wudu

American  

[woo-doo] / wuˈdu /

noun

Islam.

1. ritual ablution.

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wudu British  

/ wudu /

noun

1. the practice of ritual washing before daily prayer

2. a room designated for ritual washing before daily prayer

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Etymology

Origin of wudu

From the Arabic word wuḍūʾ

Example Sentences

A group of Muslim drivers at Newark Airport improvised a water station to perform their wudu by attaching a tap to a rain barrel and filling it with bottled water.

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“Those things really help us because we can actually have peace of mind and know they’re located on a map. We can park over there and then we can run to the bathroom and make our wudu,” said Tirmizi.

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Its office, located in Long Island City, has both a wudu station where drivers can perform their ablution and a dedicated prayer room with prayer rugs.

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“We built the center with drivers in mind — to give them a nice rest area, a wudu area and a prayer room that they can access any time they want to. It is a step in the right direction, but it doesn’t solve the overall problem,” said Aziz Bah, organizing director of IDG New York and National.

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If there is no mosque nearby, drivers like Ahmed, who makes his wudu and prays at the midtown deli, are forced to find other suitable spaces.

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