Tawaf (,
Ṭawāf; literally
circling) is one of the
Islamic rituals of
pilgrimage. During the
Hajj and
Umrah,
Muslims are to
circumambulate the Khana
Kaaba (most sacred site in
Islam) seven times, in a
counterclockwise direction. The circling is believed to demonstrate the unity of the believers in the worship of the One God, as they move in harmony together around the Khana Kaaba, while supplicating to
God.