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==Lexicology== | ==Lexicology== | ||
The word "tawaf" means to surround something or to turn around something on foot. "Ta'if" (the subject-adjective form) refers to someone who turns around a house. In the terminology of [[fiqh]] (jurisprudence), "tawaf" refers to the circumambulation around the Ka'ba. | The word "tawaf" (Arabic:{{InlineArabic| طواف}}) means to surround something or to turn around something on foot. "Ta'if" (Arabic:{{InlineArabic| طائف}}; the subject-adjective form) refers to someone who turns around a house. In the terminology of [[fiqh]] (jurisprudence), "tawaf" refers to the circumambulation around the Ka'ba. | ||
In [[Islam]]ic jurisprudence, "tawaf" around the [[Ka'ba]] is an [[wajib|obligatory]] ritual of [[hajj]]. The pilgrim should circumambulate around the Ka'ba seven times with certain conditions: one should start in each turn (shawt) from the [[Black Stone]] (Hajar al-Aswad) and finish with it. Tawaf consists in 7 "shawt"s (circles). | In [[Islam]]ic jurisprudence, "tawaf" around the [[Ka'ba]] is an [[wajib|obligatory]] ritual of [[hajj]]. The pilgrim should circumambulate around the Ka'ba seven times with certain conditions: one should start in each turn (shawt) from the [[Black Stone]] (Hajar al-Aswad) and finish with it. Tawaf consists in 7 "shawt"s (circles). | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||