Abraham and the Kaaba
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Peace all,
E6. Abraham and the Kaaba
"Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House, (saying) 'Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My House for those who compass it round...'" Al Hajj 2226
Comment
According to the Qur`?n, Abraham received the Kaaba from God in Mecca as a holy place for worship. There are no sources or historical evidence at all, either in the Bible or anywhere else, confirming that Abraham had ever been in Mecca. Besides this, according to Islam, Abraham and his son Ishmael built the original Kaaba.We know that the Kaaba was the holy place for the "Sabeans", whose religion was in Mecca before Islam (Islam l?ra och livsm?nster, Hj?rpe, AWE/GEBERS, 1979, p.30). The black stone which is walked round and kissed, as well as many other rites performed during the pilgrimage, were part of the earlier religion and were retained within Islam. In the early days of Islam, Allah was worshipped facing Jerusalem, but later, after one year and four months in Medina (the year 623), the direction of prayer was changed to the Kaaba in Mecca instead (2142-143 and The Holy Qur`?n, Ali, note 141).
The above was found in http//debate.org.uk/topics/theo/chrquran.htm.