Tawaf طَوَاف

Walking around the Kaaba seven times, as an act of worship.

Arabic
طَوَاف
Transliteration
Tawaf
Meaning
Circling the Kaaba
Topic
Worship & practice

About Tawaf

Tawaf begins at the Black Stone and goes anticlockwise, keeping the Kaaba on the left. It is a part of both hajj and umrah, and there is also a voluntary tawaf that anyone may do at the Sacred Mosque. The pilgrim remembers God and makes supplication during the circuits.

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See also

  • Sa'i سَعْي — Walking between Safa and Marwa
  • Hajj حَجّ — Pilgrimage to Makkah
  • Umrah عُمْرَة — The lesser pilgrimage
  • Ihram إِحْرَام — State of pilgrim consecration

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