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In Mark 7 Jesus said it’s what comes out of someone that defiles him. Thus purity in Christianity is more of a moral purity; there isn’t so much of a ritualistic body washing. However some churches have a foot washing ceremony, but this is a demonstration of service, not of purity.

I believe the ritual washing in Islam is more symbolic, and ultimately a spiritual cleansing more then a physical one… Rituals create a sense of solemnity to a practice. So the ritualization of the process of spiritual cleansing prior to prayer is meant to put you in a particular state of mind. But ultimately I think the concept is similar to that of Christianity.