Kaaba

NOUN
  1. (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
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How To Use Kaaba In A Sentence

  • Both these patriarchs fathered large families from a number of wives, both were intimately involved with the holy sanctuary of the Kaaba at Mecca and both were renowned for the open-handed generosity with which they cared for pilgrims.
  • They must gather at the plain of Arafat... perform a symbolic rejection of the devil at the Jamraat...and circle Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba.
  • It is also interesting to note that scholars are unanimous in holding that the face must be uncovered during circumambulation of the Kaaba in Mecca, during what is arguably considered a peak moment of Islamic spirituality. What’s Behind the Veil of Justice? : Law is Cool
  • Both these patriarchs fathered large families from a number of wives, both were intimately involved with the holy sanctuary of the Kaaba at Mecca and both were renowned for the open-handed generosity with which they cared for pilgrims.
  • Pilgrims are required to circle the Kaaba seven times, counterclockwise, praying as they go.
  • Hundreds of pilgrims at the Kaaba I finally reached Makkah - the place of pilgrimage - brimming with pilgrims.
  • This Muslim pilgrim in white with the shrine of the Kaaba in his heart is stoning the demons, a ritual connected to the haj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.
  • Pilgrims perform a series of rituals including walking around the Kaaba, standing vigil on Mount Arafat and a ritual Stoning of the Devil.
  • Muslim pilgrims go around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca after morning prayers before the start of the hajj pilgrimage November 24, 2009.
  • ‘Only a Kurdish giaour would fire on the livery of the Kaaba.’ Greenmantle
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