Ablutions Collection

A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer, washing his hands in a bowl of water. A servant pours water and another offers a towel. Musulmano che fa abluzione

Four great imams: Abu Hanifa 1, Al-Shafi ??i 2, Malik ibn Anas 3 and ibn Hanbal 4. I quattro Iman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Wilton Williams Idea of Comfort, taking a bath
A lady looks the picture of relaxation following a steaming hot bath. One of a series of illustrations done for Comfort Soap in the 1920s by leading illustrators of the day. Date: c.1925

Two elderly muslim men dress after washing, Istanbul, Turkey
Two elderly muslim men dress after washing themselves outside a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1984

Little girl at water tap, Istanbul
A small girl washes herself at a water tap outside a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. She looks coyly at the camera circa 1984

Pavement washroom, Old Delhi
A boy washes his clothes and an old man washes his hair - all on the pavement in an Old Delhi street Date: 1986

Soldiers bathing in a brewery during World War I
Soldiers bathing in a brewery in fermenting vats converted to hot baths during World War I within reach of shell fire Date: 1915

Hagia Sophia. Fountaint of ablutions. Istanbul
Hagia Sophia. Fountain of ablutions. 18th century. Istanbul. Turkey

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Ceremonial objects : THE BRONZE LAVER which stood in the Court of the Tabernacle at Jerusalem, for the priests ablutions

Interior of a Mosque, Algeria. Four men gather around an ablution fountain to prepare themselves for prayer. Three of the men wash their feet, whilst the other drinks the water. circa 1910s

Fountain of the Hassan Basha Mosque - Oran, Algeria Date: 1905

Three boys washing on a New Year card -- The Tub, The Scrub, The Rub. Date: circa 1890s

Turkey. Istanbul. Fountain of Sultan Amhed III, 1728. Detail

Clean Living Romans
Romans attending to their ablutions

South Africa - Zulu Woman & Child
Zulu Woman & Child, Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Captioned Morning Ablutions Date: 1927

Homeless Men in a Royal Park, London, 1903
Illustration showing a group of homeless men sleeping on the grass in one of Londons Royal Parks, 1903. The original caption for this image ran: The Submerged Tenth - Lounging in Londons Royal Parks

Japanese dockside scene - with young bathers
Japanese dockside scene - with moored boats and three young male bathers performing their ablutions. Date: circa 1910s

Aleppo, Syria - The courtyard of the Great (Umayyad) Mosque
Aleppo, Syria - The courtyard of the Great Mosque (Umayyad Mosque). The building has suffered irreparable damage during the Syrian Civil War

A boy cleaning his teeth
A happy smiling boy squeezing toothpaste on to his toothbrush, about to clean his teeth. Date: 1936

Morning ablutions at a Pembrokeshire scout camp
Boys having fun washing their faces at a Pembrokeshire scout camp

Ablutions for prayer - Mosque in India
An ablution area in an Indian Mosque, showing a far more intimate and open view than the ablution fountains found in Mosques further West

Ayasofya, Istanbul - Fountain
Ablution Fountain in the courtyard in the heart of the Ayasofya Mosque Complex, Istanbul

Morning Ablutions
The lavabo (= washroom) has hot water and cold

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