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220 stincts he ought to partake of all kinds of foods, ex- cept those that are likely to cause him some physi- cal, moral or spiritual damage. That is why Islam enjoins the eating both of vegetables and of meat, for some moral qualities are developed by the use of vegetables and others by the use of meat. For in- stance, the use of vegetables develops humility, kindness, intelligence, perseverance, etc. , and the use of animal foods develops courage, bravery, dig- nity, self-respect, etc. Islam has, therefore, enjoined the use of all kinds of food, in order to develop all the faculties and instincts of man. The Holy Quran says: 'O, children of Adam, keep in mind two things which are necessary for righteous living: Worship God with outward and inward purity, and eat of all kinds of food, and do not confine yourselves to any particular kind of food, so that all your facul- ties and instincts may be developed. Ask those who despise external purity and those who seek to restrict men to particular kinds of food only, on what authority do they prohibit the use of the good things and pure food created by God. ' 126 This is, however, subject to the restriction that food which unduly excites certain instincts or which 126 Al-A‘r a f , 7:32-33.