Specificities Of The Kaaba

♦ عنوان الكتاب: Specificities Of The Kaaba.

♦ المؤلف: د. محمود بن أحمد الدوسري.

♦ عدد الصفحات: 39.

The Ka'ba symbolizes monotheism. Monotheism is fixed in the heart and it is an abstract concept. The human being always needs something concrete and physical 9At-Taḥrīr wa at-tanwīr (160/3).10At-Taḥrīr wa at-tanwīr (32/2).

Specificities Of The Ka’ba | 11symbolizing abstract concepts he bears inside himself, and here comes the Honourable Ka'ba; this is the secret of the attachment of the souls and the craving of the hearts for it. The Honourable Ka'ba draws its greatness and sanctity from this pure monotheism which unifies the hearts of the monotheist believers in Allah Most High and makes them as the heart of one single person. The Ka'ba also unified the direction of the believers: it is their qibla for the prayers, their destination for the Ḥajj. It changed the abstract concept of monotheism into a tangible concrete reality; we notice that in the talbiya recited by the pilgrims: Here I am O Allah! (in response to Your call –talbiya in Arabic) Here I am! Here I am, You have no associate, here I am! Affirming by these words a pure monotheism purified from idolatry and dedicated to Allah Most High and His oneness which transcends all stains of polytheism. This talbiya is recited only on one occasion: when one is heading to the Ka'ba, the Sacred House of Allah, claiming this relation between pure monotheism for Allah Most High and the Ka'ba, the Ancient House.