round (الشَّوْطُ)

round (الشَّوْطُ)


الفقه أصول الفقه

التعريف :


To go around the KaꜤbah once, starting and finishing at the black stone. The plural form is ashwāṭ.

المعنى الاصطلاحي :


Circumambulating (making "Tawaaf") around the Ka‘bah once, starting at the Black Stone and finishing at the Black Stone; or walking once (during Hajj or ‘Umrah in a rite called "Sa‘y") from Mount Safa to Mount Marwah or vice versa.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :


"Shawt": to run for one round until reaching a known point. Original meaning: the distance of land covered by a running horse, such as a horse race track or the like.