Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s4.t1.39

c7.s4.t1.39

We have already noticed the influence of caste and the Hindu domestic customs on Muslims. We shall notice a few more in this connection. When a person entered a mosque, he was to put his right foot first and any breach of this injunction was reprehensible.¹ Similarly he was to be particularly on his guard against pollution. For instance, without ceremonial ablutions it was a sin to touch the Qur'an. Again, meals were forbidden to anyone in a state of impurity. A Muslim was warned not to urinate in a state of complete nakedness. Sleeping after the midday meal was an act of piety which suited the hot climate of the plains very well. Regular baths and the cleaning of teeth and other customs were common to members of both communities.²