the Prophet of Islam, Allah says:


“Heistheonewhohasraisedamongtheignorant[Arabs]amessenger
fromamongthemselveswho[1.]recitestothemHisrevelations,[2.]pur-
ifies them, and [3.] teaches them the Book and wisdom.” (62:2)


ThesecondpurposeforsendingtheProphetis“spiritualpurification”.
Spiritualpurificationortrainingisverystronglylinkedtothepurposeof
our creation.

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