JALAL GARBAGE DISPOSAL

In the early days of my life, I could remember how I and my brothers and sisters enjoyed swimming in clean river waters and in alternate sea waters. We could stay hours in the waters that when we come home we have sunburn all over. No one told us then, that it was not good. We only stopped during the later years when the waters were already dirty with so much waste coming from human activities.


It was only when I read the hadith in 1999, where the prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him, was practicing what was taught by Allah, suhana wata Allah, through the angel Gabriel that I learned proper waste disposal. Allah ordered Gabriel to teach Muhammad to properly discard his waste. When he wants to pee or wee, he must look for a softer spot where he can dig out a little soil and use the pit as storage. Cover the dirt afterwards with the soil.


In another instance, Muhammed was taught how to take a bath using water from the river or sea or lake. The angel Gabriel taught him to fetch some water in a bucket and bring it to a dry land where the soil or sand can easy seep and filter the water back into nature, while leaving the dirst in the soil.


This system must have evolved for ease and comfort in waste disposal. However, there must have been some misunderstanding. In the 21st century, the bodies of water have simply turned out to become scary sources of food. Every kind of dirt or effluents is just seen floating, drifting, mixed, or sunken in the water system. Many houses are constructed on the surface of bodies of water. And usually, these areas which became very unsanitary places to dwell have become haven of the poor. Nonetheless, dwellings that are nearby bodies of water that are well kept in terms of sanitation and proper garbage disposal have turned out to be productive and healthy places to live.