https://picturingjordan.com/categories/islam/ Recent content in Islam on Picturing Jordan Hugo en Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:27:34 +0300 https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/ Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:15:22 +0300 https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/ <figure> <img sizes="(min-width: 35em) 1200px, 100vw" srcset=' https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/IMG_20161120_143235_hu_52f272b22db1bfc7.jpg 480w, https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/IMG_20161120_143235_hu_dd147cf7460c957a.jpg 800w, https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/IMG_20161120_143235_hu_644ad45ccae7ee6f.jpg 1200w, https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/IMG_20161120_143235_hu_e45651e26d019ea3.jpg 1500w, ' src="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/IMG_20161120_143235_hu_dd147cf7460c957a.jpg" alt="Graffiti with Arabic inscription depicting someone putting trash in a trash can"/> <figcaption> <h4>Graffiti in downtown Amman appeals to the faithful</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>There is a popular notion that cleanliness is an important part of the Islamic faith, though you wouldn&rsquo;t know it from walking around Jordan. I have never seen people throw coffee cups, half-eaten sandwiches, tissues, etc on the street so carelessly — and often times with such <em>finesse</em> — as here in Jordan.</p>