by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Jan 2, 2008 | Haj, The Pilgrimage
There are a number of ahaadeeth etc. about the Black Stone which we will quote for our brother so that he may learn from them. 1. The Black Stone was sent down by Allaah to this earth from Paradise. It...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Jan 2, 2008 | Haj, The Pilgrimage
For any reference point on the Earth, the qibla is the direction to the Kaaba. Muslims are ordered to face this direction during prayer (qur’an 2:143-144). While it may appear to some non-Muslims that Muslims worship the Kaaba, the Kaaba is simply a focal...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Jan 2, 2008 | Haj, The Pilgrimage
The building is opened twice a year for a ceremony known as "the cleaning of the Kaaba." This ceremony takes place roughly fifteen days before the start of the month of ramadan and the same period of time before the start of the annual pilgrimage....
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Jan 2, 2008 | Haj, The Pilgrimage
The Kaaba before Islam Little is known of the pre-Islamic history of the Kaaba.* Wensinck, writing in the Encyclopedia of Islam, identifies it with a place called Macoraba mentioned by the Roman geographer Ptolemy mention of Mecca. Ptolemy's text is...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Jan 2, 2008 | Haj, The Pilgrimage
The Kaaba (Arabic:), also known as Al-Kaaba Al-Musharrafah, al-Baytul Ateeq ("The Primordial House"), or al-Baytul Haram ("The Sacred House"), is a large cuboidal building located inside the mosque known as al-Masjid al-Haram in mecca. The...
