Comparative mythology corpus

Ritual Purification Before Prayer

3 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 25848-25971 high Believers addressing themselves to prayer are instructed to wash faces and hands to the elbow and wipe heads and feet to the ankles. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 12614-12712 high Believers are told not to pray while drunk; they must wash after impurity, or use clean sand on face and hands if sick, travelling, or without water. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5169-5222 high Mohammed is said to have declared that "the practice of religion is founded on cleanliness," and that cleanliness is half of faith and the key of prayer. record