Makkah ...
This is the holy city where our beloved Prophet Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) was born and raised, and the centre of Islam for hundreds of years...
And the place to which all Muslims in that city turn:
The Kaaba...
The Kaaba, described by Almighty God as "His House" in verses, and the Masjid Al-Haram outside it, is a sacred site where millions of Muslims of different colours, speaking different tongues, come together. In the Qur'an it is revealed that:
The first House established for humanity was that at Bakka [Makkah], a place of blessing and a guidance for all beings. (Qur'an, 3:96)
Before the revelation of Islam, Makkah, known as Ummul Qur'a, or the Mother of Cities, had always been of considerable commercial and strategic importance due to its position, even though the region was covered by deserts.
For that reason, the emperors of Rome and Byzantium, and the kings of Persia and Abyssinia had sought to add it to their own territories.
Yet Makkah had never fallen to any external assault or invasion.
Almighty God at all times protected this holy city from its enemies.
He made the Kaaba a place of security, from its construction by Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ishmael, right up to the present day:
And when We made the House a place of return, a sanctuary for humanity: They took the standing place of Abraham as a place of prayer. We contracted with Abraham and Ishmael: "Purify My House for those who circle it, and those who stay there, and those who bow and who prostrate." (Qur'an, 2:125)
PROPHET ABRAHAM (PBUH) BUILDS THE KAABA
The Kaaba, the most holy site on Earth for Muslims, was constructed after Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ishmael were commanded by God to do so.
In the Qur'an, God imparts the tidings of His revelation to Prophet Abraham:
And We located the position of the House for Abraham: "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who circle it, and those who stand and bow and prostrate. Announce the Hajj to humanity. They will come to you on foot and on every sort of lean animal, coming by every distant road." (Qur'an, 22:26-27)
God has revealed that in the Kaaba, the first house of humanity that has been visited by Muslims ever since the day it was built, is the "standing place of Abraham:"
In it are Clear Signs—the standing place of Abraham. All who enter it are safe. Hajj to the House is a duty owed to God by all humanity—those who can find a way to do it. But if anyone does not believe, God is Rich Beyond Need of any being. (Qur'an, 3:97)
God commanded Prophet Abraham to call people to come to the Kaaba for the hajj. This is revealed thus in the Qur'an:
Announce the Hajj to humanity. They will come to you on foot and on every sort of lean animal, coming by every distant road so that they can be present at what will profit them and invoke God's name on specific days over livestock He has provided for them. Eat of them and feed those who are poor and in need. (Qur'an, 22:27-28)
After that time people began flooding to the Kaaba to encircle the House and fulfil their hajj obligations there.
As time passed, however, the peoples living in Makkah moved away from the monotheistic belief communicated by Prophet Abraham, and became caught up in pagan beliefs instead.
The idolaters there continued to live by their superstitious, pagan beliefs right up until the time of the conquest of Makkah by our Prophet.
MAKKAH IN THE TIME OF OUR PROPHET (MAY GOD BLESS HIM AND GRANT HIM PEACE)
In the time of our Prophet various ignorant beliefs reigned largely amongst the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula.
A large part of Arabia consisted of tribes who worshipped various idols.
Some of these tribes were the desert nomads known as the Bedouins, whereas others were city-dwellers.
The city-dwellers possessed a more advanced level of culture and civilisation than the Bedouin, who generally knew nothing more than raising livestock.
The inhabitants of Makkah in particular, the most important city in the Arabian Peninsula, represented one of the most advanced civilisations in the world at that time.
The city of Makkah was an important religious and mercantile centre in the region.
Therefore, a great many caravans arrived there from distant lands, bringing with them to the city elements of the advanced culture and civilisation of the time.
However, Arabia in those days, and Makkah in particular, was the scene of intense tribal strife.
A cruel social order prevailed in which the strong were regarded as being right, women were despised because of their physical characteristics, and newborn baby girls were even buried alive since they were regarded as a mark of shame.
The Kaaba, constructed by Prophet Abraham and dedicated to God, had become the centre for pagan beliefs.
Many people came to Makkah from outside to worship these idols
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Muslims' three sacred mosques : Kaaba, al-Aqsa Mosque, Prophet's Mosque (Harun Yahya)by Yaratilistr434 views
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