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Also known as Nad̲j̲is, Nad̲j̲āsa, Nad̲j̲āsāt, Naj̲āsa, Naj̲āsāt, Najis

In Islamic law, najis () means ritually unclean. According to Islam, there are two kinds of najis: the essential najis which cannot be cleaned and the unessential najis which become najis while in contact with another najis.

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  • Islamic law
  • ''Muṭahhirāt'' ('purifying agents')
  • The mutahirat
  • Physical change
  • Spiritual change
  • Sources of law
  • See also
  • References
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In Islamic law, najis () means ritually unclean. According to Islam, there are two kinds of najis: the essential najis which cannot be cleaned and the unessential najis which become najis while in contact with another najis.

Contact with najis things brings a Muslim into a state of ritual impurity ( najāsa, in opposition to ṭahārah, ritual purity). Ritual purification is then required before religious duties such as regular prayers are performed.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Najasa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.