Mainly there are
Five Types of Tawaf and these are as under:
- Tawaf-ul-Qudoom
- Tawaf-ul-Ziyarah Or Tawaf-al-Hajj
- Tawaf-ul-Widaa
- Tawaf-ul-Umrah
- Nafal Tawaf
1.
Tawaf-ul-Qudoom
It is a Tawaf performed by the pilgrims who have decided to perform
Qiran and
Ifrad Hajj.
2.
Tawaf-ul-Ziyarah Or Tawaf-ul-Hajj
This Tawaf is also known as
Tawaf-ul-Ifadhah and is performed in the
Hajj. It is
Not Mandatory to perform this Tawaf in
Ihram so pilgrims can perform this Tawaf by wearing
Normal Clothes. This Tawaf is performed between the
Dawns of 10th Dhul Hijjah to the sunset of 12th Dhul Hijjah
Before Returning to Mina to perform
Rami Al-Jamarat.
3.
Tawaf-ul-Widaa
This Tawaf is also known as
Tawaf-ul-Sadr and is considered as the
Farewell Tawaf usually performed at the end of the Hajj.
4.
Tawaf-ul-Umrah
This Tawaf is performed by the pilgrims who have decided to
Perform Umrah.
5.
Nafal Tawaf
This Tawaf can be performed
Anytime by the pilgrims and is the same as that of Tawaf performed during Umrah.