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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Mysteries_of_Pilgrimage, page : 54
The heavenly circling of the angels is like e human circumambulation of this
House, but since most people are incapable of achieving that level of
circumambulation, they have been commanded to imitate as best they can, with
the promise that: “He who imitates a set of people is one of them.” Of those who
are capable of that kind of circumambulation, it is said that the Ka‟bah visits them
and makes circuit around them; visionaries have seen this happen to certain
intimates of Allah, the Almighty.
Standing at Multazam
As for clinging to the coverings of the Ka‟bah, and pressing one‟s breast against
its wall (at the part called al-multazam): your intention in the latter should be to
draw close in love and yearning to the House and the Lord of the House, seeking
grace through the contact and hoping for immunity from the Fire, not in the
House but in every part of your body. In clinging to the coverings of the Ka‟bah,
your intention should be earnestly to seek forgiveness and to beg for mercy, just
House, but since most people are incapable of achieving that level of
circumambulation, they have been commanded to imitate as best they can, with
the promise that: “He who imitates a set of people is one of them.” Of those who
are capable of that kind of circumambulation, it is said that the Ka‟bah visits them
and makes circuit around them; visionaries have seen this happen to certain
intimates of Allah, the Almighty.
Standing at Multazam
As for clinging to the coverings of the Ka‟bah, and pressing one‟s breast against
its wall (at the part called al-multazam): your intention in the latter should be to
draw close in love and yearning to the House and the Lord of the House, seeking
grace through the contact and hoping for immunity from the Fire, not in the
House but in every part of your body. In clinging to the coverings of the Ka‟bah,
your intention should be earnestly to seek forgiveness and to beg for mercy, just