"The Study on Greywater Usage in the Mosque "
Date Added
02/07/2022
Content Type
Documentary
Category
Researches
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Subject Area
Mosques
Author
Tan Mei Shan
Publisher Name
Architecture Department, Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Year of Publication
2015
Description
Water is important as it one of the main source of living. Water has close relationship in Islamic
perspectives where it has been mentioned many times in the Holy Quran. Water is not only
serves for household uses but also for religious activities especially for ablution. Ablution is a
ritual that has to be performed by the Muslims before the daily prayer begins and the amount of
consumption is quite high. According to UNESCO, increase in population growth causes
increasing in water demand which become an alarming issue to the world. Due to scarcity of
water in the future, many countries have started to promote grey water reuse to ensure the
availability of the resources.