Peace be upon you Brennetta, First we need to translate the statement "al masjid al haraam". It refers to the "place of hearing and obeying the restrictions". The direction/focus(qibla) of ALL MANKIND is in the skies (the outer life), but when we recieve the message of the God, we are directed WITHIN our Being. Musa was told to take his shoes off because the journey requires no physical travel. We "hear and oey" the God from within our very being. The God is closer than the jugular vein. No need to search the skies for the God. The anciets realized hat the heavenly bodies exert influence over mankind and so the idea that the God is in the skies became popular , but we are being corrected. The black cube in Mecca is an idol that must be rejected.

Peace TheNabi I would visit various Mosques of different school of thoughts and hear what the sisters, brothers, imams, speakers etc.. taught and even did. I remember attending one Mosque where we the sisters were shield behind a room divider..Scarey...I'm looking for a Mosque to attend that doesn't promote any school of thought other than Quran. God Willing. Peace...