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'''Ablution''' is the act of washing oneself, in | '''Ablution''' is the act of washing oneself, particularly for the purpose of and in preparation for ritual. In the [[Islamic]] case, Ablution is one of the prerequisites for three of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]], namely [[Salah|prayer (''salah'')]], [[Hajj|pilgrimage (''Hajj'')]], and the [[Shahadah|testimony of faith (''Shahadah'')]]. | ||
== Wudu == | == Wudu == | ||
''Wudu'' (الوضوء) ("partial ablution") is the procedure for washing parts of the body using water in preparation for formal [[prayers]] ([[salah]]) or handling and reading the [[Qur'an]]. | ''Wudu'' (الوضوء) ("partial ablution") is the procedure for washing parts of the body using water in preparation for formal [[prayers]] ([[salah]]) or handling and reading the [[Qur'an]]. | ||
== Ghusl == | ==Ghusl== | ||
''Ghusl'' ("full ablution") refers to the full ablution required in [[Islam]] for various rituals and prayers; mandatory for any adult Muslim after having [[Reproduction|sexual intercourse]], any sexual discharge (e.g. of semen), completion of the menstrual cycle, giving birth, and death by natural causes. | ''Ghusl'' ("full ablution") refers to the full ablution required in [[Islam]] for various rituals and prayers; mandatory for any adult Muslim after having [[Reproduction|sexual intercourse]], any sexual discharge (e.g. of semen), completion of the menstrual cycle, giving birth, and death by natural causes. | ||
Shaykh [[Gibril Haddad]] commenting on the [[72_Virgins#Round.2FSwollen_Breasts|erotic nature]] of [[surah]] 78:33<ref>"''And voluptuous women of equal age;''" - {{Quran|78|33}}</ref> (a Qur'anic reference to [[virgins]] in [[heaven]]), once noted that some men may need ghusl just for hearing the verse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mac.abc.se/home/onesr/f/Sex_w.slaves.a.women.html |title=Sex with slaves and women's rights |publisher=Living Islam |author=Shaykh Gibril Haddad |date=June 2, 2003 |quote= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://mac.abc.se/home/onesr/f/Sex_w.slaves.a.women.html&date=2011-05-22 |archivedate=2011-05-22 |deadurl=no}}</ref> | Shaykh [[Gibril Haddad]] commenting on the [[72_Virgins#Round.2FSwollen_Breasts|erotic nature]] of [[surah]] 78:33<ref>"''And voluptuous women of equal age;''" - {{Quran|78|33}}</ref> (a Qur'anic reference to [[virgins]] in [[heaven]]), once noted that some men may need ghusl just for hearing the verse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mac.abc.se/home/onesr/f/Sex_w.slaves.a.women.html |title=Sex with slaves and women's rights |publisher=Living Islam |author=Shaykh Gibril Haddad |date=June 2, 2003 |quote= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://mac.abc.se/home/onesr/f/Sex_w.slaves.a.women.html&date=2011-05-22 |archivedate=2011-05-22 |deadurl=no}}</ref> | ||
== Tayammum == | ==Tayammum== | ||
''Tayammum'' ("dry ablution") is the act of dry ablution using sand or dust, which may be performed in place of wudu or ghusl if no clean water is readily available. | ''Tayammum'' ("dry ablution") is the act of dry ablution using sand or dust, which may be performed in place of wudu or ghusl if no clean water is readily available. | ||
== Relevant quotations == | |||
=== Qur'an === | |||
The following verse provides an overview of each of the three main Ablution rituals in Islam: | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|5|6}}|O you who have faith! When you stand up for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, and wipe a part of your heads and your feet, up to the ankles. If you are <i>junub</i> [sometimes translated as "seminally impure"], purify yourselves [lit. "do <i>tahara</i>"]. But if you are sick, or on a journey, or any of you has come from the toilet, or you have touched women, and you cannot find water, then make <i>tayammum</i>) with clean ground and wipe a part of your faces and your hands with it. Allah does not desire to put you to hardship, but He desires to purify you, and to complete His blessing upon you so that you may give thanks.}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Hub4|Hygiene|Hygiene}} | {{Hub4|Hygiene|Hygiene}} | ||