Kaaba

Posted by Soodabeh (Yazd, Iran) on 1 September 2007 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

The Kaaba (Arabic: الكعبة al-Ka‘bah; IPA: ['kɑʕbɑ]) , also known as al-Kaʿbatu l-Mušarrafah (الكعبة المشرًّفة), al-Baytu l-ʿAtīq ( البيت العتيق "The Primordial House"), or al-Baytu l-Ḥarām (البيت الحرام "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).

The holy Kaaba is covered by a black cover woven by the silk and gold threads embroidery. Every several years it may change by a new one.

This picture shows a part of one of the old covers of kaaba. It has dedicated to Iran many years ago. I captured this photo in an exhibition in Yazd.

Large photo of the holy Kaaba is here.

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