A pilgrim begins at the Black Stone line. On returning to that line after one complete round, one shawṭ has been completed. This is repeated until the seventh complete circuit.
Merely passing arbitrary points seven times or looking toward the Black Stone seven times is not equivalent to seven circuits. Increase the count only upon finishing a full circumambulation.
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Book of Hajj: Tawaf al-Ziyarah, Hajj Saʿi, and Second Release
A pilgrim begins at the Black Stone line. On returning to that line after one complete round, one shawṭ has been completed. This is repeated until the seventh complete circuit.
Merely passing arbitrary points seven times or looking toward the Black Stone seven times is not equivalent to seven circuits. Increase the count only upon finishing a full circumambulation.