Kaaba
Caaba
/ (ˈkɑːbə) /
a cube-shaped building in Mecca, the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine, into which is built the black stone believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham. Muslims turn in its direction when praying
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How to use Kaaba in a sentence
You can go to the Kaaba and shun Allah, but you cannot be a Congressman and question the omnipotence of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
He went back to his praying mat and bent again toward the west, where the Holy Kaaba enshrines the ruby sent down from heaven.
The Red Year | Louis TracyAll the idols in the world except the Kaaba tumbled to earth.
The Necessity of Atheism | Dr. D.M. BrooksTheir most intrinsically valuable relic was the veil sent to the Sultan to cover the Kaaba of Mecca.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantKaaba—central sanctuary of Islam, at Mecca, holy city of Islam.
Hindustani Lyrics | Various
Martchah was in olden times the Kaaba of the whole region until the wicked Turkomans appeared there, and destroyed the whole.
Sketches of Central Asia (1868) | Arminius Vmbry
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