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Kaʿbah or Kaʿba. Kaaba, shrine located near the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth.
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The Kaaba was a sanctuary in pre-Islamic times. Muslims believe that Abraham (known as Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition), and his son, Ismail, constructed the Kaaba. Tradition holds that it was originally a simple unroofed rectangular structure.
2 lis 2023 · The Kaaba in 1910. Within the hallowed ranks of Earth’s most hallowed grounds, the Kaaba holds sway — a beacon of unwavering faith and a magnet for history’s currents in Mecca’s storied realm.
Appearance of the Black Stone. The Black Stone was described by European travellers to Arabia in the 19th- and early-20th centuries, who visited the Kaaba disguised as pilgrims. Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt visited Mecca in 1814, and provided a detailed description in his 1829 book Travels in Arabia:
24 kwi 2023 · Adding new layers of insight to existing scholarship with many unique discoveries of his own, the author first highlights little-known references to Makkah in the Bible, the Qurʾān, and other ancient sources before taking readers on a brief journey from the earliest of times up until the time period depicted in this captivating, in-depth look ...
Bakkah (Arabic: بَكَّةُ [ˈbɛk.kɛh]), is a place mentioned in surah 3 ('Āl 'Imrān), ayah 96 of the Qur'an, a verse sometimes translated as: "Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds." (Quran 3:96)
7 lip 2022 · Middle East. Mecca pilgrimage: 10 things to know about the Kaaba. The Kaaba sits at the center of the sacred al-Haram Mosque in Saudi Arabia. It plays an essential role in the rite of the hajj, the...
