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page 1Water and Islam

wudu
Wuduʾ ( ) is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification, or ablution. The steps of wudu are washing the hands, rinsing the mouth and nose, washing the face, then the forearms, then wiping the head, the ears, then washing or wiping the feet, while doing them in order without any big breaks between them.

Ghusl
thumb|Wudu and ghusl facilities (in background) at Jamek Mosque in [[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]

shadirvan
thumb|A şadırvan for ritual ablutions in front of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
thumb|Shadırvan in Po-i-Kalyan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Al-Kawthar
river in Paradise in Islam
sebil
fountain and or water kiosk
Istinja
Istinja is the Islamic term for the action of using water to clean oneself after urinating and/or defecating.

masah
thumb|Khuffs
Masah () refers to the act of ritually cleaning the head or feet with a small amount of water, running the wet hands over the head or feet before salat (Islamic prayer). The term shares the same root as the word Maseeh (Messiah) which is used for one who is anointed, in religious terms by God.
Rivers of Paradise
Rivers described in Genesis
Jubb Yussef
archaeological site in Northern District, Israel