14. The Holy Kaaba
Published by Campbell M Gold in Historical · Sunday 18 Aug 2024
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The Holy Kaaba
My Rise and Fall of Empires Series - Article #14
The Holy Kaaba (al-Kaʿba, lit. "the Cube"), also spelt "Ka'ba," "Ka'bah" or "Kabah," sometimes referred to as "al-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa" (lit. "the Honoured Ka'ba," is a stone building at the centre of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (lit. "House of God") and is the qibla (direction of prayer) for Muslims around the world...
The current structure, constructed of grey stone and marble and oriented so that its corners roughly correspond to the compass points, was built after the original building was damaged by fire during the Umayyad siege of Mecca in 683.
In early Islam, Muslims prayed facing the general direction of Jerusalem as the qibla before changing direction to face the Kaaba.
This change is believed to have resulted from a Quranic verse revelation to Muhammad.
According to Islam, the Kaaba was rebuilt several times throughout history, most famously by Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son Ismail (Ishmael), when he returned to the valley of Mecca several years after leaving his wife Hajar (Hagar) and Ismail there when Allah commanded him.
The following PDF file contains an incredible tour of the Holy Kaaba - Enjoy...
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