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aw
f(Arab.). Ritual circuit of a sacred place or object, especially in Islam the
circumambulation
of the
Ka‘ba
during the
ajj
.
circumambulation
of the
Ka‘ba
during the
ajj.
Tawbah
(repentance):
(repentance):
Taw
d
d(Arab., verb. noun of
wa
ada
, ‘make one’). Asserting the oneness of God, the supreme duty, and passion, of Islamic theology. His unity must be affirmed, in strenuous negation of all
dualism
, idolatry, and superstition—i.e. of
shirk
. Qur’
n 112, the S
ra of Unity, is the classic statement. In
S
f
thought and poetry, taw
d means the unitive state in which the devotee transcends individuation in
fan
’.
wa
ada, ‘make one’). Asserting the oneness of God, the supreme duty, and passion, of Islamic theology. His unity must be affirmed, in strenuous negation of all
dualism
, idolatry, and superstition—i.e. of
shirk
. Qur’
n 112, the Sra of Unity, is the classic statement. InS
fthought and poetry, tawd means the unitive state in which the devotee transcends individuation infan
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