Discover the meaning of the term Al-rml (رمل) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readIt 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.
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.
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.
What makes the time of each of its circuits twelve beats.
Quickening the pace of walking in the circumambulation (al-Ta'rifat, p. 117).
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.