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the nose to symbolize the removal of superstitions and unclean
desires. When we clean up our actions and desires, and also
develop our spiritual awareness, we become conscious that we are
not perfect and that we are ever in need of Allah's Help.
After washing the nose, we wash our face three times. The face
symbolizes a person's character. Just as an evil can be created by
our mouths or our hands, a facial expression can also start an evil
to work. When we say, "Do not pay any attention to him, there is
another face that he is not showing you," we mean that his real
character is hidden. A two-faced person can never make himself
presentable to Allah.
After washing the face, we wash the arms three times up to the
elbows, starting with the right arm. The arm is a symbol of power.
We are not to use our power to force others to our way of think-
ing. Some people are unable to discipline themselves, yet they are
ready to use their power to force others to submit to their wills. By
desires. When we clean up our actions and desires, and also
develop our spiritual awareness, we become conscious that we are
not perfect and that we are ever in need of Allah's Help.
After washing the nose, we wash our face three times. The face
symbolizes a person's character. Just as an evil can be created by
our mouths or our hands, a facial expression can also start an evil
to work. When we say, "Do not pay any attention to him, there is
another face that he is not showing you," we mean that his real
character is hidden. A two-faced person can never make himself
presentable to Allah.
After washing the face, we wash the arms three times up to the
elbows, starting with the right arm. The arm is a symbol of power.
We are not to use our power to force others to our way of think-
ing. Some people are unable to discipline themselves, yet they are
ready to use their power to force others to submit to their wills. By