place
Kaaba
The cuboid sanctuary at Mecca toward which ṣalāh is faced. A named house, not a generic cube-symbol of the universe.
Also known as Kaʿba · Kaʿbah
Islam · Arabia
Kaaba appears in Mecca.
The Kaaba stands in Mecca. The house and the city are not a generic “world navel.”
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
appears in · sourced · documented
Kaaba is associated with Circle.
Ṭawāf circulates the house. A ritual circuit around a cuboid, not a Hermetic circle of art.
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
associated with · interpretive · culturally specific
Qibla is associated with Kaaba.
Qibla is the direction of prayer toward the Kaaba. The Qur’an fixes the Sacred Mosque as that orientation for the community.
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
associated with · sourced · documented
Islam
Kaaba appears in Qur’an.
The Qur’an names the Sacred House and the change of qibla. The Arabic text is the source; later occult cubes are not.
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
appears in · sourced · documented
sources
- The Qur’an · M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation)
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, The Qur’an (Oxford).