Tawaf

At the Ka’aba, pilgrims perform tawaf: they circle the building seven times anticlockwise. Their worship is directed to Allah, not to the building itself. Moving together around a shrine dedicated to Allah expresses shared devotion and the unity of the Muslim community.

Pilgrims perform tawaf, walking seven times around the Ka’ba. Circling the same building brings Muslims from many countries together in a shared act of devotion to Allah.