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Ablution

- (In Islam) procedure for washing parts of the body using

water, typically in preparation for formal prayers

called in Arabic "Wudu".
When Muslims perform ablution they wash the face once,

wash both the arms including the elbows once,

Perform masah (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 prayer) of one-fourth of the head, and finally wash both the feet once up to and including the ankles.
by Iyad Mahdood January 25, 2013
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