Lorraine A bit of info on bathroom

Submitted by Sally (Australia), Sep 17, 2006 at 18:55

Hi Lorraine,

Some muslims dont use Toilet paper only water to wash themselves and some use both. Every muslim home i have been to has a little water jug (the plastic one like you would use to water your garden with) on the floor near the toilet. Each time they use the toilet they are required to wash themselves with there left hand on their bottom and private parts. The reason for this is so that they are kept clean for prayer.

The muslims believe that the toilet is occupied by shatan (the devil) therefore you are forbidden from taking the Koran into the toilet to even read it while you were on the toilet. Also when you enter the toilet you must enter with your left foot.

To explain the right and left belief muslims have its basically like this,

They believe one angel sits on your right and one on your left shoulder. All the good you do is written on your right and all the bad you do is written on your left so when going to the toilet you must use your left hand because its something dirty. When you eat you must use your right hand because food is good.

Lorraine even if your man was a practising muslim it doesnt mean you would accept his ways. A proper practising muslim would have a strong belief about marrying more than one wife. You would also have to ask permission even to go to the letter box.

There are 5 different types of Islamic beliefs. They range from the mild to the extreme.

Sally

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