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Princeton's WordNet
Kaaba, Caabanoun
(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
Wiktionary
Caabanoun
The small and nearly cubical stone building, holiest place of Islam, that all Muslims face when praying.
Etymology: كعبة.
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caaba
The Kaaba (Arabic: ٱلْكَعْبَة, romanized: al-Kaʿbah, lit. 'The Cube', Arabic pronunciation: [kaʕ.bah]), also spelled Ka'bah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah (Arabic: ٱلْكَعْبَة ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة, romanized: al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah, lit. 'Honored Ka'bah'), is a building at the center of Islam's most important mosque, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit. 'House of God') and is the qibla (Arabic: قِبْلَة, direction of prayer) for Muslims around the world when performing salah. The current structure was built after the original building was damaged during the siege of Mecca in 683.In early Islam, Muslims faced in the general direction of Jerusalem as the qibla in their prayers before changing the direction to face the Kaaba, believed by Muslims to be a result of a Quranic verse revelation to Muhammad.According to Islamic history, the Kaaba was rebuilt several times throughout history, most famously by Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son Ismail (Ishmael), when he returned to the valley of Mecca several years after leaving his wife Hajar (Hagar) and Ismail there upon Allah's command. Circling the Kaaba seven times counterclockwise, known as Tawaf (Arabic: طواف, romanized: tawaaf), is a Fard (obligatory) rite for the completion of the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. The area around the Kaaba where pilgrims walk is called the Mataaf. The Kaaba and the Mataaf are surrounded by pilgrims every day of the Islamic year, except the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah, known as the Day of Arafah, on which the cloth covering the structure, known as the Kiswah (Arabic: كسوة, romanized: Kiswah, lit. 'Cloth') is changed. However, the most significant increase in their numbers is during Ramadan and the Hajj, when millions of pilgrims gather for Tawaf. According to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, 6,791,100 external pilgrims arrived for the Umrah pilgrimage in the Islamic year AH 1439 (2017/2018 CE).
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The Caaba, also known as Kaaba, is a cube-shaped structure located at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque, the Al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is considered the holiest site in Islam and all Muslims are expected to face the direction of the Kaaba during prayers, no matter where they are in the world. It is also the cornerstone of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage. According to Islamic tradition, the Kaaba was built by Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail.
Webster Dictionary
Caabanoun
the small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray
Etymology: [Ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Caaba
kä′a-ba, n. the Moslem Holy of Holies, a square building at Mecca, containing the famous Black Stone built into the south-east corner at a height convenient for being kissed. [Ar.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Caaba in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Caaba in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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