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[[File:Kaaba-flood-1941 1.jpg|right|220px|thumb|The Ka'aba was flooded by 5 feet of water in 1941. (''[[Standing_Mosques#1941_Flood_in_Mecca|more pictures]]'')]] | [[File:Kaaba-flood-1941 1.jpg|right|220px|thumb|The Ka'aba was flooded by 5 feet of water in 1941. (''[[Standing_Mosques#1941_Flood_in_Mecca|more pictures]]'')]] | ||
'''The Ka'aba''' (الكعبة) is the holiest mosque in [[Islam]] and is known | '''The Ka'aba''' (الكعبة, lit. "the Cube") is the holiest mosque in [[Islam]] and is figuratively known as the "House of God". Islam teaches that [[Ibrahim|Abraham]] built the Ka'aba with Ishmael around the time he "binded" Ishmael (a legend inspired by, though slightly different from, the Binding of Isaac). Prior to Muhammad claiming to receive [[revelations]] from [[Allah]], the Ka'aba served as a popular pagan shrine that housed 360 idols and images of mostly pagan deities and attracted pilgrims and trade from many parts of Arabia. | ||
Later, Muslims would take the Temple Mount and build the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of The Rock. | |||
Islam teaches that the [[Black Stone|black stone]] in The Ka'aba was a gift from [[Allah]] to Adam. The black stone is a meteorite. Prior to Islam, it was the center of Pre-Islamic Arabian [[Paganism|pagan]] [[Hubal|lunar]] worship. | Islam teaches that the [[Black Stone|black stone]] in The Ka'aba was a gift from [[Allah]] to Adam. The black stone is a meteorite. Prior to Islam, it was the center of Pre-Islamic Arabian [[Paganism|pagan]] [[Hubal|lunar]] worship. | ||