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wudu

(wudu)
n
1. (Islam) the practice of ritual washing before daily prayer
2. (Islam) a room designated for ritual washing before daily prayer
[from Arabic]
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I have hence started an awareness drive at the mosque, first by demonstrating the wudu using a mug of water, instead of using running water," he said.
The Council has also submitted recommendation to the Ministry of Religious Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs to cooperate with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) to use the water consumed for 'Wudu' (washing before prayer) to be used in watering gardens around mosques.
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Salva Kiir takes his seat at the State House, in Juba, prior to a brief consultative meeting with cabinet and State Governors, on August 16, 2015 (Photo AFP/Waakhe Simon Wudu)
It helps a person not to get angry when he bears in mind what has been narrated concerning the virtues of restraining anger, and the warnings concerning the results of anger; he should also seek refuge with Allah from the Shaytan- and do wudu (ablution)- And Allah knows best." (Source: Fath Al-Bari, 10/520) Courtesy: islamictreasure.com
Riham Helmi of Egypt with her 'UV sanitiser mobile cover' will be joined in the Purple group by Thieab al-Dossary of Bahrain with his 'tactile communication bracelet', Sultan al-Subhi of Oman with his 'Wudu area robotic cleaner' and Thamer al-Askar of Saudi Arabia with his 'virtual sports fan'.
Imam Ali (a) has stated, "The Prophet (s) was making wudu when a thirsty cat approached him.
Using a system of sensors and basins, the world's first pre-prayer automatic washer, called Wudu Washer, will soon find its way to mosques and possibly airports in the UAE, according to AACE Technologies, the Malaysian manufacturer.
The product Co WuduSeat - is the brainchild of an expat returning to the UK from the Middle East in the late 1990s and was developed to meet the needs for a single, comfortable, safe and dignified appliance in which Muslims can perform all aspects of wudu, the ritual washing undertaken before Salat (prayer).
However, the plans, which also include a wudu room for washing before prayer, have resulted in the BNP posting leaflets in the area claiming there is an "Islamification" of Solihull.
They also taught Shari'a precepts, particularly those relating to the ritual prayer (salah), the ritual purification (wudu'), the two calls to prayer (adhan and iqama), and formulae recited within the ritual prayer.