Definitions for "Wudu"
Keywords:  ablution, salah, prayer, quran, ritual
The ritual washing prior to Muslim prayers.
The act of ritual purification performed with clean water in preparation for the formal worship, salah. Wudu serves as an act of physical cleansing as a well as a precursor to the mental and spiritual cleansing necessary when in the "presence" of God. If clean water is unavailable, a ritual purification known as Tayyamum, which involves symbolically touching clean earth, may be substituted.
The ritual ablutions that precede the salat, which involve washing the hands, mouth, nose, face, forearms, hair, ears, and feet