Tag Archive: ablution

The method for ‘wudu’ (ablution)

The Quran says:The method for ablution before prayer is given in the Quran, and it consists of four simple steps: “O you who believe, when you observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), you shall wash your faces and your arms to the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles” 5:6   Hadith …

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Dogs – Are They Dirty, Prohibited Animals?

It is traditional among Muslims all over the world to regard the dog as a dirty animal that when touched would void the wudu (ablution) and infect the one who touched it with “nagasah” (dirty impurity)!   “You would think they were awake, when they were in fact asleep. We turned them to the right side and the …

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Salat Pre-Requisites

Before observing the Salat, believers are to adhere to a number of pre-requisites. These are Intention, Devotion, Ablution, and Direction.   Intention This first pre-requisite is the conscious intention to establish contact with God Almighty. This intention cannot be present if one is under intoxication: “O you who believe, do not observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) while …

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Quran – Fully Detailed Scripture

Say, “Whose testimony is the greatest?” Say, “GOD’s. He is the witness between me and you that this Quran has been inspired to me, to preach it to you and whomever it reaches. Indeed, you bear witness that there are other gods beside GOD.” Say, “I do not testify as you do; there is only one god, …

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