| 单词 | Kaaba |
| 例句 | Tear-shaped, white with black numbers, the compasses have a drawing of the Kaaba stone at the center. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Reminiscent of the shape of Kaaba, the sacred Muslim site in Mecca, the piece is at first glance an imposing minimalist construct. Special Report: Contemporary Art: Going His Own Way, a Pakistani Artist Arrives 2010-10-13T13:00:00Z Some may also kiss, touch or approach the black stone embedded in the Kaaba as a sign of their respect and devotion. Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah — but not yet the hajj 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z He joins the crowds encircling the Kaaba, the black granite cube that is Islam’s holiest shrine and in whose direction Muslims pray. In ‘A Sinner in Mecca,’ a Gay Director Ponders His Sexuality and Islamic Faith 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The others showed pilgrims in Mecca walking around the Kaaba. Glimpses: Saudi Arabia, 2008 2011-02-02T23:00:00Z Circling the Kaaba in the Great Mosque in Mecca is part of the ritual Once they arrive, they must brave vast crowds and the fierce heat of the desert as they perform the Hajj rituals. Museum to stage Hajj exhibition 2011-07-20T09:53:53Z The Kaaba is central to Muslims because of its role in the history of prophets like Ibrahim and Muhammad and its symbolism of their worship of the one God. Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah — but not yet the hajj 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z One of the paintings, “Black Cube II,” a work from 2005 that was exhibited in the British Museum’s “Hajj” show in 2012, shows the Kaaba as a quivering, dripping object. We Need to Talk About Colonialism, This Artist Says 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z A few years later, he produced a series of works inspired by the Kaaba, the shrine in Mecca in whose direction Muslims turn when they pray. We Need to Talk About Colonialism, This Artist Says 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z In Mecca, people set up picnics on the ground of Masjid al-Haram, the mosque surrounding the Kaaba. Q&A: In 30 Days, 30 Mosques 2012-07-19T19:23:46Z Was it the experience of standing, with Skyler, in front of that massive cube of drug money, that shrouded, mystical Kaaba of cash? Breaking Bad Watch: Flush of Recognition 2012-09-04T11:34:18Z Umrah requires that pilgrims consecrate and cleanse themselves beforehand and circle the Kaaba, a cubic structure draped in black at the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca, seven times in a counterclockwise direction. Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah — but not yet the hajj 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z A second bottleneck occurs at the Kaaba in the Holy Mosque. Gensler Offers a Plan to Improve the Flow of People Through Mecca 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Wherever they are in the world, Muslims face the Kaaba during their prayers. Design: It's a World of Black Rectangles 2010-12-12T18:30:00Z Through the open window I see him join thirty men in bright robes and embroidered Taqiyah head coverings as they kneel to face the Kaaba cube in Mecca. History, harmony, and the only Muslim island in Australia | Ben Stubbs 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The most sacred Islamic site is the Kaaba, the monumental black cube in the courtyard of Masjid al-Haram, the great mosque in Mecca. Design: It's a World of Black Rectangles 2010-12-12T18:30:00Z Apparently, he also wanted to destroy the Kaaba in Mecca, the most sacred building in Islam. The Infidel is not Islam's Life of Brian 2010-04-12T09:50:00Z Her high, distant, panoramic view of the Kaaba shrine in Mecca, encircled by tens of thousands of pilgrims, is an astonishing thing. ‘The Middle East Revealed: A Female Perspective’ and ‘Syria in 1940’ 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims pray toward five times a day, has portrayed itself as the world’s leading Sunni nation. Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The Hajj concludes on Friday, as pilgrims circle the cube-shaped Kaaba for a final time and then depart from the holy city. This year’s Hajj was held in sweltering heat, and for those serving pilgrims there was little relief 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z For more than a decade, furious development has transformed the center of Mecca with fields of towers surrounding around the Grand Mosque, housing the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia’s hospitality and tourism drive 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z It began with pilgrims circling the Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque, the cube-shaped structure to which Muslims face during their five daily prayers. Muslim pilgrims take part in symbolic stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z For non-Muslims, the circling of the Kaaba — the black, cube-shaped structure in the holy city — is the most arresting visual moment associated with the annual Hajj pilgrimage. ‘The Hajj is not Mecca’: Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z It’s the location of the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure that Muslims around the world turn to five times a day when praying. What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z "For the sake of the holy mosque and seeing the Kaaba... everything is worth it, but the economic conditions are really tough," he added. Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z “Maybe when people come they will forget about the Kaaba … and focus on the buildings and highways,” he said. How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia’s hospitality and tourism drive 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The Kaaba was a center for polytheistic worship among pagan Arabs until the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, when the Prophet Muhammad consecrated the site and inaugurated the Hajj. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z People on the ground floor closest to the Kaaba shuffled due to the sheer number of participants. Hajj pilgrims perform final rituals in Mecca before heading to Mina 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Abdul-Halim’s family home was close to the Grand Mosque, so they could watch pilgrims circling the Kaaba from their roof. What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Vast crowds of men wrapped in white and women mostly in black circled the Kaaba in Mecca's Holy Mosque as security officers walked among pilgrims, watching closely the ritual. Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z They pack into the Grand Mosque in Mecca to circumambulate the Kaaba. Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure covered in a black, gold-embroidered cloth, but view it as their most sacred place and a powerful symbol of unity and monotheism. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z But he said all the exhaustion from the road vanished once he and his wife visited the Haram, the mosque in Mecca that houses the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for return of Hajj, the first major one since COVID-19 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Councillor Maliika Kaaba, who represents Ely, said the events on Monday were "not reflective of the community" who were hardworking and very tight-knit. Cardiff riot: Can lack of opportunities for young people be blamed? 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z In addition to Adam, Abraham, and Muhammad, other great figures of history have been adopted and associated with worship at the Kaaba, including Iskandar, more recognizably known as Alexander the Great. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Some games insulted the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure in the Great Mosque at Mecca toward which Muslims turn when praying, and other Islamic symbols. Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Ibrahim and Ismail later are said to have built the Kaaba together. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Millions of pilgrims will walk seven times around the cube-shaped Kaaba to kick off their Hajj. After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for return of Hajj, the first major one since COVID-19 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Ms Kaaba said the community's focus was now on supporting the families. Cardiff riot: Can lack of opportunities for young people be blamed? 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Long-distance trade of luxury goods could be risky because of raiding that occurred along trade routes, and the Kaaba had become a sanctuary where fighting was illicit, making it a safe place to conduct business. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Buffetted by strong winds, the 1,350-ton crane collapsed onto the Grand Mosque that houses Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba, bringing down slabs of concrete on worshippers below. Report: Saudi Binladin Group fined over 2015 crane collapse 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The Hajj begins with Muslims circling the Kaaba in Mecca counter-clockwise seven times while reciting prayers. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Before the pandemic, the pilgrimage drew millions each year to Islam’s holy city of Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day. Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z An Ottoman-era curtain, intricately embroidered with metal threads, which was part of the covering of the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure in Mecca that Muslims consider the metaphorical “house of God.” For World Cup visitors, a peek into Islamic art, heritage 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z There he constructed the Kaaba, considered by Muslims to be the house of God and the most sacred site in Islam. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z One painting was an expressionist take of the crowds circling the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, but clockwise rather than the ritualistic counterclockwise. As U.S. Seeks to Close Guantánamo, Saudi Center Could Be an Option 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z All of this takes place inside Mecca’s Grand Mosque — the world’s largest — which encompasses the Kaaba and the two hills. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam's most revered relics - the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building. Mecca: Joy as pilgrims able to touch ancient Black Stone 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Mecca is home to Islam’s holiest shrine, the cube-shaped Kaaba, the metaphorical house of God located in the city’s Grand Mosque. Saudi police arrest man who helped Israeli sneak into Mecca 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Some Muslims believe the Kaaba was constructed by Adam, the first man, and then reconstructed by Abraham. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z They will return to Mecca to circle the cube-shaped Kaaba, which represents the metaphorical house of God, in farewell before heading home and continuing to celebrate the remainder of Eid al-Adha with family. Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha amid high prices 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z The pilgrimage ends with a final circling of the Kaaba and further casting of stones at Mina. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z A barrier around the Kaaba that was set up at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has now finally been removed. Mecca: Joy as pilgrims able to touch ancient Black Stone 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Typically, worshippers would fight the crowds for a chance to touch and kiss the black stone on the Kaaba’s eastern corner, but the government banned this practice for the third year. A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Containing a variety of religious idols, the Kaaba sanctuary in the city of Mecca was the site of religious pilgrimage during this period, perhaps setting the stage for Islamic pilgrimage in the following centuries. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Typically, worshippers would fight the crowds for a chance to touch and kiss the black stone on the Kaaba’s eastern corner, but the government has banned this practice. A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Some paint murals on their homes with images of airplanes, ships and the Kaaba to commemorate the journey. EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims? 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z In Islamic tradition, the Black Stone, which is set into the eastern corner of the iconic square Kaaba, is believed to date back to the time of Adam and Eve. Mecca: Joy as pilgrims able to touch ancient Black Stone 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z On each bead is a silver etching of the Kaaba or the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. During Ramadan, Palestinians Barred From Aqsa Turn to Smugglers 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The only decoration is a single poster of the sacred Kaaba in Mecca. On Patrol: 12 Days With a Taliban Police Unit in Kabul 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z But even Mecca cannot escape the world’s wealth gaps: The well-heeled may pay some $3,000 a night for five-star hotels overlooking the Kaaba. A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z And Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, without social distancing for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. AP Week in Pictures: Global 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The donated tiles are destined for use in a “mihrab,” a semicircular niche indicating the direction of prayer towards the Kaaba in Mecca. Manassas Mosque can import Iranian tiles with Koranic verses, Treasury rules 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z “Going to Mecca to visit the Kaaba is easier for us than coming here to Al Aqsa,” he said. During Ramadan, Palestinians Barred From Aqsa Turn to Smugglers 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The mihrab is oriented towards the Kaaba in Mecca, Mr. Nahidian said, and its design is arched to reflect the universality of God’s law. Iranian-made tiles spark dispute between Manassas Mosque, Feds 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z That includes praying around the cube-shaped Kaaba, the holiest shrine in Islam. A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Samar, another soldier watching pilgrims near the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure that Muslims believe was built by Abraham, said she was encouraged by her family to join the military, after psychology studies. For the first time, Saudi women stand guard in Mecca during haj 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Cleaners are sanitizing the vast white marble spaces of the Grand Mosque that houses the Kaaba several times a day. Virus transforms hajj in Mecca and future of the pilgrimage 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z Pilgrims travel to Mecca's Grand Mosque to perform tawaf, a ritual where they circle counter-clockwise around the Kaaba - a large cube-like structure seen in Islam as the most sacred point on Earth - seven times. In pictures: Masks and social distancing at downsized Hajj 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z He was detained after a mob accused him of committing blasphemy by sharing a picture of the Kaaba in Mecca on Facebook. World Digest: March 1, 2021 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z At the center of the Grand Mosque’s courtyard on Thursday, thousands of unmasked pilgrims circled the Kaaba. A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z One of the works placed rainbow flags around an image of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, setting off a storm of criticism that the government seized upon and amplified. Students and faculty at top Turkish university battle Erdogan’s attempt at control 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z The Kaaba in Mecca is the holiest site in Islam with believers across the world praying in its direction. Outcry, arrests in Turkey over Mecca poster with LGBT flags 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Footage broadcast on the state-run Quran TV satellite channel showed people inside circling the Kaaba before and after the crash. Saudi man crashes car into gates of Mecca’s Grand Mosque 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Worshippers are no longer allowed to touch the Kaaba, which is draped in black cloth adorned with Arabic calligraphy in gold. Umrah pilgrims return to a Mecca stilled by COVID-19 slump 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Wherever they are in the world, observant Muslims face the Kaaba to pray daily. A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The Grand Mosque, which is being sterilized and cleaned multiple times a day, houses the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day. Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z The Grand Mosque houses the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day. Saudi Arabia to lift ban on Mecca pilgrimage amid virus 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z They would kiss the sacred black stone embedded in the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in Islam, as they thronged the Grand Mosque. Pilgrims, Fewer and Socially Distanced, Arrive in Mecca for Annual Hajj 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Unlike past years when they lunged towards the Kaaba, pilgrims are not allowed to touch the plain stone cube building covered in black cloth and wrapped in Arabic writing in golden silk. In Mecca, a fortunate few pray for a pandemic-free world 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z In one of the rituals, the faithful circle the cube-shaped Kaaba building toward which Muslims around the world pray daily. Islamic holiday Eid comes as families grieve virus victims 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Instead, Saudi government broadcast live footage from the Grand Mosque on Wednesday showing limited numbers of pilgrims, moving several feet apart, circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in the first rituals of the hajj. Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Instead, Saudi government broadcast live footage from the Grand Mosque on Wednesday showing limited numbers of pilgrims, moving several feet apart, circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in the first rituals of the hajj. Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, however, only a few officials and workers putting last minute preparations in place were seen at the Grand Mosque housing the Kaaba. Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Pilgrims normally crowd and push their way toward the cube-shaped Kaaba, which is Islam’s holiest site and the metaphorical house of God. New at Saudi hajj: Bottled holy water, sterilized pebbles 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The most dramatic closure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, however, took place in 1979 when religious extremists stormed Islam’s holiest site, which houses the cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims pray toward and circulate during pilgrimage. Muslims to wait a year for hajj as virus prompts Saudi curbs 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z However, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, which houses the cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims around the world pray toward, will remain closed to the public. Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Within Indonesia’s thriving Islamic-capitalist consumer economy, products depicting Mecca’s Kaaba shrine, from clocks to calendars, are ubiquitous. How Saudi Arabia's religious project transformed Indonesia 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z For the first time in recent history, the Kaaba, the black cube-like structure that is Islam’s most important site, was devoid of its pilgrims. Private prayers and empty funerals: The pandemic is hard on the Middle East faithful 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Millions of Muslims throng the sites every year, many of them pausing to kiss the Kaaba, the black-and-gold cube in Mecca that is Islam’s most sacred shrine. In a Pandemic, Religion Can Be a Balm and a Risk 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia already shut down access to one of the holiest sites in Islam, the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, over coronavirus fears. Saudi Arabia closes its borders to air, sea travel amid coronavirus 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z One image shows a handful of pilgrims circling the granite Kaaba at Mecca’s Grand Mosque – a sacred site usually thronged with worshippers from every corner of the Muslim world. Before and after: coronavirus empties world's busiest spaces 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Pilgrims typically visit Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba shrine that Muslims pray toward five times a day. Thousands of Muslims may not be able to visit holy sites in Saudi Arabia because of coronavirus 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Muslims believe the Kaaba was built on the site where God ordered the prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail in a test of faith before ultimately staying his hand. Q&A: Saudis halt Muslim pilgrimage over virus fears 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The extraordinary decision by Saudi Arabia stops foreigners from reaching the holy city of Mecca and the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims pray toward five times a day. Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z In the early hours of 20 November 1979, some 50,000 faithful from all over the world gathered for dawn prayers in the huge courtyard surrounding the sacred Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's holiest place. The mosque siege that changed the course of Saudi history 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z On the first day, pilgrims circle the Kaaba, the black-and-gold cube-shape structure at the center of the Great Mosque, walking counterclockwise around it seven times. Hajj Begins as Muslims Flock to Mecca 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Male pilgrims wearing simple terry cloth white garments and women in conservative dress and headscarves will be circle the cube-shaped Kaaba on Friday. Over 2 million Muslims in Mecca for start of hajj pilgrimage 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z In poorer districts across the Middle East, families decorate the outer walls of their homes with paintings of the Kaaba, airplanes and ships to commemorate the journey. Q&A: Saudis halt Muslim pilgrimage over virus fears 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Over the years, the Kaaba was reconstructed and attracted different kinds of pilgrims who once lived in the Arabian Peninsula. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Between the two cities is Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims pray toward five times a day. The Latest: Saudi TV says Yemeni rebels fired 2 missiles 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Worshipers then spend the next three days going through other surrounding areas, completing a series of rites and concluding their journey at the Kaaba in the Great Mosque. Hajj Begins as Muslims Flock to Mecca 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Many Hindus do support the construction of a temple at the site, a place they say is equivalent to Saudi Arabia’s Kaaba, a building in Mecca that is the most sacred site in Islam. Modi's backers step up holy site dispute as Indian election looms 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z They begin in Mecca, where they circle the black, cube-shaped Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, seven times. Q&A: Saudis halt Muslim pilgrimage over virus fears 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z They will circle Islam’s most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca, and take part in a series of rituals intended to bring about greater humility and unity among Muslims. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z They will circle Islam's most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, and take part in a series of rituals intended to bring about greater humility and unity among Muslims. The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z But older moviegoers may recognize Mecca’s Kaaba, as well the crescent moon symbol and the description of the monotheistic faith and philosophy that Bilal’s mentors follow. What to watch with your kids: ‘Bilal: A New Breed of Hero,’ ‘Black Lightning’ and more 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z But trained staffers type back responses to more complex inquiries such as where Muslims should face to pray in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. Las Vegas hotels bet on technology to attract, dazzle guests 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z But he’s disenchanted with the “Kaaba,” the sanctum sanctorum. Report From the Cyberwar Front Lines 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z For those who made the pilgrimage to Mecca, this is the most dangerous point in the journey, with thousands streaming back and forth between the pillars and the Kaaba. Eid al-Adha: Muslims Around the World Celebrate Holy Festival 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z In pre-Islamic times, the Kaaba was used to house pagan idols worshiped by local tribes. The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z They will then circle the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's most sacred site, before departing. Muslims Around the World Celebrate Eid al-Adha 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z There, pilgrims circulate the cube-shaped Kaaba and kneel in prayer facing it. 2 Million Muslims Gather Near Mecca at Height of Hajj 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Observant Muslims worldwide face in the direction of the Kaaba during their five daily prayers. World Digest: Aug. 30, 2017 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Dressed in simple white clothes, the pilgrims started at sunset by circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site. Two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca - BBC News 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, but it is Islam's most sacred site because it represents the metaphorical house of God and the oneness of God in Islam. The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z In 1979, a group of militants seized the mosque, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims pray toward five times a day, for two weeks as they demanded the royal family abdicate the throne. Saudi says suicide bomber killed in foiled Mecca plot 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The two cities are Islam’s holiest, and Mecca’s Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba, the black cube toward which the world’s Muslims pray. Saudi Security Forces Intercept Militants Plotting Mecca Attack 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z But one man chose the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to pop the question. Italy's state broadcaster sorry for listing sexist remarks - BBC News 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z In my first class, on Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba in Mecca, I couldn’t avoid showing images of the sacred monument overshadowed by towering hotels. It’s harder than ever to teach Islamic art — but never more important 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Mecca's Grand Mosque, the world's largest, encompasses the Kaaba and the two hills. The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z A video of pilgrims at the Kaaba in Mecca was playing on a large high-definition television on the studio wall. After the Islamic State 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia said the missile was “intercepted and destroyed” 40 miles from the home to the cube-shaped Kaaba toward which the world’s Muslims pray several times a day. World digest: Oct. 28, 2016 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Taif is just outside of Mecca, which is home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that all of the world’s Muslims pray towards. Two missiles fired at US navy destroyer from rebel-held Yemen 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z We were in the sprawling Grand Mosque that surrounds the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, during the hajj, the five-day pilgrimage of rites and rituals that ended on Wednesday. At the Hajj, Facing Islam’s Inconsistent Embrace of Women 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z What’s in the Kaaba, or cube, the black building that encloses the most sacred space in Islam? Hillary Clinton, Syria, World Anti-Doping Agency: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Who gets to kiss the rock lodged inside the Kaaba, the black cube that pilgrims circle seven times? Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z To begin the hajj, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims circle the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque. Muslim pilgrims begin hajj, but this year without Iranians 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, but it is Islam’s most sacred site because it represents the metaphorical house of God and the oneness of God in Islam. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Days before last year’s disaster, a crane collapse killed 111 people inside Mecca’s Grand Mosque housing the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. As hajj nears, questions about deadly 2015 stampede remain 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The urge to kneel at the Kaaba—the place I face in prayer—and hopefully cleanse my soul, dispelled any worries. Memories of the Hajj, From Mother to Son 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Do men and women walk around the Kaaba at the same time? Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The route to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, site of Islam's holiest place, the Kaaba, is punctuated by security checkpoints. Hajj: Saudis stiffen security after crush deaths - BBC News 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The last three days of the hajj are marked by three events: a final circling of the Kaaba, casting stones in Mina and removing the ihram. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The Kaaba, which is also known as Bait Allah, or the House of Allah, is in the Grand Mosque of Mecca. What Muslims Do on Hajj, and Why 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Friends bid us farewell: “Pray for us at the Kaaba . . . pray my daughter finds a good husband.” Memories of the Hajj, From Mother to Son 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Only very high-level delegations are allowed in the Kaaba, and not often. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z His account shows him praying at his private mosque, which is shaped like the Kaaba in Mecca, the most holy pilgrimage site in the Muslim world. The Strongman of Instagram 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z They will circle Islam’s most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, and take part in a series of rituals intended to bring about greater humility and unity among Muslims. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z At the start of the hajj, pilgrims dressed in white circle the Kaaba seven times, trying to kiss the black stone. What Muslims Do on Hajj, and Why 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z On foot we crossed the plaza encircling the mosque, yearning to behold the Kaaba. Memories of the Hajj, From Mother to Son 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z What we can say for sure is what is not there: images of the gods that pre-Islamic Arabs once worshiped and kept inside the Kaaba. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z In 1979, extremists took over Mecca’s Grand Mosque, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba, for two weeks as they demanded the royal family abdicate the throne. Saudi Arabia Names Pakistani Man as Suicide Bomber in Medina 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Mecca’s Grand Mosque, the world’s largest, encompasses the Kaaba and the two hills. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The ritual stoning is repeated daily for three days before pilgrims return to Mecca to circle the Kaaba one last time. What Muslims Do on Hajj, and Why 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In minutes, pilgrims lined up in rows around the Kaaba. Memories of the Hajj, From Mother to Son 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The Kaaba is renovated from time to time, but sparingly so, out of respect for the structure’s importance to Islam. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z In 1979, extremists took over Mecca's Grand Mosque, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba, for two weeks as they demanded the royal family abdicate the throne. Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Medina 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z In pre-Islamic times, the Kaaba was used to house pagan idols worshipped by local tribes. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z “It was being in Mecca, in sleepless night after night, and contemplating the Kaaba,” the center of Islam’s holiest mosque. Love Jihad: Orlando and Gay Muslims 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z My husband and I were performing the ritual of circumambulating the Kaaba, the house that Prophet Abraham built. Memories of the Hajj, From Mother to Son 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Men and women do walk around the Kaaba at the same time. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Erdogan was reportedly denied an opportunity to place a piece of cloth from the Kaaba in Mecca on Ali's coffin. Muhammad Ali to Be Buried Friday 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Islamic tradition holds that the Kaaba was built by Ibrahim and Ismail as a house of monotheistic worship thousands of years ago. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Five hills known as the rim of Mecca encircled the Grand Mosque and the Kaaba, or House of God, located in the city center. Mecca Goes Mega 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Said recalled how, when he was in first grade, his teacher accused the blacks of Yemen of being the descendants of those who tried to destroy the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, located in Mecca. The 'untouchables' of Yemen caught in crossfire of war 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z What is the connection between the Kaaba and Allah? Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Most striking of all is the Prophet Muhammad’s own requirement that women and men perform the pilgrimage to Mecca together; and that when women go round the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest place, they show their face. One step forward, one step back 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Over the years, the Kaaba was reconstructed and attracted different kinds of pilgrims, including early Christians who once lived in the Arabian Peninsula. Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Throughout the history of Islam, no other ruler built in such proximity to the Kaaba; certainly none built anything to dwarf it. Mecca Goes Mega 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Extremists held the mosque, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba toward which Muslims around the world pray, for two weeks as they demanded the royal family abdicate the throne. Iran Warns of 'Divine Revenge' After Saudis Execute Shiite Cleric 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Walking around the Kaaba was like Canberra, writ large. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Visitors were able to walk around a small replica of the Kaaba in a large room. Answer Man remembers that time Saudi Arabia showed off in D.C. 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z In Islam, each pilgrim presents him or herself directly to God, seeking forgiveness of sin, while performing rituals that include circling the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure in Mecca. As race debate simmers in the US, black Americans discuss their hajj experience post-Malcom X 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Today, all a visitor would recognize from older images of Mecca are the Ottoman domes of the Grand Mosque, its minarets and the Kaaba. Mecca Goes Mega 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z We were headed to Mecca, to the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site. Stoning the devil and other highlights of a Fullerton pilgrim's hajj, the journey of a lifetime 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z One of the main hajj rituals is to walk seven times around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z At center of this 1965 photograph, the Kaaba is the holiest site in Mecca and the most sacred place in all of Islam. Deaths Near Mecca Reflect Dangers of Rising Crowds During Hajj 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z "As soon as we made the intention, it was as though God made a way for us to go straight to the Kaaba," she said. British siblings survive deadly Saudi crane collapse to perform the hajj despite tragic loss 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Roughly 3 million people from around the world are expected to converge at the Kaaba, in Mina and other nearby areas for the hajj, which lasts about five days. Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says 100,000 security forces to oversee this year's hajj 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z The first time we got into the Grand Mosque, my first umrah, I was compelled to touch the Kaaba. Stoning the devil and other highlights of a Fullerton pilgrim's hajj, the journey of a lifetime 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Muslims believe that the prophet Ibrahim — the biblical Abraham — built the Kaaba to worship the one true God. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The focal point for most believers is the Kaaba, the holiest site in Mecca. Deaths Near Mecca Reflect Dangers of Rising Crowds During Hajj 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z "Thank you so much for taking me to the Kaaba," Marya said she told her dad, pulling his beard and pinching his cheeks playfully. British siblings survive deadly Saudi crane collapse to perform the hajj despite tragic loss 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba, the black cube in the Grand Mosque, both on the ground and on a platform above it. Prepping for the pilgrimage 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z But she thought it was too oppressive so close to the Kaaba, so she and my sister and dad pulled back. Stoning the devil and other highlights of a Fullerton pilgrim's hajj, the journey of a lifetime 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z For those with lighter wallets, children hawk velvet prayer rugs decorated with images of the Kaaba for $2.60. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z When pilgrims enter the mosque, they walk seven times counterclockwise around the Kaaba. Deaths Near Mecca Reflect Dangers of Rising Crowds During Hajj 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z As they circled the Kaaba that day, Marya asked her dad if they could get closer, close enough to touch it. British siblings survive deadly Saudi crane collapse to perform the hajj despite tragic loss 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The mosque, known as the Masjid al-Haram, is the largest in the world and surrounds Islam's holiest place, the Kaaba. Saudi Binladin Group 'responsible in part' for crane collapse - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Muslims pray five times a day, each time facing toward the Kaaba, no matter where they are in the world. Stoning the devil and other highlights of a Fullerton pilgrim's hajj, the journey of a lifetime 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Are women and men allowed to circle the Kaaba together, or are the genders segregated? Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Muhammad is believed to have set it into the Kaaba's eastern wall in the year 605. Deaths Near Mecca Reflect Dangers of Rising Crowds During Hajj 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z They circled the Kaaba a few more times until Mohammed, who suffers from asthma, needed to rest. British siblings survive deadly Saudi crane collapse to perform the hajj despite tragic loss 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The Grand Mosque and the cube-shaped Kaaba within it draw Muslims of all types from around the world throughout the year, though numbers increase significantly in the run-up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. Saudi King and Top Imam Visit Crane Collapse Victims 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The kingdom's Civil Defense says unusually strong winds tipped over one of the massive cranes around the Grand Mosque that houses the Kaaba. Injured pilgrims traumatized, asking questions after Mecca crane collapsed, killing 111 people 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z I don’t see much mixing, and it’s hard to see where it could happen, except perhaps while circulating the Kaaba. Mysteries of the Hajj: What’s in the Kaaba and Where to Find Bathrooms 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The mosque—parts of which are 1,400 years old—surrounds Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, which pilgrims circle repeatedly during the ritual. Saudi King Promises to Make Probe of Crane Accident Public 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Some people took shelter under the ceiling of the mosque, but Marya and brother stepped closer to the Kaaba, under the open sky, to feel the rain and pray. British siblings survive deadly Saudi crane collapse to perform the hajj despite tragic loss 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The mosque is Islam’s holiest site, and Muslims the world over pray in the direction of the Kaaba, which is also at the heart of the hajj rituals. Saudi King and Top Imam Visit Crane Collapse Victims 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The mosque is Islam's holiest site, and Muslims the world over pray in the direction of the Kaaba, which is also at the heart of the hajj rituals. Strong winds caused crane to topple into Mecca's Grand Mosque, 107 dead, Saudi official says 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The mosque is among the largest in the world and surrounds Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba, which is visited by millions of pilgrims and worshipers each year. Saudi officials: Crane collapse at Mecca Grand Mosque kills at least 107 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The Grand Mosque is the world’s largest and houses the Kaaba, the black cube that Muslims around the world pray toward and which they walk around during the pilgrimage. Scores Killed in Mecca as Crane Crashes Into Grand Mosque 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z It houses the Kaaba - the massive cube-shaped structure towards which Muslims worldwide pray. Mecca crane collapse: 87 dead at Grand Mosque - as it happened 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Muhammad ended many ancient rituals at the Kaaba in Mecca, but continued to let worshippers perambulate around the granite cube. Save our stones 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Isis clerics also cite a story in which Muhammad approved the destruction by Jabir Abdullah al-Bajali of a house in Yemen that fulfilled a similar function to the sacred Kaaba mosque in Mecca. Religious teaching that drives Isis to threaten the ancient ruins of Palmyra 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z The movie “Muhammad, Messenger of God” already recalls the grandeur - and expense - of a Cecil B. DeMille film, with the narrow alleyways and a replica Kaaba shrine built here in the remote village of Allahyar. Iran film portrays the Prophet Muhammad, drawing criticism 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The movie "Muhammad, Messenger of God" already recalls the grandeur — and expense — of a Cecil B. DeMille film, with the narrow alleyways and a replica Kaaba shrine built here in the remote village of Allahyar. Iran film portrays the Prophet Muhammad, drawing criticism 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z It houses the Kaaba - the massive cube-shaped structure towards which Muslims worldwide pray. Mecca crane collapse: 87 dead at Grand Mosque - as it happened 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Muhammad himself cleared idolatrous statues from the Kaaba, the centrepiece of Mecca’s Sacred Mosque. Destroying history’s treasures 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “Every generation tries to develop something. The Kaaba is what’s important.” Saudi Arabia Bulldozes Over Its Heritage 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Many headed back to Mecca, ending the hajj as they started it by circling the cube-shaped Kaaba seven times. Saudi: Hajj free of Ebola amid protective measures 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The routes for hajj pilgrims and inside the Grand Mosque housing the Kaaba have thousands of security cameras, many of them hidden. Saudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z It is her first time to visit Mecca and she wanted to be careful, but she says the chance to pray at the base of the Kaaba supersedes any concerns about the virus. Saudis question Mecca preparedness as MERS spreads 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z THE HAJJ: Muslim pilgrims prayed at the walls of the Kaaba as others walked around the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday. Photos of the Day: Oct. 11 2013-10-11T18:34:25Z When it’s done, the expansion of the mataf, the area where the faithful circumambulate around the Kaaba, will treble its capacity, to 150,000 people; the Great Mosque will be able to hold 2.5 million. Saudi Arabia Bulldozes Over Its Heritage 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie compared the army's removal of Mr Morsi to the destruction of one of Islam's holiest sites, the Kaaba in Mecca. Egypt army warning ahead of rallies 2013-07-26T02:32:20Z Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque during the annual Haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, ahead of Eid al-Adha which marks the end of Haj. Week in pictures: 20-26 October 2012 2012-10-26T15:56:59Z The walls of the waiting area are decorated with a frieze of the Kaaba in Mecca and two giant flow charts about communication and messaging, in English. Egypt?s Female Trouble Might Get Worse 2012-01-18T12:00:20Z THE HAJJ: Muslim pilgrims prayed at the walls of the Kaaba as others walked around the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday. Photos of the Day: Oct. 11 2013-10-11T18:34:25Z The temple of idols and the Kaaba are places of adoration; the chime of the bells is but a hymn chanted to the praise of the All-Powerful. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z Saudi television broke its schedules early on Saturday to broadcast Koranic verses accompanied by footage of the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's holiest site. Saudi Crown Prince dies: royal court 2011-10-22T04:52:27Z The mosque is built around the Kaaba shrine, which existed centuries before Islam emerged over 1,400 years ago. Saudi Arabia starts Mecca mosque expansion 2011-08-20T12:41:49Z “By the Holy Kaaba,” came the gleeful cry, “I told the Moulvie of Fyzabad that I was in the way of earning a jaghir, and behold, it is promised to me!” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It is related in some histories that this idol was carried from the Kaaba, upon the coming of the Prophet, and transported to India. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z This made him extremely unpopular with his fellow townsmen because the pilgrimages to the Kaaba were the chief source of such prosperity as Mecca enjoyed. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z And there was the story about the shrine’s minders building a replica of the Kaaba, the granite cube in Mecca that Muslims walk around in a meditative swirl. The Persecution of Indonesia's Ahmadi Muslims 2011-02-13T15:00:00Z Two of them repeated their prayers devoutly, and tried to fix their thoughts towards the holy Kaaba; one alone, whose heart was full of murderous designs, could not pray at all. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z By the holy Kaaba, we gave dozens of them a speedier death yesterday.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Seated on a rug in his reception area with an oversize poster of the sacred Kaaba in Mecca, he emanated authority and sageness despite his relative youth. Cases: A Doctor in Iraq, Watching a Faith Healer at Work 2010-12-27T19:46:55Z One man, who told me he was in for murder, was threading a red and white bead replica of Islam's most sacred site, the Kaaba in Mecca. Afghan Alcatraz 2010-05-26T16:17:00Z Like to coins the sumptuous day Strews with blossoms golden Every furlong of his way,— Like a Sultan gone to pray At a Kaaba olden. One Day & Another A Lyrical Eclogue Furthermore, they said that Adam built the first Kaaba on earth on its present site, directly under the one in heaven.... The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations He went back to his praying mat and bent again toward the west, where the Holy Kaaba enshrines the ruby sent down from heaven. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Hence the difficulty in tracing the footsteps of Fancy––in locating its cave, its nest, or its Kaaba. The Book of Khalid The Kaaba is entirely covered with black silk, which envelopes its sides, leaving the roof exposed. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The Kaaba was one of the superstitions with which the Prophet had to contend; and he was too politic, as well as too deeply rooted in his own belief, to think of abolishing it. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Long before the time of Mahomet, the Kaaba was a place of worship for the idolatrous Arabs and in it they had no less than 360 idols, one for each day of the Arabian year. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations I swear it, by the Kaaba, I saved them.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z But who can say if this be his Kaaba, this his pine-mosque? The Book of Khalid The famous 'black stone' is enshrined at the north-eastern corner of the Kaaba, near the door, and forms one of the angles of the building four or five feet above the floor of the court. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century In the centre of it is the Kaaba, which is not a Mohammedan invention, for it existed ages before the Prophet was born. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Beside the pilgrimages to the Kaaba pious Mussulmans also visit the sacred granite mountains the “Arafat where Adam is supposed to have met Eve after a long separation.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations He set out, and when he arrived there, he found in the sacred precinct surrounding the Kaaba many fakirs clothed with rags. Mystics and Saints of Islam Such a marriage, O Mohammad, and such a honeymoon, and such a dowry!––is not this enough to shake the very sides of the Kaaba with laughter? The Book of Khalid The Kaaba has been so often ruined and restored that no trace of a remote antiquity remains. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century These imparted a sanctity above any other charms to the Kaaba in which the stone and the fountain were to be visited. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing The Moslems believe that the original Kaaba was built in heaven two thousand years before the creation of the world and that, at the command of the Almighty, angels walked around it in adoration. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Blood-stains of the martyrs no ablution need, Some mistakes are better than a cautious creed, Once within the Kaaba,57 wheresoe'er men turn, Is it much to Him Who spirits doth discern? Mystics and Saints of Islam No unbeliever is permitted to enter the sacred enclosure, much less to pollute the Holy Kaaba by his presence. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania This edifice owes its fame to the Kaaba which is enclosed in it, for other Eastern towns can boast of mosques equally large and more beautiful. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The pilgrimages to the Kaaba brought many people to Mecca from all quarters, including Medina. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Many pilgrims have assured the writer that the mosque of the Kaaba was originally built by the angel Gabriel. Modern Persia The news of his apostasy spread all over Roum, and his disciples again came to remonstrate with him, and said, "O thou who disregardest religion, return with us again to the Kaaba." Mystics and Saints of Islam Among the various rites to be performed after reaching Mecca is walking seven times around the Kaaba, first slowly, then quickly. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The Kaaba is placed upon an inclined base some two feet high, and its roof being flat, it presents the appearance at a little distance of a perfect cube. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Pagodas are, like mosques, true houses of prayer; ’Tis prayer that church bells waft upon the air; Kaaba and temple, rosary and cross, All are but divers tongues of world-wide prayer. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources Here is the old temple of the Arabs the Kaaba which was converted by Mohammed into a mosque. Modern Persia At last they returned sadly to the Kaaba. Mystics and Saints of Islam Within the centre of this enclosed space is a cube-shaped building called the Kaaba, which contains the famous sacred Black Stone. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The rites of Kaaba were stripped of every idolatrous tendency. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 The Kaaba or ‘Cube’ is a large stone building and the black stone is let into one of its walls. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) All the idols in the world except the Kaaba tumbled to earth. The Necessity of Atheism When I was making the circuit of the Kaaba, I saw a man with a pale face and emaciated frame. Mystics and Saints of Islam He conquered Mecca in 630, and made the Kaaba, after destroying the idols in it, the sanctuary of the new religion. A Comparative View of Religions He allowed himself to be spat upon, to have dust thrown upon him, and to be dragged out of the Kaaba by his own turban fastened to his neck. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 On arrival at Mecca he performs the legal ablutions, proceeds to the sacred mosque, kisses the black stone, and encompasses the Kaaba seven times. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) One of his contemporaries said: "I saw him making the circuits round the Kaaba; and if anyone tell you that his stature exceeded three spans, that person is a liar." A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions I am a stone, and so is the Kaaba; what can it do for me? Mystics and Saints of Islam Their most intrinsically valuable relic was the veil sent to the Sultan to cover the Kaaba of Mecca. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He afterwards, in company with the other pilgrims, encompassed the Kaaba and performed the rites prescribed for the pilgrimage. God Passes By The pilgrimage is concluded after another circuit of the Kaaba, but before his departure the pilgrim should visit the tomb of Muhammad at Medina. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) O Sorrow, in thy tangled paths I go, The Kaaba's gateway I no longer know, But bend my head wherever I see rise The arch that curves o'er the Belovéd's eyes. Hindustani Lyrics Zu'n Nun had a disciple who had made the pilgrimage to the Kaaba forty times, and during forty years had passed all his nights in devotional exercises. Mystics and Saints of Islam To the Mohammedans lighted lamps symbolize holy places, and the Kaaba at Mecca, which contains a black stone supposed to have been brought from heaven, is illuminated by thousands of lamps. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization It was cut from the Black Stone of the Kaaba in Mecca, and has miraculous properties. The Women of the Arabs Damascus is surnamed by theologians Bab el Kaaba, Gate of the Caaba; and there or at Bagdad, the traditional city of the Caliphs, he would build up once more a purely theocratic empire. The Future of Islam The road that leads where pious pilgrims bow In Kaaba or in Temple, Thou hast laid; And first of all wert Thou To tread the road that thou Thyself hadst made. Hindustani Lyrics Many nights in succession I sought to find the Kaaba unoccupied. Mystics and Saints of Islam This Wronged One pledgeth Himself, before the Divine Kaaba, that, apart from truthfulness and trustworthiness, this people will show forth nothing that can in any way conflict with the world-adorning views of His Majesty. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Make thy mind thy Kaaba, thy body its enclosing temple, Conscience its prime teacher. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 In the Kaaba, the most ancient and remarkable building of the great Mosque at Mecca, is preserved a miraculous stone with the print of Abraham's feet impressed upon it. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Even in the Kaaba courts my heart was moved, Brooding upon the idol that I loved, Mourning its loss. Hindustani Lyrics Long afterwards I met this infidel at Mecca making the circuit of the Kaaba. Mystics and Saints of Islam Seventy years since, from the heart of the Hearth Stone Hills, they quarried the Kaaba, or Holy Stone, to which, each Thanksgiving, the social pilgrims used to come. The Piazza Tales A beautiful story relates that he fell asleep with his feet turned towards the Kaaba. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 For about three hundred years after Mohammed's death the stone remained imbedded in the walls of the Kaaba, but then some wild Arabs from the Persian Gulf came, sacked Mecca and stole the black stone. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children The hearts of all Thy captive lovers stray Hither and thither driven by whims of Thine, Sometimes within the Kaaba courts to pray, Sometimes to worship at the Idols' Shrine. Hindustani Lyrics As he entered the Kaaba, he cried with a loud voice, "Allah acbar," seven times, turning round to all the sides of the Kaaba. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The pilgrimage is made to Mecca to perform there certain religious rites, but particularly to visit the Great Mosque, or Temple, to pass around the Kaaba, and to kiss the sacred Black Stone. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16, February 25, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls At the time of the Deluge the Kaaba was buried in mud, and for centuries afterward it was overgrown with trees. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 There once were a great many of these stone idols in the Kaaba, but Mohammed destroyed them all except this one when he became master of Mecca. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children Kaaba—central sanctuary of Islam, at Mecca, holy city of Islam. Hindustani Lyrics Then he lay down till the dawn, and, having made the morning prayer, went to the enclosure of the Kaaba, where he remained standing till it grew very light. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The Kaaba is the most sacred shrine or altar of the Mohammedans. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16, February 25, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls As Ishmael grew to manhood and established his home in the sacred city, Abraham was summoned to join him, that they together might rebuild the Kaaba. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 When the wind stirs the heavy folds of cloth, the pious boys and girls of Mecca say it is the angels that watch around the Kaaba, whose wings lift the covering. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children One day, when the chief citizens were sitting near the Kaaba, Mohammed came, and began to recite in their hearing one of the Suras of the Koran. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology When all was quiet, Mahomet went to the Kaaba, and rode round it upon his camel seven times, and touched with his cane a corner of the black stone with great reverence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 In one corner of it is the sacred stone, which the Moslems believe was brought down from heaven by the angel Gabriel, and given by him to Abraham to make the corner-stone of the Kaaba. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16, February 25, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Every idolatrous element of the Kaaba worship was swept away, and, although its pagan associations were negatived, it was sanctified to the service of Islam, and is still its only altar. Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam It has no ornaments or beauty except one rain-spout to carry the water off the flat roof; you can see it on the right side of the Kaaba on the picture. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children This oath was committed to writing, sealed, and hung up in the Kaaba. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Among the Arabs it had been an ancient usage to visit the Kaaba once a year, to worship there the heathen deities. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The stone itself is about eight inches long, and is set into the outside wall of the Kaaba, where it can be conveniently kissed by a person of medium height. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16, February 25, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls The most ancient pre-Islamic poems were written in golden ink, suspended in the Kaaba at Mecca, and are known in Arabia as the "necklace of pearls." The Book of the Epic It is also called the Kaaba, which is the Arabic word for a cube. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children Once, when Mohammed had disappeared, and his uncle suspected that the Koreish had seized him, he armed a party of Hâshimite youths with dirks, and went to the Kaaba, to the Koreish. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Mahomet had now a dream that he held in his hand the key of the Kaaba, and that he and his men made the circuits round it and performed all the ceremonies of the pilgrimage. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 And in Islam, whose holy house, the Kaaba, had traditionally been a temple of Saturn, we notice that the rationalists invariably connect their faith with the worship of Venus and other heavenly bodies. The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala On the last day the Kaaba of Mecca must come to this place. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace The Moslems believe all sorts of foolish things about the Kaaba. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children In Mecca, their holy city, stood a little square building, the Kaaba, full of idols and strange odds and ends of Hoo-doo worship. The Story of Mankind All these, as well as three hundred and sixty idols which stood on the outside of the Kaaba, he caused to be thrown down and broken in pieces. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 This was repeated by Ibnol Faradhi, who in the Kaaba entreated God for martyrdom and, when this prayer was heard, repented having asked. The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala The devotees come from the very ends of the earth to worship their prophet in his own Kaaba in his own Mecca. What Is Man? and Other Essays Round the Kaaba is a good pavement of marble, about eight inches below the level of the great square; it was laid in A.H. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred There were three hundred and sixty images in the Kaaba. Outline of Universal History Remounting his camel, he now rode once more seven times round the Kaaba, and again alighting, bowed himself twice before it. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 By the Holy Kaaba," said he, "there goes a man! The Wheel O' Fortune The Kaaba is here seen covered with a heavy black cloth renewed each year. Early European History One of the former is sometimes sent to the Soudan countries, to collect presents for the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The town was made up of separate Septs, or patriarchal families, each under its own head, of which septs the Omayyads were of principal importance, and had charge of the Kaaba. Outline of Universal History The same chapter also orders, "That nobody should, not having on the sacred habit, perform the holy circuits round the Kaaba; and that no idolater should make the pilgrimage to Mecca." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 "By the Holy Kaaba!" chuckled Abdullah, "that would be worth seeing." The Wheel O' Fortune Pilgrims enter the courtyard, walk slowly around the Kaaba seven times—seven is a holy number in Islam—and kiss the sacred black stone fixed in the walls of the structure. Early European History In the following year the damage was repaired, and the Kaaba rebuilt, after the side which had escaped the fury of the torrent had been pulled down. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred At first he was friendly towards Israel; he told his followers to turn in prayer not towards the Kaaba, but towards Jerusalem. Historical Miniatures In consequence, no person except a Mahometan may approach the Kaaba, on pain of death. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The pavement of the interior is deeply worn by the knees of the Moslem pilgrims, who compassed it seven times, kneeling, as they now do in the Kaaba, at Mecca. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Every year the Arab tribes ceased fighting for four months, and went up to Mecca to buy and sell and visit the famous sanctuary called the Kaaba. Early European History Every body was preparing for his journey to Arafat; Syrian hadjys came to engage lodgings, to inquire about the state of the markets, and to pay their first visits to the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Abraham visited him, and under his guidance the native temple of the Kaaba was built and dedicated to the true God, but afterwards desecrated by the worship of idols within it. Mahomet Founder of Islam At last Othman was sent; who delivered his message, and was coming away, when they told him he might, if he wished, make his circuits round the Kaaba. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The Moors considered this mosque as second in holiness to the Kaaba of Mecca, and made pilgrimages to it from all parts of Moslem Spain and Barbary. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Define the following: Kaaba; Islam; Koran; and caliph. Early European History Seven paved causeways lead from the colonnades towards the Kaaba, or holy house, in the centre. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The Kaaba thus reputed to be the work of Abraham bears evidence of an antiquity so remote that its beginnings will be forever lost to us. Mahomet Founder of Islam This done, the moon is said to have descended from the Kaaba, to have entered the right sleeve of Mahomet's mantle, and made its exit by the left. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 It is related by Abulfeda that Mahomed found in the Kaaba an image of Abraham with such arrows in his hand. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 He treated its inhabitants leniently, but threw down all the idols in the Kaaba, After the submission of Mecca most of the Arabs abandoned idolatry and accepted the new religion. Early European History Towards the middle of this area stands the Kaaba; it is one hundred and fifteen paces from the north colonnade, and eighty-eight from the south. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred He came of the race of Hashim, whose privilege it was to give service to the pilgrims coming to worship at the Kaaba. Mahomet Founder of Islam This is the reason why Mussulmans always perform seven circuits round the Kaaba in a similar manner. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 It was on this journey that he visited Abraham when the latter was building the great edifice which the Mohammedans claim as their holy temple, the Kaaba. The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander The square in a building is the favourite form of the Moors and Mohammedans generally; the Kaaba of Mecca, the sanctum sanctorum, is a square. Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. The Kaaba is an oblong massive structure, eighteen paces in length, fourteen in breadth, and from thirty-five to forty feet in height. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred So the treasure fell to Abd al Muttalib, who melted the weapons to make a door for the Kaaba, and set up the golden gazelles within it. Mahomet Founder of Islam The significance of this lies in the fact that the title "Hadji" can be properly applied only to a Moslem who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca and kissed the sacred stone of the Kaaba. With the Turks in Palestine The Arab classics, in years long before Mohammed had taken the Kaaba and made it the talisman of his creed, were hung in the little shrine where the black volcanic stone was kept. Oriental Literature The Literature of Arabia I was next him at the most holy corner of the Kaaba when he fell down struck by the plague. The Prince of India — Volume 02 On the north side of the Kaaba, just by its door, and close to the wall, is a slight hollow in the ground, lined with marble, and sufficiently large to admit of three persons sitting. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred But the old custom still clove to Mecca, and finding he could in nowise coerce the people into forsaking the Kaaba, he determined to invade Mecca itself and to destroy the rival place of worship. Mahomet Founder of Islam The visitor found himself then in a cloister of the Mosque with which the area around the Kaaba is completely enclosed. The Prince of India — Volume 01 I am neither in temple nor in mosque: I am neither in Kaaba nor in Kailash: Neither am I in rites and ceremonies, nor in Yoga and renunciation. Songs of Kabir First there came to him a comparison in which the Kaaba was a relative. The Prince of India — Volume 02 On the basis of the Kaaba, just over the Madjen, is an ancient Cufic inscription; but this I was unable to decipher, and had no opportunity of copying it. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Both united in condemning to eternal wrath the idol-worshippers of the Kaaba. Mahomet Founder of Islam In the square whither the Prince next passed, the first object to challenge his attention was the Kaaba itself. The Prince of India — Volume 01 That he would gravitate there sooner or later was inevitable, for the laboratory in the garden was a Kaaba to which all such spirits made at least one pilgrimage. Tales of Chinatown "Rise, Effendi," he cried, "dress and follow me; the Kaaba is open." The Life of Sir Richard Burton The walk round the Kaaba is performed on the outside of the wall—the nearer to it the better. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred When the Kureisch heard of it, they set out in a body to the seashore and took away the wood of the ship to build a roof for the Kaaba. Mahomet Founder of Islam Of the details, the only one the Jew actually coupled with a thought was the Kaaba. The Prince of India — Volume 01 A mat of human hair from Borneo overlay a historical and unique rug woven in Ispahan and entirely composed of fragments of Holy Carpets from the Kaaba at Mecca. Fire-Tongue However safe a Christian might have been at Mecca, nothing could have preserved him from the ready knives of the faithful if detected in the Kaaba. The Life of Sir Richard Burton The four sides of the Kaaba are covered with a black silk stuff, hanging down, and leaving the roof bare. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred It would seem that the gods only understood gradually that a complete destruction of the Kaaba was not intended. Mahomet Founder of Islam Thou wouldst say," the Prince rejoined, "that the plague will go with us to the Kaaba. The Prince of India — Volume 01 The view of the mosque given by d’Ohsson, in his valuable work, is tolerably correct, except that the Kaaba is too large in proportion to the rest of the building. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Burton and his friends next shouldered and fought their way to the part of the Kaaba called Al Multazem, at which they asked for themselves all that their souls most desired. The Life of Sir Richard Burton The Imam takes his post near the gate of the Kaaba, and his genuflexions are imitated by the whole assembled multitude. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The building of the Kaaba was ultimately completed, and a great festival was held in honour. Mahomet Founder of Islam The press of pilgrims around the northeastern corner of the Kaaba, to which the guide would have conducted the Prince next, was greater than at the well. The Prince of India — Volume 01 For this want of symmetry we may readily account, the Kaaba having existed prior to the mosque, which was built around it, and enlarged at different periods. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred "A man laid hold of the covering of the Kaaba, and cried out from the bottom of his heart, saying, I beseech thee, O Allah, etc." The Life of Sir Richard Burton The space between the Hedjer and the Kaaba was laid out with fine marbles. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The Kaaba has remained substantially the same as it was when it was first rebuilt. Mahomet Founder of Islam They will tear their clothes, and cut their shaven crowns, and wail, 'Woe's me, O Ali!' then kiss the Kaaba with defilement on their beards. The Prince of India — Volume 01 The clothing of the Kaaba was an ancient custom of the Pagan Arabs. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The famous Kaaba, which is in the middle of the great court-yard, looked at a distance like an enormous cube, covered with a black curtain, but its plan is really trapeziform. The Life of Sir Richard Burton After remaining twenty-one days, the enemy departed, carrying with them the great jewel of Mekka, the black stone of the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred There is little in the Kaaba to account for the reverence bestowed upon it, and its insignificance bears witness to the Eastern capacity for worshipping the idea for which its symbols stand. Mahomet Founder of Islam "And say to the Emir, that I desire him to thank the Most Compassionate and Merciful for the salvation of which we were witnesses at the southwest corner of the Kaaba." The Prince of India — Volume 01 Ibrahim; and a short prayer must be uttered by the side of the Makam, after the walk round the Kaaba is completed. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The tribe of Kossay were the first who built houses round the Kaaba; in these they lived during the day, but in the evening they always returned to their tents, pitched upon the neighbouring mountains. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred He also placed the fine pavement, which is now round the Kaaba, and a new pavement all around the colonnades. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Mahomet's share in the construction of the Kaaba brought him further honour among the Kureisch. Mahomet Founder of Islam Was I not witness of his trial of faith at the Holy Kaaba? The Prince of India — Volume 01 It was at this period that the structure took the name of Kaaba, which is said to be derived from kaab, a die or cube, the form which the building now assumed. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The Kaaba stands upon a base two feet in height, which presents a sharp inclined plane; its roof being flat, it has at a distance the appearance of a perfect cube. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred This street takes its name from the hadjar, or stone, which used miraculously to greet Mohammed with the salutation of “Salam aleyk,” whenever he passed this way on his return from the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The story runs that the chief men of Mecca were discussing within the Kaaba the affairs of the city. Mahomet Founder of Islam At the North-east corner of the Kaaba, near the door, is the famous “Black Stone;” it forms a part of the sharp angle of the building, at four or five feet above the ground. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The interior of the Kaaba consists of a single room, the roof of which is supported by two columns, and it has no other light than what is received by the door. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The interior ornaments are coeval with the restoration of the Kaaba, which took place A.D. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Ismayl considered the well as his property; but having intermarried with the Djorham tribe, they usurped, after his death, the possession both of the well and the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred In the Kaaba he publicly declared his allegiance to Islam, and revenged upon Abu Jahl the injuries he had inflicted upon his kinsman. Mahomet Founder of Islam It is said that he once discovered a conspiracy to murder him in one of his nightly walks round the Kaaba; and that he generously spared the lives of the conspirators, and only banished them. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Seventy thousand angels have the Kaaba in their holy care, and are ordered to transport it to Paradise, when the trumpet of the last judgment shall be sounded. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The roof was supported within by six pillars; and the statue of Hobal, the Arabian Jupiter, was placed over a well, then existing within the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred During their abode in this valley, they rebuilt or thoroughly repaired the Kaaba; but the well was choked up by the violence of torrents, and remained so for nearly one thousand years. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Legend has it that when the chiefs of the Kaaba went to look upon the document they found it devoured by ants, and took this as a sign of the displeasure of their gods. Mahomet Founder of Islam The Kaaba remains open till about eleven o’clock. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred But the holy Kaaba is rendered the scene of such indecencies and criminal acts, as cannot with propriety be more particularly noticed. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Adam, who was the first true believer, erected the Kaaba upon earth, on its present site, which is directly below the spot that it occupied in heaven. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The Koreysh had built a small town round the Kaaba, which they venerated so much that no person was permitted to raise the roof of his house higher than that of the sacred structure. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred He was lying in the Kaaba, so runs the legend, when the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and after having purged his heart of all sin, carried him to the Temple at Jerusalem. Mahomet Founder of Islam Some eunuchs on the steps, and several menial officers and servants on the pavement below, which surrounds the Kaaba, expect also to be paid. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred After visiting the Kaaba it is thought necessary to perform the towaf round it. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The visit to the interior of the Kaaba forms no part of the religious duty of the pilgrim, and many of them quit Mekka without seeing it. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred This the people walking round the Kaaba touch only with the right hand: they do not kiss it. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred He was careful not to excite undue suspicion among the Kureisch, and we can imagine him silent and preoccupied, fulfilling his duties among them, visiting the Kaaba, and mingling somewhat coldly with their daily life. Mahomet Founder of Islam The prize poems were afterwards suspended at the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The right of clothing the Kaaba, and of having their name inserted in the Friday’s prayers in the mosque, was the sole benefit they derived. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The devotee then begins the Towaf, or walk round the Kaaba, keeping that building on his left hand. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The sum, however, obtained from them, proved very inadequate: all that could be done, therefore, was to raise a wall, which marked the space formerly occupied by the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Dhamdham, sent by his anxious leader, arrived in the city after three days' journey in desperate haste across the desert, and flung himself from his camel before the Kaaba. Mahomet Founder of Islam When the seven circuits are finished, the visiter approaches the wall of the Kaaba, between the black stone and the door of the building, which space is called El Metzem. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred The Mohammedan Hadj or pilgrimage, and the visit to the Kaaba, are, therefore, nothing more than a continuation and confirmation of the ancient custom. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Public prayer was offered upon the third day from the Kaaba itself, and with that the Pilgrimage came to an end. Mahomet Founder of Islam It is asserted by Fasy, that a part of the Hedjer, as it now stands, was never comprehended within the Kaaba. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred He was invited to perform the sacred ceremony of encircling the Kaaba, but this he refused to do until the Prophet should accompany him. Mahomet Founder of Islam His first act was to worship at the Kaaba, but before completing the whole ancestral rites he destroyed the idols that polluted the sanctuary. Mahomet Founder of Islam At Mahomet's birth the Kaaba consisted of a small roofless house, with the Black Stone imbedded in its wall. Mahomet Founder of Islam The loosened stones flew back into their places, and finally none could be induced to make the attempt to pull down the Kaaba. Mahomet Founder of Islam On the 25th of the month Zul’ Kade the old one is taken away, and the Kaaba continues without a cover for fifteen days. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Mahomet entered the city, and for three days pitched his tent of leather beneath the shadow of the Kaaba. Mahomet Founder of Islam By the Lord of the Kaaba they yield! Mahomet Founder of Islam He came upon the upper suburbs by the same route as he had entered Mecca two years before, and proceeded to the Kaaba. Mahomet Founder of Islam When the exhortation was ended Mahomet departed to Mecca, and there he encircled the Kaaba and entered its portals for prayer. Mahomet Founder of Islam The hadjys even collect the dust which sticks to the walls of the Kaaba, under the kesoua, and sell it, on their return, as a sacred relic. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred |
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