Kaaba
pronunciation
How to pronounce Kaaba in British English:
UK [ˈkɑ:bə]
How to pronounce Kaaba in American English:
US [ˈkɑbə]
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- Noun:
- (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
Word Origin
- Kaaba (n.)
- 1734, Caaba, cube-shaped building in the Great Mosque of Mecca, containing the Black Stone, from Arabic ka'bah "square house," from ka'b "cube."
Example
- 1. Pilgrims perform a series of rituals including walking around the kaaba , standing vigil on mount arafat and a ritual stoning of the devil .
- 2. Hundreds of thousands of muslims circle the kaaba inside and outside the grand mosque in mecca , saudi arabia .
- 3. The kaaba in mecca is transformed into a ballot box , surrounded by voters supporting nahda , the islamist party that won a majority in tunisia 's recent elections .
- 4. Thousands of muslims circle the kaaba inside the grand mosque in islam 's holiest city of mecca , taking part in dawn ( fajir ) prayers on august 29 , 2010 .
- 5. This made him extremely unpopular with his fellow townsmen because the pilgrimages to the kaaba were the chief source of such prosperity as mecca enjoyed .