Importance Of Ka’ba And Customs Of Pilgrimage

 

Importance of the Inviolable Place at Makkah (L-151)

وَإِذ جَعَلنَا البَيتَ مَثابَةً لِلنّاسِ وَأَمنًا وَاتَّخِذوا مِن مَقامِ إِبراهيمَ مُصَلًّى ۖ125a.

125a.  Wa ‘iz ja-‘alNal-Bayta masaabatal-linnaasi wa  ‘am-naa.  Wattakhizuu mim-Ma-qaami  ‘Ibraahiima musallaa.

125a.  And We made the House a focal point for the people, and a sanctuary. Use the shrine of Abraham as a place of prayer.

‘Al-Bayta – {the House (at Makkah)}, literally, meaning of Bayt is ‘a House’ BaytUllaah (a House of God Almighty i.e. Ka’bah). This Square Building is in Makkah, the Respected Place. It is the oldest place for the worship of God Almighty on the earth. Holy Qur’an has proclaimed also that it is the first and the oldest place for worship. It is also called The House of Allaah, BaytUllaah and Qiblah.

Masaabatan – (a resort, a place for assembly/gathering), this word has been derived from sa-wa-ba or suub, which means “to return unto its original form”. So Masaabatan means “the place towards which the mankind inclines over and over and does never feel discomfort in coming back again and again”. It is the virtue of ‘AlBaytUllaah that the people come in again and again for Hajj (Pilgrimage) and they do not be weary of it.

‘Am-naa – (Sanctuary, sacred and protected place), Square Building - Ka’ba (The House of God) and its all surrounding area, has been included in Haram. Killing any mankind or hunting any living creature is forbidden entirely. Before Islam, killers and criminals used to take shelter between the walls of The House of God.

Ma-qaami  ‘Ibraahiima – (the Place,  a Stone, where Abraham stood for constructing the Building of The House of God). This stone has been saved in a small chamber at a little distance away from the Building of The House of God. After completion of seven rounds around The House of God during pilgrimage, two rak’at prayers are offered in front of this chamber. This virtue contains much future reward.

Musallaa – (the Place of Worship), in Arabic language, all those places will be called musallaa where the prayers may be offered. https://youtu.be/MAHMkn5xhsI