Abstract
Although human beings are in a natural state of purity according to Islamic tradition, they can be ritually impure in certain circumstances. Ritual impurity results from daily human physical events. This category of impurity, however, is only applicable to human beings. Another category of impurity applies to objects and places, and the human body can be contaminated through physical contact with them. Purification from this defilement is achieved through cleansing by washing or rubbing. Ritual impurity, however, requires ritual purification. The chapter discusses the different types of ritual and physical impurity and ritual purification in Islamic law. It focuses on the consequences of ritual impurity both for the individual believer and for society in past and present, and examines the theoretical context for these issues.
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