Ka'bah

The stone cube at the centre of Makkah that Muslims face in every prayer.

Also written · Kaaba · Kaba · Kabah · Kaabah · Ka'ba · Kabe · Kaba sharif · Bayt Allah · Baitullah · House of Allah · Al-Bayt al-Haram · Al-Bayt al-Atiq · Black Stone · Hajar al-Aswad

The meaning

What Ka'bah means in Islam

The name comes from a word for a cube. The Qur'an describes Ibrahim and Isma'il raising its foundations, and calls it the first house appointed for mankind. Quraysh rebuilt it during the Prophet's youth and he settled their quarrel over who would set the Black Stone by carrying it on a cloak they all lifted together. Muslims face it, they do not worship it; it is a direction, and Umar said plainly of the Black Stone that it is a stone which neither harms nor benefits.

Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an

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