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be divided into those who are admitted and those who are turned away, just as
the Pilgrims are divided into the accepted and the rejected. In all that you see,
take care to recall the things of the Hereafter, for every aspect of the Pilgrimage
reflects some aspect of the Hereafter.
Circumambulating the House (Tawaf)
As for the circumambulation of the House; realize that it is a ritual prayer. While
making it, you should fill your heart with reverence, fear, hope and love. Know
that in your circuit you resemble the angels near the Divine Presence, who ring
the Throne and circle around it. Do not suppose the purpose to be your bodily
circumambulation of the House. No, the true purpose is the circling by your heart
in remembrance of the Lord of the House, till remembering begins with Him alone
and ends with Him alone, just as the circumambulation starts from the House and
ends at the House. Know that the noble circumambulation is the circling by the
heart in the Divine presence, and that the House is the external symbol in the
visible world for the unseen Divine court, which lies in the invisible universe. This
parallel is suggested by the correspondence between the Populous House (al-
bay al-ma‟mur) in Heaven and the Ka‟bah.
the Pilgrims are divided into the accepted and the rejected. In all that you see,
take care to recall the things of the Hereafter, for every aspect of the Pilgrimage
reflects some aspect of the Hereafter.
Circumambulating the House (Tawaf)
As for the circumambulation of the House; realize that it is a ritual prayer. While
making it, you should fill your heart with reverence, fear, hope and love. Know
that in your circuit you resemble the angels near the Divine Presence, who ring
the Throne and circle around it. Do not suppose the purpose to be your bodily
circumambulation of the House. No, the true purpose is the circling by your heart
in remembrance of the Lord of the House, till remembering begins with Him alone
and ends with Him alone, just as the circumambulation starts from the House and
ends at the House. Know that the noble circumambulation is the circling by the
heart in the Divine presence, and that the House is the external symbol in the
visible world for the unseen Divine court, which lies in the invisible universe. This
parallel is suggested by the correspondence between the Populous House (al-
bay al-ma‟mur) in Heaven and the Ka‟bah.