Caaba
Britishnoun
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Damascus is surnamed by theologians Bab el Kaaba, Gate of the Caaba; and there or at Bagdad, the traditional city of the Caliphs, he would build up once more a purely theocratic empire.
From The Future of Islam by Blunt, Wilfred Scawen
Caaba is the same to the Mahomedan as the Holy Sepulchre to the Christian.
From Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
He returned to the city, and, from the roof of the Caaba, once more assembled the people of Mecca.
From The Days of Mohammed by Wilson, Anna May
The old man happened to be at the Caaba, and came anxiously at the unexpected summons.
From The Days of Mohammed by Wilson, Anna May
Stone of the Caaba or chalice of the Sacrament?
From Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. II by Lee, Vernon
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