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Ka'bahMost sacred Muslim shrine, located near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca. All Muslims face toward it in their daily prayers. The cube-shaped structure, made of gray stone and marble, has its corners roughly oriented to the points of the compass; the interior contains only pillars and silver and gold lamps. Pilgrims to Mecca walk around the Ka'bah seven times and on its eastern side touch the Black Stone of Mecca, which may date from the pre-Islamic religion of the Arabs. Tradition holds that the Ka'bah was built by Abraham and Ishmael. In 630 Muhammad purged the place of its pagan idols and rededicated it to Islam. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The Holy Ka'bah RIYADH, Oct 28 (KUNA) -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is most probably not implementing extraordinary security measures for the 2009 Hajj (pilgrimage) season, said Deputy Minister of Interior Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Wednesday. Al-Aqsa Mosque is the Muslims' first Qiblah [direction Muslims take during prayers] and the third holiest shrine after Al Ka'bah in Makkah and Prophet Muhammad's Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. It is this center to which the niche points: "it must be remembered that primarily the niche is not an end in itself; it serves to indicate the direction towards something which is at a certain distance; and though that object, the Ka'bah, is often named 'the House of God', this must not be understood as a localisation of the Divinity. |
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