5.  Wudu - Washing before prayer

Before Muslims pray they wash.  This is called ‘wudu’.  They do not wash because they are dirty.  They wash because they are about to do something very special – pray.  They wash their bodies as a sign that they are also cleaning their minds of all their everyday thoughts so that they can concentrate on praying to Allah.  There are special places to wash in the mosque.  Men and women wash in separate rooms. 

The picture shows the men’s room for Wudu.  There are taps on the wall which give warm water.  Can you see the low stools for washing? 
 

Muslims have a special way to perform wudu.  This is Ahmed.  If you want to see how he performs wudu, click on the picture of Ahmed.  If you do not want to see this, click on "Next Page".
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