University of Miami Adds Custom Room for Muslim Rituals
An ablution area was recently installed to provide a space for the cleansing process prior to prayer.
According to University Business, other schools such as Minneapolis Community and Technical College and George Washington University have also installed ablution rooms to accommodate Muslim students on their campuses.
Wudu, or ablution, is a traditional ritual that refers to the mental preparation and physical cleanliness before prayer. Now Muslim students at UM have a place to perform the ritual before the five daily prayers. Previously, the students would utilize the public bathroom in the University Center.
“There was an awkwardness to it, people didn’t understand what we were doing,” said Areeba Imam, president of the Muslim Students Association.
Ablution can be performed in four steps or more but it generally begins with washing the face, the hands up to the elbows, the head and lastly, the feet up to the ankles. Now with a designated space, students can comfortably perform the ritual for prayer.
When the ablution area was opened in March, students who had previously been using the Shalala Student Center for the ritual were pleased with the addition in the Storm Surge room.
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