Tawaf The Orbit of Love

Tawaf

The Orbit of Love

When you first see the Kaaba, you fall silent.
Your tongue dries, your eyes overflow.
And in that moment, you understand:
This is not merely looking at a stone structure.
This is reaching the closest point to your Lord.

Tawaf begins...
Seven circuits,
Seven layers of the heart being unveiled.

• In the first, your anger flies off,

• In the second, your jealousy,

• In the third, your desires are scattered.

With every step, a “SELF” fades.
With each round, a veil is lifted.

And finally...
You no longer remain,
Only HE remains.

Tawaf is the orbit of love.
The Kaaba is the center,
You are the moth...

Those with love revolve,
Those in love, burn as they revolve...

As you walk there, everyone is busy with their own prayers,
But perhaps you can no longer even pray.
Because you no longer know what to ask for.
All you once desired now feels
So small in the presence of the One.

As you pass the Station of Abraham,
You gaze upon his footprints.
How deep that trace is!
And you ask your own heart:
“What trace have I left for my Lord?”

And when the tawaf ends,
You are no longer the one who turns—
You have been transformed.

Dr. Özer Akpınar
Researcher – Historian