What does Al-rml mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-rml (رمل) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-rml

Al-rml according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is to walk quickly during the circumambulation (tawaf), shaking the two shoulders while walking, like a man bracing for combat between the two battle lines.

Al-rml according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

In the chapter of hajj: it is walking quickly in the circumambulation of the Sacred House of God, moving the two shoulders like a man bracing for combat between the ranks; it is a sunna together with idtiba', and the Sharh al-Wiqaya mentions what was its cause.

Al-rml according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

Ramalan and ramlana: he trotted. Weaving ramalan: to make it fine. The bed: to adorn it with jewels and the like. The mat: to weave it.

Al-rml according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

What makes the time of each of its circuits twelve beats.

Al-rml according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Quickening the pace of walking in the circumambulation (al-Ta'rifat, p. 117).

Al-rml according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

For tawaf: it is to walk quickly in the circumambulation, shaking the two shoulders while walking, like two men bracing for combat between the battle lines.

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