Farewell to the Sacred Mosque

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Farewell to the Sacred Mosque is the final circumambulation of the Kaaba performed by pilgrims before leaving Mecca at the end of Hajj.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Farewell to the Sacred Mosque canonical 1
Ḥijjat al-Wadāʿ 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hajj ritual
Islamic religious rite
tawaf
associatedObject Black Stone
associatedPlace al-Masjid al-Haram
linked to: Masjid al-Haram
associatedPractice prayer after tawaf
recitation of supplications
associatedWithProphet Muhammad
category Hajj in Islam
Islamic pilgrimage rites
Islamic terminology
directionOfCircumambulation counterclockwise
exemption not required for menstruating women according to most jurists
genderApplicability applies to both men and women with noted exemptions
hasArabicName Tawaf al-Wada
طواف الوداع
languageOfName Arabic
legalSchoolView Hanafi school considers it wajib
linked to: Hanafi school

Hanbali school considers it obligatory for those departing Mecca
linked to: Tawaf al-Qudum

Shafi'i school considers it obligatory for those leaving Mecca after Hajj
linked to: Shafi'i school
legalStatusInIslam obligatory for most Hajj pilgrims according to majority Sunni jurists
literalMeaningOfArabicName farewell circumambulation
minimumAgeRequirement same as general Hajj obligation conditions
notRequiredFor residents of Mecca who are not departing
numberOfCircuits 7
obligationCondition required for those intending to leave Mecca after Hajj
partOf Hajj
performedAfter Sa'i of Hajj (for those required to perform it)
Tawaf al-Ifadah
stoning of the Jamarat
linked to: Jamarat pillars
performedAround Kaaba
performedBy Hajj pilgrims
linked to: Hajj

Muslims
performedIn Masjid al-Haram
performedInCity Mecca
performedInCountry Saudi Arabia
performedOnFoot usually
purpose to bid farewell to the Sacred Mosque
to conclude the rites of Hajj
religion Islam
religiousSignificance marks the formal end of the pilgrim’s stay in Mecca
requiresCompletionOf main Hajj rites before performance
requiresPresenceIn Mecca
scripturalBasis derived from hadith reports of the Prophet Muhammad’s instructions to pilgrims
sequenceInHajj last tawaf performed before departure
timing performed at the end of Hajj
performed before leaving Mecca

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tawaf al-Wada associatedWith Farewell to the Sacred Mosque
Farewell Pilgrimage alsoKnownAs Ḥijjat al-Wadāʿ
linked to: Farewell to the Sacred Mosque