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The literal meaning of the word Ka'bah (Arabic: كعبة) is cube. [8] In the Qur'an, from the era of the life of Muhammad, the Kaaba is mentioned by the following names: al-Bayt (Arabic: ٱلْبَيْت, lit. 'the house') in 2:125 by Allah [Quran 2:125] [9] Baytī (Arabic: بَيْتِي, lit. 'My House') in 22:26 by Allah [Quran 22:26] [10]
The Black Stone is seen through a portal in the Kaaba. The Black Stone (Arabic: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَد, romanized: al-Ḥajar al-Aswad) is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, the ancient building in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The Kaaba in Mecca during the hajj Pilgrims surrounding the Kaaba (Kaʿbah) during the hajj, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (more) The cube-shaped structure (the word kaʿbah means “cube” in Arabic) is roughly 50 feet (15 meters) high, and it is about 35 by 40 feet (10 by 12 meters) at its base.
Upon his return to Mecca in 629/30 C.E., the shrine became the focal point for Muslim worship and pilgrimage. The pre-Islamic Kaaba housed the Black Stone and statues of pagan gods. Muhammad reportedly cleansed the Kaaba of idols upon his victorious return to Mecca, returning the shrine to the monotheism of Ibrahim.
27 maj 2024 · The Kabah is the sacred House of God situated in the middle of the Holy mosque in the city of Makkah, in Saudi Arabia. The black cube shaped box is familiar to people of all faiths due to the images that come out of Saudi Arabia every year at pilgrimage time.
The Ka’aba (“cube”) is the most sacred site in Islam, known as the sacred bayt Allah (House of God). It is located at the heart of the sacred mosque Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
28 wrz 2024 · Black Stone of Mecca, Muslim object of veneration, built into the eastern wall of the Kaʿbah (small shrine within the Great Mosque of Mecca) and probably dating from the pre-Islamic religion of the Arabs. It now consists of three large pieces and some fragments, surrounded by a stone ring and held.
