Book of Namaz

The Benefits of Ablution, Ghusl and Tayammum
Many benefits are obtained by these purifications made for
worship. They have many benefits regarding our mental health as
well as body health. We can mention some of their benefits as
follows:
1- In our daily life, our hands contact with all kinds of germs.
To wash hands, face and feet while performing ablution is one of
the most effective protections against dermal diseases and
infections. Some of the germs and parasitical bacteria enter the
body through the skin.
2- By washing our nostrils that are custodians of our respiratory
system, dust and germs are prevented from entering the body.
3- To wash the face strengthens the skin. It lightens headaches
and tiredness. It stimulates veins and nerves. For this reason, those
who regularly perform ablution do not lose the beauty of their face
even when they become old.
4- In cases which cause the necessity to perform a ghusl, a great
deal of energy is spent, the heart beat and blood circulation rate
increases, frequency of breathing is also increased. Increased
activity of the body reduces tiredness and causes relaxation.
Usually, mental activity considerably slows down. With ghusl, the
body regains its previous vitality. Regarding preventive medical
treatment, it is very important to regularly wash the body.
5- Under normal conditions, there is a static electric balance in
our body. The health of a body is closely related to this electrical
balance. It becomes unbalanced due to psychological stresses,
weather conditions, garments, conditions in living and working
places, and states which require one to perform ghusl. This
electrical load reaches four fold in cases of anger and twelve fold
in states which require one to perform ghusl. Today, with infrared
beams, photographs of outer skin have been taken. It has been
detected that, after sexual intercourse, all the surface of the body
is covered with this extra static electrical load. This layer prevents
oxygen exchange of the skin. It causes fading of the skin color and
quick wrinkling. To get rid of this, it is necessary to wash the entire
body, leaving no where unwashed, even a spot as small as a pin
end. Thus, water grounds the body by taking the negative electric
load and returning the body to its normal condition. Therefore,
ghusl is an indispensable cleansing, for medical reasons too.
6- Ablution and ghusl have positive effects on the circulatory
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