The core elements of ablution are given in the Qur'an in Al-Mā'idah 5:6:
- Wash the face
- Wash the arms up to the elbows
- Wipe the head
- Wash the feet up to the ankles
"…When you rise for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, wipe your heads and (wash) your feet up to the ankles…" (5:6)
When water is unavailable — tayammum: 5:6 and An-Nisā' 4:43 prescribe wiping the face and hands with clean earth.
Source: Qur'anic verses (M. Okuyan meal).