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Tawaf
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Tawaf is circling the Kaaba seven times, performed as part of hajj and umrah, and also as a voluntary act at other times. Certain conditions of ritual purity apply to some of its forms. Different tawafs are named for the stage of the pilgrimage at which each is performed.
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