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Ritual purity in Islam
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<p>Purity is an essential aspect of <a href="/facts/Islam/zDLbL45C">Islam</a>. It is the opposite of <a href="/facts/Najis/QcFtl0mg"><i>najāsa</i></a>, the state of being ritually impure. It is achieved by first removing physical impurities (for example, urine) from the body, and then removing ritual impurity through <i><a href="/facts/Wudu/sDJgAn7M">wudu</a></i> (usually) or <i><a href="/facts/Ghusl/JR7MvJUf">ghusl</a></i>. </p>