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  • "The Prophet brushed his teeth, using a tooth stick known as miswak," says Islamic scholar

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • "The Prophet brushed his teeth, using a tooth stick known as miswak," says Islamic scholar

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • The traditional brush used by the Prophet Muhammad (known as a miswak and which looks like this) is much lighter than your average Oral-B.

    Planet Irf 2009

  • Prerna Sodhi/The Wall Street Journal A man peels the bark of a twig of the miswak tree, used as a natural toothbrush.

    Life in Nizamuddin Basti 2011

  • The Prophet is quoted in the text: "Use the miswak, for verily, it purifies the mouth, and it is a pleasure for the Lord."

    The Backside of War P. J. O'Rourke 2003

  • An article in Kuwait This Month featured the miswak, a twig from the saltbush tree that is employed as a natural toothbrush.

    The Backside of War P. J. O'Rourke 2003

  • The Prophet is quoted in the text: "Use the miswak, for verily, it purifies the mouth, and it is a pleasure for the Lord."

    The Backside of War P. J. O'Rourke 2003

  • An article in Kuwait This Month featured the miswak, a twig from the saltbush tree that is employed as a natural toothbrush.

    The Backside of War P. J. O'Rourke 2003

  • The miswak, available in the souk or outside a mosque, with street vendors displaying small bunches of twigs cut in equal sizes and tied together, is the possible answer for those who seek to quit smoking.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

  • The miswak, available in the souk or outside a mosque, with street vendors displaying small bunches of twigs cut in equal sizes and tied together, is the possible answer for those who seek to quit smoking.

    arabnews - frontpage 2010

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