Saudi Arabia has set guidelines for pilgrims to perform a smooth Tawaf, a ritual circumbulation of the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, Islam’s most sacred site in Makkah.
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has advised pilgrims making Umrah or lesser pilgrimage, and other worshippers to observe three rules to facilitate the ritual encircling.
The faithful are advised to avoid an abrupt stopping while undertaking the circumbulation around the Kaaba, shun obstructing fellows’ walk at the site and stick to the Tawaf track on entering and exiting.