Kaaba

n. Caaba, Islamic site in Mecca which is a black stone cube shaped building facing the direction of which Muslims must turn when praying (Islam)

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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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) Caaba
(hypernym) shrine
(classification) Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism

n. Kaaba, city in the Arabian peninsula, birthplace of the Arab prophet Muhammad

[Islamic] An ancient stone building at the center of the Islamic holy city, Mecca, built, according to the legend by the prophets Ismail (Ishmael) and Ibrahim (Abraham). The structure forms a square of about 40 ft high, containing the Black Stone, which is ceremonially kissed by Muslims until today.