1.   He had overseen the ritual washing of the body.

2.   Instead of embalming, the body receives a ritual washing by a specially trained group of Jews.

3.   The Quran also calls for a ritual washing of the bodies, but that will not be possible because the bodies were badly damaged by the fire.

4.   Their bodies did not require any of the usual ritual washing or the cover of a white shroud.

5.   A leading member of the Saudi ruling family led the ritual washing Monday of the Kaaba, the ancient stone structure in Mecca that is sacred to Muslims.

6.   A leading member of the Saudi ruling family led the ritual washing Thursday of the Kaaba, the ancient stone structure in Mecca that is sacred to Muslims.

7.   A leading member of the Saudi ruling family on Monday led the ritual washing of the Kaaba, the ancient stone structure in Mecca that is sacred to Muslims.

8.   Before people were told that cadavers could kill, they became infected by the ritual washing of the bodies of lost loved ones, including the emptying of bowels.

9.   In Mecca, a leading member of the Saudi ruling family led the ritual washing Thursday of the Kaaba, the ancient stone structure that is sacred to Muslims.

10.   Men walk off into the desert with pitchers of water to perform the ritual washing before they pray.