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Islamic Duties / Re: Why wudu?
« on: September 29, 2012, 11:29:19 PM »
salaam,
Generally speaking:
if one is going to be in the presence of others, then it is best to be clean.
when one is clean one feels more fresh, perhaps concentrate better.
cleansing oneself with water etc is good hygeine practice.
recommending cleaning by water places an emphasis of being close to a water supply, access etc.
purifying with clean soil can and likely does reduce germ-load on hands etc (try it yourself, put ketchup on your hands, go to the beach and rub them in sand - after, do you have less ketchup on your hands?)
following a routine in preparation for something can lead to priming/tuning the mind for that task.
etc
etc.
Generally speaking:
if one is going to be in the presence of others, then it is best to be clean.
when one is clean one feels more fresh, perhaps concentrate better.
cleansing oneself with water etc is good hygeine practice.
recommending cleaning by water places an emphasis of being close to a water supply, access etc.
purifying with clean soil can and likely does reduce germ-load on hands etc (try it yourself, put ketchup on your hands, go to the beach and rub them in sand - after, do you have less ketchup on your hands?)
following a routine in preparation for something can lead to priming/tuning the mind for that task.
etc
etc.