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The Qur'ān and the Islamic practice of Wuḍū'

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

John Burton
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It might appear that the Qur'ān does not establish the wuḍū', or ‘lesser ablution’. It mentions only ġasl and tayammum the distinction between which is most clearly expressed in Q. 4: 43:

Do not approach the [place of] prayer when you are befuddled, until you know what you are saying, nor in a state of ritual impurity (junub)—except for those merely passing through [the place of prayer]—until you have cleansed yourselves (taūtasilū); and if you should be ill or on a journey, or come from the lavatory or have touched women, and cannot find water, then make for (tayammamū) some pure soil and wipe your faces and your hands

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 21 - 58
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1988

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