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The Kaʿbah

Makkah
الكعبة المشرفة

The cube-shaped House at the centre of Masjid al-Haram, draped in the black kiswah. Muslims everywhere face it in prayer.

Significance

Its foundations were raised by Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismaʿil (peace be upon them). It is the qiblah of every Muslim and the focus of tawaf.

References
Quran 2:125Quran 2:127Quran 5:97
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Prepared from standard seerah sources; pending scholar review.