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Pilgrims in Ihram. men, while the other is slung over the left shoulder so that the right shoulder and the head remain bare. Women may dress themselves in simple clothes and should not cover their faces. ii) Performing seven circuits of the Ka'aba: The pilgrims enter the Great Mosque and go round and round the building of the. Ka'aba seven times anti-clockwise, uttering the same phrases which the Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, uttered four thousand years ago, the translation of which is as follows:. Here I am, my Lord, here I am,. Here I am. There is no associate with Thee. . All Praise and Bounty are Thine;. Thine is the Kingdom. . There is no associate with Thee. . The Ka'aba according to the Holy Quran, is the first House of. Worship that was established on earth. It is a very simple stone structure, laying no claim to grandeur of size or beauty of architecture. It impresses by its very simplicity. 27 22