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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books What Is Islam? Beliefs, Principles and a Way of Life Aspects of the Shari’a 7- SOME ASPECTS OF THE SHARI‘A In this section we shall briefly examine some of the lustrous features of the Shari‘a of Islam namely, making oneself pure for worship, the noble sanctuaries, non-ritual prayers, congregational prayers, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is reprehensible, i‘tikaf, calling to what is good, recalling memorable past events, the utter allegiance to the and disassociation from their enemies.
PURIFICATION IN ISLAM: Question: What is meant by making oneself pure? Answer: Purification in Islam is of four kinds: Purifying the soul from bad tendencies, such as jealousy, miserliness, anger, cowardliness and other base qualities. Purifying bodily parts from things which are incompatible with Islam, as for instance, purifying the eye from treacherous glances, purifying the tongue from idle talk and so on.
Purifying the body and its various parts from things which are dirty, because Islam makes it obligatory to clean oneself thoroughly from urine, blood, stools and other impurities. Also Islam commends purifying and cleansing anything which has become dirty or filthy and this does not only apply to the body but to everything with which the Muslim comes into contact in the way of clothes, tableware and cooking utensils, carpets and so on.
Cleaning both the body and the soul together in one of the following three circumstances:- A. Performing ablutions after each hadath. ABLUTIONS (WUDU’) Question: What is a hadath? Answer: A hadath applies to urinating, making stools, flatulence, sleep, (for a woman) a minor discharge of blood - istihada qalila, and it applies to anything which causes mental confusion such as imbibing alcoholic drinks, fainting and the like. Question: How should ablutions be performed?
Answer: The manner of performing ablutions is as follows: Washing the face from the hairline to the chin. Washing of the right hand from the elbow to the tip of the fingers. Washing of the left hand from the elbow to the tip of the fingers. Wiping the front part of the head with the moisture from the underside of the right hand. Wiping the top surface of the two feet with the moisture from the palms of both hands, respectively. COMPLETE WASH (GHUSL) B.
A wash of the entire body, which is of two kinds: Obligatory complete wash. Recommended complete wash. Question: When is a complete wash obligatory?