Prayer with an innovated water-saving device
February 7, 2010 by Anna
Source: Enet.gr
A Malaysian company has invented a device that, as they claim, will help Muslims to make their cleansing before their prayers without spending too much water.
The “green” device is accompanied by automatic sensors and sinks that interrupt the water flow during “wudu” – a word with Arabic origin that indicates the procedure that the face, hands and feet of the faithful are cleansed before the prayer.
The ritual of ablution is preceded by the five prayers that a Muslim is obliged to perform.
Today in the world there are 1.7 billion Muslims who mainly live in Africa and Middle East, which are areas with weak water resources.
The device has height of 1.65cm and it recites also Quranic verses. It uses only 1.3 liters of water and it is better than the old traditional methods where tabs are left to run during the entire ablution of the faithful that can last a few minutes.
“During Hajj (Mecca pilgrimage) two million people were spending 50 million liters of water for wudu. If they use this device they will save 40 million liters per day,” states the chairman of AACE Technologies Antony Gomez.
The investors of the company are very optimistic that the rich Muslim countries will obtain this machine that will be available in six months and costs 3-4000 dollars.
Dubai already has expressed interest to obtain this device for the airport, Gomez stated, adding that this machine needed two years to be completed and costs 2.5 million dollars.
So now we purify ourselves by sticking our face, hands and feet into a machine?
Actually, I think it’s really cool. A 21st century solution to reviving a sunnah.
Yea it looks too “Japanese style” but I am afraid this will be necessary since we are responsible for the lack of sweet water on earth. This might also be useful to the North pole Muslims, not only at the dry lands but the cold as well!
Look how the Islamic Agricultural System centuries ago was promoting the responsible water resources management and see how people forgot about it in our “modern times”.
http://www.islamfriends.gr/muslim_influence_in_agriculture.asp (Greek text)
http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=515 (English text)
Masha Allah sister, the islamfriends link you sent was amazing!
About the wudu machine, I wonder what’s next. Robots performing our 5 daily prayers for us?
Hi everyone!
I find this a wonderful idea because water shortage is a very important issue nowadays. I think there should be more inventions that will help us save water in everyday life.