Ramal is the characteristic brisk, short-stepped movement in relevant tawaf rounds; normal walking is used for the other four.
Saʿy between Safa and Marwa is a separate rite to be studied next. The male practice of ramal is not applied to women in the same way; women walk normally in tawaf.
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Book of Hajj: Entering Mecca and Tawaf al-Qudum
Ramal is the characteristic brisk, short-stepped movement in relevant tawaf rounds; normal walking is used for the other four.
Saʿy between Safa and Marwa is a separate rite to be studied next. The male practice of ramal is not applied to women in the same way; women walk normally in tawaf.