THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KA”BA IN MECCA Al-Azhar Magazine – December 1972 The Holy Quran proclaims the Ka’ba is the first House of Divine Worship on earth. In one place it is called Al-Bait al-Atiq or the ancient house. It is also called Al-Bait al-Haram, which carries the meaning of ‘forbidden’ in other words; a place …
History of the Ka’ba
“History of the Ka’ba” Al-Azhar Magazine –February 1969 The Ka’ba is the first sanctuary to be erected for the mankind on earth. The eyes of the whole Muslim world fixed on that central spot which saw the first glimmerings of the light of truth. It is to this holy place that all Muslims turn at …