pillars beneath the ꜤArsh, and instructed them to perform ṭawāf of it. So, the angels started performing ṭawāf. This is called Bayt al-MaꜤmūr. Then Allah Almighty sent some angels to earth and commanded them to build a similar house. Once this was complete, Allah Almighty declared to the creation upon the earth, ‘Just as the angels perform ṭawāf of Bayt al-MaꜤmūr, you perform ṭawāf of this house.’”^[1]

According to one narration, the angels built the holy KaꜤbah completely in line with Bayt al-MaꜤmūr 2,000 years prior to the creation of Prophet Adam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. It was identical in size to Bayt al-MaꜤmūr. At the time, only the angels stationed on earth performed ṭawāf of the holy KaꜤbah, but the angels in the heavens and earth performed Hajj.^[2]

Virtues of ṭawāf in light of Aḥādīth

*    Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤUmar رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا reports that he heard the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم say, “Whoever circles the holy KaꜤbah seven times, then offers two cycles of prayer, he will receive the reward of freeing a slave. For every step he takes during ṭawāf, he is given ten good deeds, ten sins are forgiven, and he is raised by ten ranks.”^[3]

*    The noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Whoever circles the holy KaꜤbah seven times and does not engage in useless speech, the reward he receives is equal to that of freeing a slave.”^[4]

*    Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullah b. ꜤAbbās رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا reports that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Whoever performs ṭawāf around the