caaba
n. Kaaba, Islamic site in Mecca which is a black stone cube shaped building facing the direction of which Muslims must turn when praying (Islam) | ||||
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Caaba Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Caaba
(n.)
The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray.
(n.)
The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Caaba
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
(synonym) Kaaba
(hypernym) shrine
(classification) Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
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
(synonym) Kaaba
(hypernym) shrine
(classification) Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
| The Devil's Dictionary |
CAABA
Caaba, (n.)
A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread.
Caaba, (n.)
A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread.
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caaba
caaba
\ca*a"ba\ (k&adot;*ā"b&adot;), n. [ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube.] the small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all mohammedans must pray. [written also kaaba.]
note: the caaba is situated in mecca, a city of arabia, and contains a famous black stone said to have been brought from heaven. before the time of mohammed, the caaba was an idolatrous temple, but it has since been the chief sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the mohammedan world.
caaba
\ca*a"ba\ (k&adot;*ā"b&adot;), n. [ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube.] the small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all mohammedans must pray. [written also kaaba.]
note: the caaba is situated in mecca, a city of arabia, and contains a famous black stone said to have been brought from heaven. before the time of mohammed, the caaba was an idolatrous temple, but it has since been the chief sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the mohammedan world.
Caaba Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Kaaba
The Kaaba (Arabic: ; ) , also known as , ( "The Primordial House"), or ( "The Sacred House"), is a large cuboidal building located inside the mosque known as al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The mosque was built around the original Kaaba.
The Kaaba is the holiest place in Islam. The qibla, the direction Muslims face during prayer, is the direction from their location on Earth towards the Kaaba. It is around the Kaaba that ritual circumambulation is performed by Muslims during the Hajj (pilgrimage) season as well as during the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage).
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