Saturday, 20 June 2009

Tawaf

The "Tawaf" is a symbol, to use the words of the poet, of a lover making a circuit round the house of his beloved, completely surrending himself and sacrificing all his interests for the sake of the Beloved. It is in this spirit of self-surrender that the pilgrim makes the "Tawaf."

Lady Evelyn Cobbold, Pilgrimage to Mecca

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