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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Tawaf traces back to the period of the prophet [[Adam (a)]]. When he was banished from the Heaven, he went to the Ka'ba and circumambulated around it just as | Tawaf traces back to the period of the prophet [[Adam (a)]]. When he was banished from the Heaven, he went to the Ka'ba and circumambulated around it just as [[angel]]s circumambulate around the [['Arsh]] (Divine Throne). Tawaf was a tradition throughout the history and was an essential part of [[hajj]]. Even in the period of [[Jahiliyya]] before the emergence of Islam, people who entered [[Mecca]] or wanted to depart from Mecca, the first thing they did was the tawaf of the Ka'ba. They took it to be the most important way to become close to [[God]]. In that period, there was no specific time and place for tawaf; they went to a temple with idol inside, and circumambulated around it 7 times: poor people did this with naked foot, and rich people did it with shoes on. | ||
===Naked Tawaf=== | ===Naked Tawaf=== | ||
During the period of Jahiliyya, some people practiced naked tawaf around the Ka'ba. Different reasons have been suggested for this practice in historical sources: | During the period of Jahiliyya, some people practiced naked tawaf around the Ka'ba. Different reasons have been suggested for this practice in historical sources: | ||
* They intended not to circumambulate around the Ka'ba with clothes in which they committed | * They intended not to circumambulate around the Ka'ba with clothes in which they committed [[sin]]s. | ||
* Clothes were in the possession of [[Quraysh]]. If one did not buy clothes from them, they had to circumambulate nakedly. | * Clothes were in the possession of [[Quraysh]]. If one did not buy clothes from them, they had to circumambulate nakedly. | ||
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* If a person went to hajj or 'umra, they had to practice their first tawaf with clothes they borrowed from Hums. They had to throw away any other clothes, and if they did not want to lose their clothes, they had to circumambulate around the Ka'ba nakedly. It was known as Naked Tawaf. | * If a person went to hajj or 'umra, they had to practice their first tawaf with clothes they borrowed from Hums. They had to throw away any other clothes, and if they did not want to lose their clothes, they had to circumambulate around the Ka'ba nakedly. It was known as Naked Tawaf. | ||
* There is a hadith from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] according to which if someone practiced the tawaf in their own clothes | * There is a [[hadith]] from [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] according to which if someone practiced the tawaf in their own clothes in the period of Jahiliyya, then they had to pay [[sadaqa]]. So they had to borrow clothes for tawaf, and if they could not find anything, the they, including women, had to practice the tawaf nakedly. | ||
==In Quran== | ==In Quran== | ||