This is because man wipes his forehead...

This is because man wipes his forehead, which is the most honourable portion of his body, by means of his hands that have been struck upon the earth in order to exhibit his humbleness and humility towards his Lord as if to say: My forehead and my hands are totally humble and subservient in Your presence - after which, he proceeds to engage himself in prayers or other acts of worship that require Wudu or ghusl.

This, in itself, has a great effect in developing within the people a spirit of humility, subservience and thanksgiving. 2. The Sanitary Benefit Today, it has been established that soil, due to its containing numerous bacteria, is able to do away with contamination and pollution.

These bacteria, whose work is to decompose organic substances and eliminate various kinds of infections, are generally located, in numerous numbers, on the surface of the earth or at less depths, where they are better able to benefit from the air and sunlight. It is for this reason that an animal carcass or a human body - when buried after death, and similarly polluted…