Tawaf
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Tawaf is an Islamic ritual in which pilgrims walk in a counterclockwise circle around the Kaaba as a central act of Hajj and Umrah.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tawaf canonical | 3 |
| Nafl Tawaf | 1 |
| Tawaf al-Nafl | 1 |
| Tawaf al-Umrah | 1 |
| Tawaf al-Umrah is a pillar of Umrah | 1 |
| Tawaf area | 1 |
| Tawaf ritual | 1 |
| tawaf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5630527 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tawaf Context triple: [circumambulation of the Kaaba, hasName, Tawaf]
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A.
Tawaf al-Ifadah
Tawaf al-Ifadah is a central circumambulation ritual performed around the Kaaba in Mecca as an essential component of the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.
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B.
Tawaf al-Wada
Tawaf al-Wada is the farewell circumambulation of the Kaaba that pilgrims perform at the end of Hajj before departing Mecca.
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C.
Muzdalifah
Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
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D.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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E.
Hajj al-tamattu’
Hajj al-tamattu’ is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim performs Umrah first during the Hajj season, then exits ihram and later re-enters ihram to perform Hajj in the same year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tawaf Target entity description: Tawaf is an Islamic ritual in which pilgrims walk in a counterclockwise circle around the Kaaba as a central act of Hajj and Umrah.
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A.
Tawaf al-Ifadah
Tawaf al-Ifadah is a central circumambulation ritual performed around the Kaaba in Mecca as an essential component of the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.
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B.
Tawaf al-Wada
Tawaf al-Wada is the farewell circumambulation of the Kaaba that pilgrims perform at the end of Hajj before departing Mecca.
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C.
Muzdalifah
Muzdalifah is an open plain between Mina and Arafat where Hajj pilgrims spend the night and collect pebbles for the stoning ritual.
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D.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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E.
Hajj al-tamattu’
Hajj al-tamattu’ is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim performs Umrah first during the Hajj season, then exits ihram and later re-enters ihram to perform Hajj in the same year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic ritual
ⓘ
Umrah rite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Stone
ⓘ
Hijr Ismail ⓘ Kaaba door ⓘ
linked to:
Bab al-Kaaba
Maqam Ibrahim ⓘ |
| centralActOf |
Hajj
ⓘ
Umrah ⓘ |
| genderRequirement | women must be free from major ritual impurity ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | طواف ⓘ |
| hasRulingSource |
Hadith
ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ Quran ⓘ |
| hasType |
Nafl Tawaf
ⓘ
linked to:
Tawaf
Tawaf al-Ifadah ⓘ Tawaf al-Qudum ⓘ Tawaf al-Umrah ⓘ
linked to:
Tawaf al-Qudum
Tawaf al-Wada' ⓘ
linked to:
Tawaf al-Wada
|
| includes |
intention (niyyah)
ⓘ
remembrance of Allah ⓘ supplication ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mecca ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| meaningInArabic | circling ⓘ |
| minimumCircuits | 7 ⓘ |
| movementDirection | counterclockwise ⓘ |
| obligationStatus |
Tawaf al-Ifadah is a pillar of Hajj
ⓘ
linked to:
Tawaf al-Ifadah
Tawaf al-Umrah is a pillar of Umrah ⓘ
linked to:
Tawaf
Tawaf al-Wada' is obligatory for most pilgrims ⓘ
linked to:
Tawaf al-Wada
|
| partOf |
Hajj rituals
ⓘ
linked to:
Hajj
Umrah rituals ⓘ |
| performedAround | Kaaba ⓘ |
| performedAt | Masjid al-Haram ⓘ |
| performedBefore |
Sa'i between Safa and Marwah
ⓘ
linked to:
Sa'i between Safa and Marwa
|
| performedBy |
Muslims
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
Hajj al-Ifrad
ⓘ
Hajj al-Qiran ⓘ Hajj al-Tamattu' ⓘ
linked to:
Hajj al-tamattu’
|
| prohibitedDuring |
menstruation
ⓘ
postnatal bleeding ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| requiresState |
ritual purity
ⓘ
wudu ⓘ |
| spatialRequirement |
inside Masjid al-Haram
ⓘ
outside structure of Kaaba ⓘ |
| startsFrom | Black Stone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tawaf Description of subject: Tawaf is an Islamic ritual in which pilgrims walk in a counterclockwise circle around the Kaaba as a central act of Hajj and Umrah.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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