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Kaaba, shrine located near the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth. Muslims orient themselves toward this small shrine during the five daily prayers, bury their dead facing its meridian, and cherish the ambition of visiting it on pilgrimage.
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The Kaaba and the Mataaf are surrounded by pilgrims every day of the Islamic year, except the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah, known as the Day of Arafah, on which the cloth covering the structure, known as the Kiswah (Arabic: كسوة, romanized: Kiswah, lit. 'Cloth'), is changed.
The internal floor of the Kaaba is covered with white marble, bordered by a black marble strip. The internal walls are covered with rose-coloured marble up to a height of about 4 meters. This marble is fixed in such a way that it does not come into contact with the original walls of the Kaaba.
The history and form of the Kaaba. 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.
19 Ιουν 2024 · They have the honor of washing the Kaaba and wiping its walls with Zamzam water mixed with oud and rose water. After completing this task, they pray facing its walls and then offer prayers of thanks and praise to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
The Kaaba was first covered by Abu Karab As’ad, in 60 BC approximately. [7] The cover was made of valuable materials, as a symbol of his respect for the Kaaba. After that, the Kaaba has been covered with the most valuable materials, following the tradition of showing respect.
The Kaaba itself is cleaned with water from the Zamzam well and perfumed with incense, before a new textile covering for the Ka‘ba is laid. Describing the scene around the Kaaba,Thomas Abercrombie wrote in National Geographic, "Around me the pious from all the Muslim world paid homage to God in the birthplace of their faith.
