قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ سُمِّيَتِ الطَّائِفَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ( عليه السلام ) لَمَّا دَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنْ يَرْزُقَ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ قَطَعَ لَهُمْ قِطْعَةً مِنَ الْأَرْدَنِ فَأَقْبَلَتْ حَتَّى طَافَتْ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعاً ثُمَّ أَقَرَّهَا اللَّهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهَا وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَتِ الطَّائِفَ لِلطَّوَافِ بِالْبَيْتِ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad who said, ‘Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Do you know why Al-Ta’if has been named so?’ I said, ‘No’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘When Ibrahim<sup>as</sup> supplicated to his<sup>as</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> that He<sup>azwj</sup> should Grace his<sup>as</sup> family from the fruits, He<sup>azwj</sup> Cut-off a piece of land for them, from the Jordan. So it came over until it performed <span class="iTxt">Tawaaf</span> by the House (Kaaba), seven (circuits). Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Settled it in its place. And rather, Al-Ta’if was named so due to the <span class="iTxt">Tawaaf</span> of the House (Kaaba)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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