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known to build up to poisonous
levels in the body.
Camphor is used Islamically
during the burial wash of a
deceased person.
It is said that the reason why
camphor is used, although it is a
perfume, is because of the
angels and others who attend,
in addition to the fact that it has
a drying and cooling effect; it
can penetrate the body of the
deceased and stiffen the body,
keep vermin away, prevent
wastes from being expelled and
prevent the body from
decomposing rapidly. It is the
most effective of perfumes in
that sense. This is the reason
why it is put in the last wash,
because if it was put in the first
wash the water would remove
it.
Even in the Quran, Allah (swt)
mentions Camphor, “Indeed, the
righteous will drink from a cup
(of wine) whose mixture is of
Camphor, A spring of which the
(righteous) servants of Allah
will drink; they will make it
gush forth in force (and
abundance).” – Surah Insan
The Camphor mentioned here is
heavenly, not earthly.