What is the Kaaba?

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[@Yingtaoism]

[@muslimresponse103]

Allah ﷻ says in the Glorious Quran 106.3: Let them *worship the Lord* of this House 🕋

[@muslimresponse103]

It was narrated that ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Black Stone and kissed it, then he said: “I know that you are only a stone which can neither bring benefit nor cause harm. Were it not that I had seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) kiss you, I would not have kissed you.” (Narrated by sahih al-Bukhaari, 1520; sahih Muslim, 1720)

[@IshaqIbrahim3]

Are those elephants African or Asian ones? Yemen to mecca will probably be more than 1,000 kilo meters. Which route did they take to get to mecca? How many places did they stop to drink water and eat food? Did the elephants travel nonstop without food and water? Did one or more elephants die on the way to mecca due to thirst, hunger or stress?

[@muslimresponse103]

@@IshaqIbrahim3elephants went over the Alps in Europe with Hannibal towards Rome. so why not from Yemen to Mekkah. your questions are irrelevant.

[@greypsyche5255]

We pray towards the direction of Kaaba. Not towards the Kaaba itself. This is an important distinction because even if the Kaaba were to be destroyed, it would not matter. It's just blocks. The idea is to have a unified direction.

[@mason96575]

Interesting! Thank you for sharing that

[@77eight8]

Wouldn't that mean that your back also faces Kaabas direction though? If you do it right both your head and back face Kaaba since earth is a globe.

[@Apocraphtica]

I want to test that theory so badly

[@stefanschleps8758]

So, why not just up to the heavens? The Sun would do.

[@greypsyche5255]

@@stefanschleps8758 Because the sun isn't a direction it's an entity by itself. Also many pagans worshiped the sun, its one of the most popular pagan gods. We never pray to something by itself. Even before the Kaaba was our prayer direction, the direction was actually Jerusalem. And that happened, it's not like we changed who we worship. Also, it might be worth reading these verses from the Qur'an 6:74-79: And ˹remember˺ when Abraham said to his father, Ȃzar, “Do you take idols as gods? It is clear to me that you and your people are entirely misguided.” We also showed Abraham the wonders of the heavens and the earth, so he would be sure in faith. When the night grew dark upon him, he saw a star and said, “This is my Lord!” But when it set, he said, “I do not love things that set.” Then when he saw the moon rising, he said, “This one is my Lord!” But when it disappeared, he said, “If my Lord does not guide me, I will certainly be one of the misguided people.” Then when he saw the sun shining, he said, “This must be my Lord-it is the greatest!” But again when it set, he declared, “O my people! I totally reject whatever you associate ˹with Allah in worship˺. I have turned my face towards the One Who has originated the heavens and the earth-being upright-and I am not one of the polytheists.”

[@stefannikola]

"The interior of the Kaaba is off limits to everyone, except some dignitaries, religious scholars, and maintenance workers." As a child, I grew up Catholic and the Tabernacle where the consecrated host was put on display was off limits to everyone, except for priests, altar boys, and the cleaning lady with a feather duster and a vacuum cleaner.

[@RestingJudge]

My Church has a screen with engraved glass where you can just see it if you approach the Sanctuary from the center. There's kneelers on the other side of the screen for those who wish to perform adoration without exposition of the sacrament. I think to open the tabernacle you have to at least be an instituted Acolyte.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa9023]

The interior of the Kaabah isnt religiously sacred or off limits "haram" or anything. The reason why it's off limits to the pilgrims is that it's dangerous to let that many people in such a small space. Furthermore, the potential repairs and maintenance would be crazy. Cleaners and maintenance workers can go in just fine.

[@foxpro3002]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaa9023 makes sense as loads of people go there every year to pray.

[@hawkstringfellow]

Dam to each his own fascinating

[@natf6747]

Yes. Catholicism is very similar to every other major world religion.

[@DreadBirate]

I was so disappointed when I learned it was covered in a sheet and not made of obsidian

[@gehtkeinenwasan8087]

@Notreallyhereanymore what is beautifull about it?

[@berabingol3231]

​@@gehtkeinenwasan8087 i assume it's simplicity and the irony how "houses of God/gods" are usually very large and extraordinary. I think it is rather symbolism that makes it beautiful to some muslims. Whilst many people construct buildings in honor of their deity which are all sooo excessive, huge and expensive, this building, called the House of God, is literally just a rock cube maybe implying how the Majesty of God shines through all regardless of it's physical appearance.

[@harispratama4691]

Lol

[@sitarama2410]

@@berabingol3231 that's just looking too deep and drawing conclusions even allah didn't intend lol, it's simply a cube before it was such before the arrival of islam as a pagan worship area

[@afd1040]

@@sitarama2410 And before that it was built by prophet Abraham

[@amirin86]

Regarding the Black Stone. Narrated 'Abis bin Rabia: 'Umar (the second Caliph) came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you I would not have kissed you." The stone doesnt have any significant in Muslim's worship of Allah, if we have opportunity to kiss it, we do it as to emulate our Prophet, if we don't, it will not affect our pilgrimage (hajj). Some Muslim become obsessed to kiss it until harming others in the process. In this case, the act istself will not become an act of worship, but a sin.

[@nheils]

Exactly!, thanks to your comments i finally remember this sunnah origin again

[@StargazerTheFurry]

yall just crazy

[@Nermeen.]

Exactly

[@MovieMonster-99]

​@@StargazerTheFurryOk, Stargazer the furry

[@moddedbeast1772]

@@StargazerTheFurry you crazier bruh... the irony of today

[@joshkorte9020]

I always thought the Kaba was a solid block. I had no idea that there was an inside!

[@andrewsuryali8540]

In Indonesia some older people still remember the time old Prez Suharto (yes, the dictator) and his wife were allowed to see the cleaning of the Kaaba and it was broadcast life by state TV. Well, the moment the kiswah was detached from the top, you can see the 1st lady gasp, point at the doors, say something to her husband, and laugh. At the time the kiswah didn't have that door cutout, so apparently she also didn't know that the Kaaba had doors. This reaction is somewhat ironic as the couple had been placed there by the host country precisely to make it easier for them to go in through the door. So don't worry. Even the wife of the ruler of the biggest Muslim country didn't know.

[@bustedkeaton]

​@andrewsuryali8540 this does make me feel a little better. I only learned earlier this year that it wasnt a solid block of something ancient they had built the grand mosque around

[@ziontours5893]

I always thought that the black stone was inside the kaaba. Little did I realise that it was attached to an exterior wall.

[@Jennifer-h7u6t]

Yup it’s a building …

[@Blaxton9]

You can see the inside on KZbin. there is a video of it

[@EarlRedclaw]

This reminds me, when the first muslims migrated to scandinavia, they came up with different rules about fasting, since, there may be no dawn or dusk up there.

[@alexpeltier3330]

There is at least one Muslim living in Greenland. He spoke to religious leaders to figure out what to do, because he was starving in summer. Just an hour of twilight! I think he ran a restaurant, it would be hard to be making food for people while not eating.

[@sleptiq]

That sounds like Allah didn't know more than the average 7th century person, isn't that strange?

[@arcee2394]

@@sleptiq lol. undermining one of the big thesises of the video. islam is a flexible religion. you didn't even hear the scholars solution to fasting in Greenland you just went straight to criticizing our God.

[@david88497]

@@arcee2394 Orrrr it just turns the religion into an unfalsifiable fallacy. No matter what disproves it there's always a convenient excuse to somehow explain it away

[@jeffslote9671]

Muslims don’t fast. That’s a lie they tell people

[@etienneporras7252]

I have never even considered that there was anything inside the Kaaba. Like... I intuitively knew there WAS an 'inside', but I never once gave any thought to WHAT was inside. Seeing those pictures taken within was incredible and now I know to not take such things for granted in the future.

[@josephkoester3217]

I guess I thought it was a solid block

[@Blaxton9]

You can see the inside on youtube. There is a video

[@damenwhelan3236]

​@@josephkoester3217 Please, may I know why you thought it was a solid block?

[@rudeskalamander]

​@@damenwhelan3236because they almost never show it, not everyone grew up learning about it

[@hardcorefreshify]

he doesn't mention it in the video, but those lamps hanging in the kabba are supposed to hold the jinns and gods of conquered tribes.

[@bradyphillips1995]

wiping this video from my memory so I can go back to thinking that its a giant cube of obsidian

[@hedgehog3180]

Praying inside the Kaaba sounds like a math problem. It's like standing on the North Pole and trying to face South.

[@Jakob.Hamburg]

Nice thought, but as far as I understand it, from the Northpole all directions are south. To face east, west and north are impossible to direct from there I think. Greetings

[@itsROMPERS...]

It's more like standing on the north pole and trying to face north.

[@Kalki70581]

That's how the sufi whirling dance was created.

[@tempestwolf067]

@@Kalki70581 From: Quests Re: Black Materia 12:13PM She Was Like: The Wind Sharp Cutting Quick. Picking Up Everything and Throwing It In Your Face. A Master At the Game. Did You Know The Wind Can Get Dense? The tighter the Circle The Faster the Loop Vortex Math and That's a Tornado For You. A Maelstrom A Force of Nature I guess That's What Happens When She Meets a Volcano. I Was There the Whole Time Fine Line I'm Not Responsible For All of This I Am Not the Storm. I Am Tempest. I Am the Lightning. Hear Me Roar. Run little cowards. Everything you Had Is Inside Her and Now I've Plunder To Score. God Bless Nature. I Am Amun.

[@oldcowbb]

this is what we call a singularity

[@jasonblalock4429]

15:20 Just to toss in, the old sci-fi horror movie "Pitch Black" dealt with this, apparently after consulting with Imams and other experts. A group of Muslim travelers find themselves stranded on an alien planet and, with no idea where Earth is, they end up arranging themselves in a circle with each of them facing outwards, to send their prayers in all directions.

[@muslimresponse103]

its nice how Hollywood and westerners in general predict that Islam and Muslims will still be around in the future, from pitch black to blade runner and of course; Dune.

[@sitarama2410]

@@muslimresponse103 yes, which is what makes them a nice piece of science fiction

[@afd1040]

Old 0-0

[@hedgehog3180]

If history teaches us anything they'd probably develop an entirely new branch of math to be sure they're facing Mecca.

[@tradehut2782]

Send the prayer in a direction? That doesn't make any sense.

[@mingomango1]

It's not mentioned in the video, but for those who have not been there, you might have the impression that the floors are probably very dirty because of how many people walk around it (it's a mosque after all, so one must go barefoot). Actually, the marble floors are super clean because cleaning crews move in between the pilgrims seamlessly, forming wide lines like spokes around the Kaaba, sweeping and mopping at regular and frequent intervals. Plus Muslims ritually cleanse themselves including their feet before prayer/entering the mosque. Many poor Muslims also use the mosque as a shelter and you can frequently find people sleeping or resting around the complex (and feeding the stray cats! ❤)

[@jamestown8398]

I wonder how sanitary the wudu actually is. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that there is no requirement to use soap.

[@dodo-uz4ct]

​@@jamestown8398 no it is not required, but you need to scrub it 3 times using a running water if not a quite sum of stationary water. And if there's visible dirt or grimes, etc. you need to clean it before or during wudu'.

[@mattyice2889]

@@RumHutProductionsall religion is occult don’t single out theirs

[@eleisatrujillo3398]

😊how beautiful ❤️

[@RumHutProductions]

@@mattyice2889 why they’re the worst one?

[@Staffgame_.]

As a Christian trying to learn about all religions this video was very helpful! 😀

[@DanielA-no9xv]

same here

[@desmondsymonds8909]

Know your enemy. Christ is King.

[@Staffgame_.]

@@desmondsymonds8909 I never said I was going to switch religions... It's always important to respect others religions though.

[@DanielA-no9xv]

​@@desmondsymonds8909 I agree I study other beliefs so I can defend Christianity (I enjoy doing debates)

[@desmondsymonds8909]

@Staffgame_. Oh I agree with respecting other peoples beliefs and religions its just that respect is earned. There is only one religion that doesn't respect anything whether its tradition or beliefs and we all know what that religion is.

[@thesidneychan]

I'm not Muslim. But I live in a Muslim Majority country. From what I've learned, the Kabaah being mostly empty (and not housing any holy or mystical artifact) is very much in line with their fundamental teaching of focusing only on God, and not on any Idol or material things. Even Muhammad (pbuh) did not have his face recorded in history, so he would not be an idol that people would worship. The Kabaah is a compass for all Muslims to unite in their prayer. All Muslims around the globe will pray facing Mecca.

[@MAL1GNANT]

Thank you.

[@chitchat5195]

Whoever taught u is definitely a true practicing Muslim

[@thesidneychan]

@@chitchat5195 it wasn't a single teacher, but fragments of info from a few different sources and people over the years. With all the different pieces put together, it starts to make sense even to a non-Muslim like me. I've had a friend tell me that with time zone differences, even the Azan prayer never stops, as when one prayer ends, another begins in a different country, therefore it runs 24/7. In my own experience, I once travelled to Turkey. When the Azan played, it sounded almost exactly as the sounds I grew up hearing every day from the nearby mosques. In a way, the Azan reminded me of home. By that logic, it means a Muslim can be anywhere in the world and still find a sense of belonging, just like how Mecca is a unified compass. What defines a "true practicing" Muslim may be debatable (as everyone I've met would contradict each other, I think), but as humans are never perfect, perhaps the truest practitioners are the ones who continue to try their best for their God, while understanding their own imperfections.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Indonesia?

[@thesidneychan]

@@TheFailedmessiah Malaysia.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

There's one major site you left out, the well of Zamzam, also loaded with Islamic traditions and special properties. If nothing else, it's what drew people to settle in this dry valley. It was moved underground to give space for tawaf but it's still there.

[@flamingflesh5976]

Is it even located in the masjid al-haram complex though?

[@BrutusAlbion]

@@flamingflesh5976 it's technically right next to it but they capped it so it's no longer accessible from the surface. They built a bunch of water pipes that feed the well straight with desalinated water from the oceans that is then artificially sweetened so as to replenish the well with near limitless water and then pump it out again using another pipeline so they can upsell the water to pilgrims who will pay top dollar for it thinking it has special powers.

[@flamingflesh5976]

@@BrutusAlbion What?? I didn’t know about the ocean water part omg

[@kumarg3598]

​@@BrutusAlbionif what you say is true, how could mecca be the grand city described in the Quran? Where are the fruit trees?

[@BrutusAlbion]

@@kumarg3598 What are you talking about? Did you read the 2nd part of my comment?

[@sparklingwater1430]

As an atheist it’s nice to know more about other religions, this was a very informative video

[@DB-dg3gt]

If you want to know more about Christianity, buy “I don’t have enough faith to be an atheists” by Frank Turek and Norman Giesler I think today more than any time in history there is more proof of a creator. Go watch “the inner cell” that Harvard made, it is mind blowing in its complexity with molecular machines. Especially considering Darwin thought the cell was a simple blob of jelly. Then there is the DNA within each of your trillion cells. The written code of how you are made and maintained. The truth is there are no good transitions, not even through breeding. I encourage you to seek and discern carefully. The Bible says in Corinthians 1:18 and 2:14 that you cannot understand the things of God without God revealing these things to you. So “Lord if you are real please shows me” will really help. That is if it is true and you want to be a Christian. Best wishes and much respect. God Bless

[@ajourneysaved4311]

You believe in one less God than Muslims. 👍

[@sparklingwater1430]

@@ajourneysaved4311 no

[@Willy_Tepes]

Knowing religion is more than knowing dry facts. An atheist will likely never understand this.

[@sparklingwater1430]

@@Willy_Tepes I don’t care, no need to be rude

[@emmmadavis]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ العَظِيم. 'Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection]."

[@thecoolbros4868]

Well clearly not imperfect

[@AkihikoJunichi]

By the way. The bird was not seagull. It was. Small bird called Swallow. That bird is also found right now near kaaba even now. Flying around the kaaba and only concentrated in single spot. They are of the size of sparrow and make a chripping sound. In arabic it is called ababeel.

[@E.E.Wilson]

Thats like the Mexican flag, the bird is a Condor, and no one mentions what kind of bird correctly, nor talks about where it lives today. Its on the Mexican flag and also lives all the way up thru to Canada.

[@njones420]

Us Brits know the swallow. They live here from April-september, and then fly to Africa and the Middle-East before the cold weather arrives... very sensible :)

[@guillermomedel1575]

@@E.E.Wilson It's a Golden Eagle...

[@chriswillis4153]

​​​@@njones420 What is their unladen airspeed velocity? We must be talking European swallows, since as we all know African swallows are non migratory. Have any been seen carrying coconuts?? I must know!

[@kenmaru777]

Yeah they also poop on Kaaba like every pigeon)))

[@Igor-ug1uo]

Every time one of my colleagues wraps a pallet full of boxes with black shrink wrap, he tells me, "Look, I made a perfect Kaaba." Cracks me up every time.

[@htwtrbg1]

Man... where's the stone?

[@weirdguylol]

​@@htwtrbg1its in my kidney

[@Bam_bone]

Do you say "inshallah brother"?

[@seif9923]

muhammed would have literally give the death penalty for this

[@ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ss]

That's a GameCube wrap in garbage bag 😂

[@GoldenBeholden]

I had no idea it was covered by a sheet. Knowing makes it a little less imposing.

[@black.ace.records]

yeah dude it’s just a brick building. Islam is a simplistic religion that doesn’t like the extravagant. The sheet is just to amplify the beauty but it doesn’t need to nor is it obligated to be there.

[@GoldenBeholden]

@@FriedChickenWings-gl2dq Capital isn't as imposing as a giant obsidian cube in the dessert.

[@miker953]

I'm trying to think of another building that wears a full costume and I'm failing.

[@official.m-16]

@@miker953 is that supposed to be funny?

[@official.m-16]

​@@GoldenBeholden u got the whole squad laughing, "obsidian" minecraft ahh mind

[@MachaBREATH]

"🕋" OH SO THATS WHAT THIS EMOJI IS

[@bhnditmurcie]

💯

[@tylertodd2701]

Lowkey insane that the Kaaba had a plastic yeti cooler in it and a rack of water bottles 4:38 like? That just don't feel right

[@stevesmith4901]

LoL! I know what you mean.

[@htwtrbg1]

i mean, someones gotta feel a little bit hot in there, right?

[@abdou44476]

It's supposed to be empty. Muslims worship God. Not whatever is in it. I think this photo was taken when they were cleaning inside

[@ErnestJay88]

will be a great Advertising stunt: "YETI ! Even the holiest place have it !"

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

there is nothing wrong with water bottles, plastic, or even chair or whatever, as long as its not something dirty/najis.

[@mistermurtad2831]

Since we live on a globe, when we face the Kaaba, our backside is also facing the Kaaba.

[@mistermurtad2831]

@@benjaminjaminben Still pointing your rear to the Kaaba every time.

[@HairLessBush]

So? What's your point?

[@lc4n333]

Allah spread the earth, also sun sets in a muddy spring

[@HairLessBush]

@@lc4n333 wtf? What ru talking about?

[@lc4n333]

@@HairLessBush scientific miracle of quran

[@ironhornforge]

As a Christian i very much appreciate your thorough research. Thank you

[@theguyver4934]

One question has this channel ever in the past ever caused you to doubt your faith or feel that it's to biased towards anti christian or that it made you feel that the christian faith is a lie and i'm asking as a muslim

[@FishyFinster]

​@@theguyver4934 have you every felt like being a Muslim is a lie and isnt real?

[@talon9639]

@@FishyFinster how bro felt after asking: 😈👿👿👺👹👹

[@HAHAd2]

@@theguyver4934you’re a sheep if you believe in any religion

[@comlain2513]

@@HAHAd2 yet i bet you still love the fact that 90% of your government is controlled by jews that hate white people

[@lawrencedovin7425]

Grew up in a Christian household and left in my teens because I didn’t truly believe in Christianity. Always believed God existed but didn’t know who God was. My Mom passed away back in October 2018 and I felt depressed, it was the lowest point of my life. I tried to self medicate smoking pot and cigarettes and drinking alcohol daily. I met a woman who talked about Jesus and I could tell she was serious which impressed me. I thought maybe I missed something in Christianity. She led me to the Lord and I asked Jesus in my head “Jesus if You are who You say You are, if You are God please reveal Yourself to me and I will follow You”. Suddenly I felt God’s presence powerfully enter my belly, go up to my chest then to my jaw I was astonished and then I started speaking in tongues. The addictions I had dropped, now I want to follow God and I never was the same again. Jesus is the real deal.

[@ياسينياسين-ش5ه2ع]

I think it was a satanic entity that entered your belly 😅 think again brother about the true religion

[@SharedPhilosophy]

I'm an atheist but learning about religious traditions is so interesting. Thanks for this video!

[@flankman9385]

Yuck, the most dogmatic religion of them all!

[@vikingsailorboy]

Maybe you’re not an atheist deep down. Maybe you are a seeker.

[@acbacbacbacbacb]

its funny how you atheists support each other with lies. no muslim believes in hitting their head on the black stone but go on with your atheist lies

[@ducciwucci]

i always say, if you're curious whether someone is atheist-- don't worry, they'll tell you

[@Rayzeer]

i always say, if you're curious whether someone is religious-- don't worry, they'll tell you

[@davidm5707]

It is interesting to see the inside of the Ka'aba and see that it's just a room people can go in. No Holy of Holies, just a room. The whole thing is a lot more pedestrian than I expected.

[@tissuepaper9962]

there's a good pun in there somewhere, the cube that people walk around is "pedestrian"

[@angrybear86]

Black cube of Saturn 🪐

[@hx5525]

Idols aren’t allowed, I don’t even think art is allowed either.

[@mznxbcv12345]

well they worship no idols. The location is what is of importance. Unlike others who venerate the carcasses of their alleged betters.

[@JoshuaJeremiah]

"More pedestrian than I expected"... religion in a nutshell

[@brickonator]

I had a basic knowledge of this structure and its role but I had no idea it was so densely packed with various smaller objects and shrines.

[@obsidianjane4413]

I had thought it was a solid monolith with/or a vault for the meteorite, not "just" a building.

[@hothdog]

calling them "shrines" defeats the litteral point

[@obsidianjane4413]

@@hothdog That is what they are.

[@atwaterkent911]

Shrines? Objects? Just incense holders and lanterns. I agree that this stuff should be removed and has no reason to be inside the Kabbah.

[@atwaterkent911]

@@luxuriousfir Raided is the wrong term... Conquest is what is used in Islam. There was no retaliation against the Meccans that day. M. destroyed all the idols that they had amassed (360 of them). Monotheism returned to Mecca after many millennia, and has remained since 630 AD.

[@Primo_Luca]

As a Christian, Muslim tradition and religious practices are so interesting. It's always so deeply rooted in tradition. I don't know if my curiosity comes from the difference between our traditions and how "alien" some things might look like or it's just that their beliefs are that complex. Whatever it is, it's a delight to learn more about it. i just hope we're able to respect each other so that traditions like these are never lost.

[@JD-Reddev]

You are not a Christian.

[@SteffanBlanco1]

Even though I knew about the Kabbah, I never cared to know what was inside. Turns out it just two columns and incense.

[@unknowuser9821]

​@@trevormichaelmcgowannothing stupid here except this comment of your.

[@ॐIo]

Grand Simplicity

[@PeacepiperF20]

Nah its pretty dumb 😂​@@unknowuser9821

[@dh2032]

three columns, inside? as gods house supposedly build orders of there god?, (or as where not 100% sure, there god himself stone by stone), you would think the all seeing and all knowing would not need to use 3 columns, to hold the a sort of small roof, as big roofs go? and as for rain water?, spout needed to added much later too? was rain a new thing back then or something? as why provisions rain the roof not there from the start? and first step on the outside a bit big ask me?

[@mechadonia]

⁠@@dh2032Nobody believes the Kaaba was literally built by god. Muslims believe that it was built by Abraham and Ismael. The original structure was said to be simpler in design. Since its creation it has been destroyed, renovated, and reconstructed many times so the current design does not reflect how it may have originally looked. Historians have no idea how old the Kaaba truly is but we know for a fact it is older than Islam itself, this dates the structure as at least 1300 years old, and if it was truly built by Abraham then it could be nearly 4000 years old. Of course such a structure needs to be maintained or repaired over this many years. Muslims don’t worship the building itself, it is not a magical building or something, it is just a sacred symbol of Allah, but it is still built and maintained by man. People here gather here to worship Allah not the Kaaba.

[@Thesandchief]

depending on which government in history is in charge of the Kaabah they might have different policies towards letting people inside the Kaabah. in the past it would be opened pretty regularly and visitors could could wait in line to go in. now you have to go sign up to go in. also the semicircular part is considered part of the kaaba so being inside it is considered inside the kaabah.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

That is because pilgrims rarely exceeded a few thousands or tens of thousands. Today it is in the many hundreds of thousands and so a visit within the Khaane Kaaba for everyone is simply not feasible to manage.

[@Thesandchief]

@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 I know. Even in the early Saudi days they would let people in the Kaaba often. My own family members that lived in mecca attest to to the Kaaba being opened for visitors often. There are plenty of days and hours when there isn't much traffic in the Haram which would make it easy to allow visitors. The Kaaba is closed today to regular visitors because the government refuses to let them In not because it's logistically unfeasable to let them in.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

@Thesandchief Hmm, then we must consider and try to deduce the reason behind why that is happening today.

[@RedXlV]

@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 Yep, there's a lot more Muslims now, and travelling is easier.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa9023]

​@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 The reason is already stated. It is logistically unfeasible due to the thousands of pilgrims that are visiting. It is not safe and the maintenance would be crazy. The prophet PBUH once stated that he wished to let the Kaabah have two doors, one for the entrance, and an exit. But he refrained due to the ignorance of the people. There was a point in history where the kaabah was built according to that hadith, but it was returned back to the original form and was not tampered with since.

[@nathanielmartins5930]

15:00 There is a hadith on this. Basically, if you can't physically see the Kabaa with your own eyes, then it is acceptable to pray in any direction in the range between the two cardinal directions that surely encompass the direction of the Kabaa.

[@planetvegan7843]

Stop treating women like dirt.

[@Dorothi1267]

Im a muslim, thanks for this amazing video❤

[@myboy_]

Imagining being in that crowd makes me anxious

[@Andrew-i2t]

You should hear the stories of women being groped and assaulted there.

[@akeel6328]

​@@Andrew-i2tFake News from Kuffar. It's livestreamed 24/7 for past 20 years. Thousands of cameras and security. For whole world to watch. Keep seething.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Better than them being in Times Square around New Years. Nobody wants to be in a tightly packed crowd with a gang of Muslims when they start counting down from 10

[@The_Gallowglass]

@@Andrew-i2t I mean it shouldn't surprise anyone. The Kaaba is idol worship.

[@hastigehond]

There have been stampedes resulting in 100s of deaths. Those who die in one are deemed to have gained a place in Paradise

[@Arizalia]

6:03 just as a note, the place is called "Hūjūr (Hoo-joor)" Ishmael. This translates to "The room (or quarter) of Ishmael" I can see why the translation error was made, though. The arabic word for stone is "Hajar". The words "Hujur" (room) and "Hajar" (stone) have the same letters since most vowels in arabic are additives and not always used. Without vowels, they look identical Hajar (Stone): حجر Hujur (Room): حجر With vowels Hajar (Stone): حَجَر Hujur (Room): حُجُر

[@chitchat5195]

I think he meant Hagar (Hajar Ismail's A.S mother)

[@StKildaBlvd]

Great explanation. I'm Australian but my family grew up in Saudi Arabia. We were brought up Catholic, so the introduction to Islam life was eye opening.

[@kolper6799]

Do you get acclimatisation when traveling to ethnic homeland? (that is if you visited SA)

[@StKildaBlvd]

@@kolper6799 I grew up and lived there during my junior high and high school years. Yes you definitely become acclimated. The evening we first arrived I was shocked at the way because we were a white family security took us to the front of the line. My mother had to put on an abaya before she deplaned our Emirates flight (this was when Emirates was really getting started as a global airline with little screens for everyone and menus sent ahead with your tickets). Then on the transfer to the compound in central Riyadh I heard my first call to prayer. Which frankly is less annoying compared to the church bella outside my boarding school in Oxfordshire lol And then my Dad took us out for salad rolls, and a kind Saudi man reminded us it was Ramadan. I was mortified 😅 But overall we just adjusted. What was once not normal became our new normal. The bigger impact was when we would take trips back to Australia, suddenly Australia felt strange lol

[@AbdullahM16]

Hello I’m a Saudi Arabian,and I hope that we where as nice and hospitable as you excepted if not I sincerely apologise for anything that happened that showed otherwise ,anyway I will be heading to Australia for college at Monash university soon and I thought there is no one better to ask this about after,is there any advice that you will give to me about Australia generally and the culture and life there for someone coming from Saudi. ?,thank you

[@Living4range]

@@AbdullahM16كفو ياخيك

[@Living4range]

@@StKildaBlvd Can i get your instagram account if you don’t mind

[@KimberlyPatton-x1n]

Thank you for educating me about this.I have always been open to learning the different religious customs and beliefs of all people.Respect!

[@GodOfTheDisturbed]

Loving how often new videos are coming out now

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Back in January, I committed to doubling down on the channel. Always working on the next video!

[@rip_bugsy]

​@@ReligionForBreakfast don't burn yourself out dude

[@mugikuyu9403]

@@ReligionForBreakfast have you looked at chapter 18 of the Quran? There’s recent scholarship that links the stories in this chapter to legends that were floating around about Alexander of Macedonia and it is hypothesised (and supported by early Islamic history) that Dhul Al-Qarnayn IS Alexander of Macedonia. This would be an interesting topic for you to bring more light to.

[@criticalthinker1123]

​@@mugikuyu9403dhul qarneen was a pious and servant of God, Alexander was not, so clearly it's not referring to him

[@muslimresponse103]

@@mugikuyu9403many people throughout history had 2 horned helmets from the Samurai in Japan to yhe vikings in Europe and others! that is basically the only similarity between Alexander of Macedon to Dhul Qarnain in the Quran.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

On the subject of qibla in space, I remember the 3025 Battletech Technical Manual talking about a Muslim LAM pilot. Apparently his qibla is the sky on whatever planet he's on because Earth is somewhere "up there".

[@ibraheemshuaib8954]

realistically speaking, a new qibla would have to be set for each world, probably the first mosque of that world would be the qibla. the Kaaba doesn't NEED to be the qibla, Muslims initially prayed while facing towards Jerusalem rather than Mecca, so the concept of facing towards something else already exists and was practiced, even by the Prophet.

[@ghujka]

which would be very innacurate

[@andrewsuryali8540]

@@ghujka It's a game about giant robots in space. I just found it funny that the devs even considered this issue and tried to find a solution for it.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

@@ibraheemshuaib8954 OK, but what about if the planet doesn't have a mosque or Islam simply doesn't exist there except for a few off-world visitors (or invaders, in the context of the game)? I've heard someone suggest that they should then find out where Sol is and point the Qibla there. It's basically like someone on Earth pointing a qibla at, say, the constellation Pegasus.

[@ibraheemshuaib8954]

@@andrewsuryali8540 praying upwards would be incredibly uncomfortable. You'd most likely be allowed to pray while facing any direction, as that's how it usually works when you're travelling or don't know where the qibla is, Islam is very lenient, so this is allowed.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Excellent and informative - thanks 🙏

[@karlakyoshi]

at my early years of getting access to internet (11 y/o) i came across a livestream of the mecca. i was so mesmerized, intrigued, and confused. i couldn’t understand anything my eyes saw and heard. the mix between such beautiful and haunting chants playing in the back in a language i never heard and the architecture really marked me. i am glad to finally grasp an understanding of its history.

[@NinoPanino]

Knowing that the kaaba means cube puts me at relieve that I can call it the allspark without getting my head chopped off

[@AtomixTiger]

I wanna call it the big block o' holy

[@JudeTavonFenwick]

Huh?

[@saschaflo4287]

why your head chopped of?

[@AtomixTiger]

@AntiFurryNatio Big box o' holy then

[@zerodofin936]

What is this referencing to?

[@jastermereel4946]

that giant gaudy clocktower looming over such a holy site is pretty gross

[@Jakob.Hamburg]

It looks like a symbol of power and authority over the praying people in a quite evil way. Like the Saudi regime, the hyper capitalist exploitation of people and the hyper patriarchal structures that we know of this country. But change will come.

[@jmiquelmb]

@@NAYR8 What is holy is on the eyes of the beholder. To hundreds of millions, it is holy, thus it is one of the holiest sites of the planet

[@kaekaeoshi69]

"people competing with each other to make skyscrapers" The end of near bro ❤❤❤❤

[@eaterdrinker000]

Big Beneef

[@WillCipher]

​@@NAYR8🤓

[@R_MAN-d2x]

15:50 And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah . Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing. - *Quran 2 : 115*

[@planetvegan7843]

Stop putting women in sacks because you cannot control yourselves.

[@TechBearSeattle]

Regarding qibla in space: I wrote a science fiction "future history" where Mars was settled primarily by Muslims, with the planetary government getting named the Republic of al-Mirrikh. Originally, Martian mosques were built with 21 (3x7) lights around the perimeter. At the start of prayer, a computer would light up the one that pointed in the general direction of Earth, relative to the plane of the floor. That light became the qibla. Later, the Red Mosque was given some relics from the Grand Mosque on Earth, which had been badly damaged in a war (while the Kaaba, somehow, surviving unscathed.) Several religious councils ruled that the Red Mosque could now be considered Mecca's delegate, and so prayer could be validly done facing it (although some Muslim schools continued to use Earth.) Off of Mars in the Sol system, Earth remained the qibla; in other systems, different schools used either the position of Sol or a delegate mosque.

[@habibainunsyifaf6463]

Very interesting, remind me of Pitch Black & Chronicles of Riddick where it is said the imam is 'looking for new mecca' ir something. Can i get the title of your story? If it's published or documented.

[@TechBearSeattle]

@@habibainunsyifaf6463 - Still a work-in-progress, I'm afraid.

[@theshepp241]

Sounds very interesting, good luck with your work and I look forward to reading it

[@KirstenTheSpaceGirl]

I love alternate history stuff

[@FadazMada]

Holy. As a muslim, i would like to buy it if you have a chance to publish it. That sounds very intriguing.

[@donkeldoothedapperdog]

The Hajj has always fascinated me. As weird as this might sound I’ve always been curious what the texture of it is like, as well as the ground around it pilgrims walk on. Is it hard and coarse or would it be soft and smooth?

[@kingmosesix432]

As far as i remember the floor is marble so its like walking on tiles And the cloth is more like carpet but not bushy carpet just smooth carpet without sharp edge Hope it helps

[@zaidansari-fi8yx]

The floor is actually quite nice, it's made of marble and stays cool during the heat. It's also extremely clean all the time as there are cleaning crews working all the time so you can walk barefoot all around without any problem. Some of the floor outside is a bit rough, but mostly that's outside the vicinity of the Kabah and demarcated where it's permissible to wear shoes now.

[@roflwatanoob]

Subhanallah, this was such a detailed and (for once non judgemental) video about the the kabbah ive seen. This was refreshing and makes me want to explore more of your channel

[@planetvegan7843]

Ban all cults.

[@vugbeshbara1103]

How is Islam so stupid ❤

[@zaky267]

@@planetvegan7843veganism is a cult

[@noonwraith401]

​@@planetvegan7843Vegan lol

[@KhanKhan-xl1rf]

Sky daddy doesn't exist

[@abedrahman4519]

From what I know you can pray inside the Qaba, and Hateem which is the semi-circular portion you see around the cube, is part of the Qaba. It's roof has been put up and taken down throughout the Islamic history, now it is kept without a roof. That part is open for people, although there is a line.

[@Ayem427]

Watching all of these religions as an outsider now is wildly interesting to me

[@lewdachris7721]

It’s amazing to me how all of these religions are just giant cults

[@ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ss]

Be vigilant.

[@robotlegs]

@MoMu-eu5nu fascinating like watching rats solve a maze

[@SWIFT_NINJA47]

Thank you for watching our religion 😊

[@planetvegan7843]

It is fascinating how they think treating women like property slaves is normal.

[@protoeuro]

It makes me so happy that Andrew has the same Great Pyramid Lego set that I do

[@alexmcd378]

Growing up Baptist adjacent, and now atheist, this is the most alien manifestation of religion to me.

[@patatoe2124]

Why Atheist?

[@oscarmike3028]

Not more Alien than God getting killed on a cross for our sins. Islam on the other hand makes absolute sense. Each and every concept!

[@oscarmike3028]

Whatever the guy in the video says is without the context and the back story. To understand, you need the whole picture

[@Tosin226]

Have you heard of mormonism? The rituals Islam expects of its followers are strange indeed but the lore is similar to that of Christianity. I'm an ex-Muslim atheist and mind-blown by Mormon theology.

[@AMSillje]

I am also an Atheist. Believing in a higher being is not for me but I get the comfort it provides. Religion is a whole different story mostly focused around power and money, it is nothing more than an oppressive culture!

[@hellzbelle229]

This video is fascinating! I was also tickled to find out I know one of the scholars you reference. I’ll need to pick his brain one of these days.

[@TanukiYT]

This was a really neat video! I'd love to see something similar about the pagodas and temple buildings in famous Japanese temples and shrines like Kinkakuji, the pagodas in Kyoto, Fushimi Inari, etc. It's hard to find much about them. Thanks for this video!

[@ditzykunoichi]

Such solid info, definitely deserves more views

[@allenmitchell09]

Dude it just dropped an hour ago

[@inukleist5258]

Bro you said this mere minutes afger he posted it, of course it needed more views! xD

[@NaomeK40]

15:52 in the unlikely future where humanity lives on different planets, i like the thought of Muslims simply making their prayers facing earth. It'd be like honouring god and humanity birth place. Im not muslim so i hope its not rude but yeah , to future Muslim, make earth your kaaba

[@tyconish]

Thats most likely how it is going to be

[@AnthonySmith-x5z]

It's highly likely no one would care about this religion in that future

[@Nottotti-eg9nf]

@@AnthonySmith-x5z highly likely? I don't know man, but last time I checked Islam is the fastest growing Religion in the world with one of the highest conversion rates in the world. So if anything it's very unlikely that no one would care about Islam in the near future.

[@Nottotti-eg9nf]

That's how it would most likely be in the future if we ever live on different planets, and generally facing the Earth would count as the Qibla and the same is already happening right now here on Earth. Cause we can't accurately determine the exact location of the Ka'bah whether in space or here on Earth, so instead here on Earth we face the city of Mecca which can be considered the general direction on the Ka'bah and that would count as the Qibla. Since we already use the city of Mecca as a form of direction towards the Ka'bah here on Earth, it would not be surprising in the near future if we ever live on other planets that we would use the Earth's direction as a general direction towards the Ka'bah as a form of Qibla instead of using the direction of the city of Mecca due to the greater distances between planets.

[@NaomeK40]

@user-do6dl5gh1z why not ? Its an hypothetical. Plus, even its not this specific religion, it wouldn't surprise me if one/many religions honouring earth eventually emerge. 🤷‍♀️ Holly Terra/ Super Earth type situation

[@hellrichj]

Danke!

[@b.c4440]

The golden rainspout is indescribably interesting to me. The image of it plonked into that cube like a toothpick in cheese made a part of my brain wiggle like a dog’s nose smelling a meatball while asleep.

[@razaliabrahim4293]

that's quite descriptive

[@kjj26k]

That's me, but with this paragraph.

[@samyebeid4534]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mielimedina3146]

That’s cute

[@scottzehrung4829]

A silver ringed black meteoric hole with a golden phallus above?

[@DamienZshadow]

I was raised in Islam my entire life yet I learned so many new things in this video. Thank you.

[@saidhashi2856]

Beware of learning your religion from skeptics and non muslims. They are full of inaccuracy and biased information.

[@UltraDonny5000]

You should cosider looking into Catholicism. If you look at their lives, Mohammed is nothing short of an evil man where Jesus was a pretty chill dude who never hurt anyone outside of flipping a few tables.

[@unknowuser9821]

@@UltraDonny5000 I doubt you ever actually touch the books of sahih hadith in your entire life.

[@GauravChaudhary7307]

Fascinating, humans go through such mental gymnastics just to curb existential crisis

[@nuts_fattening]

Well that's just disrespectful. Hope you mature someday.

[@deiov]

i imagine thinking every single human being is delusionial is more of mental gymnastics.

[@FadazMada]

Those people are prolly less depressed than majorit of west rn lol

[@dodibenabba525]

You think that until you through self experiential experiences leads you to an irrefutable belief and knowledge of a spiritual realm.

[@Adnan-gz4zk]

Belief in god doesn’t really require mental gymnastics which is simply proved by the fact that almost all civilisations in past believed in a higher power and most people in world still do. In fact it is the opposing idea that doesn’t come naturally but requires more mental gymnastics and conditioning.

[@optimus2g]

You can pray in any direction you want inside the Kaaba.

[@KiloIndia]

I was disappointed when I found out it was just some rocks and bricks covered by sheets and not made from Vibranium.

[@Blaxton9]

There wasnt enough available to build the structure. Better mining techniques came about later

[@shaalis]

It was all used up while making the Pyramids.

[@Aliyea]

You ain't funny dude

[@btsnake]

There are a lot of disappointed people on here. For example, I was so disappointed when I found out the Kaaba was made out of bricks and not solid diamond (it would've been the perfect heist)

[@runajain5773]

​@@btsnakeWTF

[@AH6man]

What i find the most fascinating is millions of people will surround and face it and in unison pray. Stand, bend over, kneel amd repeat. I dont think amy other thing in the world can take people from all over the planet and have them synchronize like that.

[@robertcampbell5485]

Mind control is a powerful thing

[@Fred-rj3er]

It's called brainwashing lol.

[@itssherif9777]

​@@Fred-rj3er Yup, flat-earthers also say: "schools brainwash children into believing the earth is a globe." Their argument is a result of poor research, incomplete knowledge and an assumption that they happen to be smarter than everyone else. This just happens to be a similar case. Research on how Muslims scholars spend 20 years of their lives studying about Islam and all other major religions and cultures by reading their original texts (Unlike atheists who only take sources from other atheists) before you tell me they are brainwashed. There are 4 billion Muslims world-wide. It is also the largest growing religion and most Muslims are converts, meaning they have placed actual effort, thought and research before choosing Islam as their religion(Which negates your point of brainwashing). With all the misleading media with their cherry-picked facts and purposeful incorrect representation of Muslims, I would say that Atheists are the most brainwashed (Again, that would kame it even harder to brainwash people towards Islam, further negating your point). Atheists tend to make assumptions about Islamic beliefs and then criticize us for ideas we don't even believe in! They disregard the actual teachings of Islam given by true Islamic scholars (who have rigorously studied how to truly interpret the Hadith and the Qur'an) and pivot to make their own conclusions which are nearly always incorrect and contradicting the true nature of the matter. In-fact many Atheists don't even read the Qur'an before criticizing it! How can you possibly know about a text you haven't even read?

[@awdat]

4:36 *This is the Alter where incense is burned. Notice that the guys are praying in two different direction. It's the walls that are worshiped by those on the inside and those on the outside of the building. That is supposed to be something Abraham built, and thereby a relic, that they want to touch with their hands* 6:29

[@mellissadalby1402]

I really appreciate this post. It answers many questions I have had, and even more questions I didn't know I had.

[@silentfox139]

That time lapse of the walking is crazy

[@HAHAd2]

Bunch of summer ants

[@pulpsatire]

Cool, what’s in the gift shop?

[@floppa_silly_clips]

Muhammad transformer

[@mCblue79]

@@pulpsatire Swords and severed heads probably

[@GeorgeKing-r8q]

Mohammed kept Al-Lat, the pagan moon goddess in the Kaaba after he took out over 360 household deities.

[@megamuslimchad]

@@GeorgeKing-r8qliar liar pants on 🔥

[@afaridpirmansyah7867]

​@@alienpov im muslim and I have one, my Grandma used to work in Saudi Arabia back in the 90s and she brings little kaaba in form of snow globe so instead of Santa Claus inside it was kaaba and she get it from mecca souvenir seller in market area.

[@hammadmaqsood7884]

5:00 - yes its allowed, the Prophet Muhammad PBUH performed prayers inside the kaaba itself as did his companions so it is allowed. Originally it was intended to be open to everyone but the Arabian pagans didn't want regulars inside so they put the door up high. Then a companion of the prophet took control of Mecca and rebuilt the kaaba and put the door on the ground as intended. A tyrant (forgot the name) took control of Mecca and killed the companion, and then rebuilt the kaaba after his siege and put the door back up high so only him and elites could enter it. Since then the door has been left where it is 6:20 prayer inside the hateem is also allowed. The guards will open the hateem area to allow 5 minutes for men and women to pray inside and alternate between the men and women so people can get a chance. Praying inside the hateem is equal to praying inside the Kaaba as it was originally intended to be a part of the Kaaba but never finished.

[@kaptenkukang]

alhamdulillah i have a chance to go for umra this august.

[@kjj26k]

Safe travels friend.

[@defauItpfp]

Rick and morty

[@defauItpfp]

Your cube is an idea stolen from Rick and Morty

[@therealryanshow]

lol 😂

[@visionary4787]

No one says it's not allowed to pray inside the Kaaba. It's completely okay and valid and you can face any direction while inside. It's just unsafe because the population has gotten so big and letting everyone in would cause problems. Great video you have most of your facts right. May Allah guide you

[@SteveJobIess]

I think the question would be, if qibla is the direction towards the kaaba, how would one find qibla if one were inside the kaaba.

[@MohammedTanvir-er7me]

@@SteveJobIess That's the easiest question ever! When you are inside the kaba, you can literally choose to pray in any of the four directions!

[@ihab2002ahmad]

Eid mubarak everyone!

[@Azzoz1]

On us and you and all the Muslims around the earth

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

❤

[@KhanKhan-xl1rf]

Sky daddy doesn't exist

[@purplehandle]

@@KhanKhan-xl1rf yea, he doesn't. But there's God, who isn't a person or a man or a woman

[@KhanKhan-xl1rf]

@@purplehandle I'm that god. I can't think of any other possibility

[@FiKRØ-17]

Great video! It was cool to see you cite Gabe Said Reynolds. He's a professor and head of Islamic studies at the University of Notre Dame. I was present for one of his lectures (not as a student).

[@COOLAUSTINO]

This is a great video, thanks for taking the time to put this together! Learning something new every day

[@emerobo]

For anyone reading the comments before watching like I am right now, It's not the giant black obelisk we all thought it was as kids (or maybe still). That would be pretty frickin sweet. But what it actually is is pretty cool as well, very interesting

[@Vermilicious]

Not to offend anyone, but to me this all seems very weird. Like many other religious sites, to me it seems it is designed to be awe-inspiring more than anything else. If people want big experiences, there are other ways to do that. You don't have to copy everyone else, even if you want to follow a "recipe". You can make a long trek and circulate around something 7 times anywhere. People seem to be obsessed with objects and symbols. I think the real lessons lies in the words' meaning, not the words themselves.

[@Fred-rj3er]

The brain pays more attention to visual stimulus that say audible. So a big, fancy box with a load of debatable clap trap about it, grabs attention and helps the brainwash.

[@nametest2558]

It's the same as old Christian cathedrals - huge and full of gold.

[@DataBattlesZ2087]

@@Fred-rj3er I haven’t seen clap trap used in a long time. Thank you

[@JustMe-yr5lw]

2:48 kind of funny to see wrist bands and barcode paper wristbands for one of the most significant religious pilgrimages anybody will take in their lifetime. not being a rude hater just its strange seeing such an incredibly old object blended with incredibly new technology

[@analizaperez7332]

🤷Haist... Ngayon ko rin nalaman ang tungkol sa Kaaba. Wala naman ganyan sa amin. Parang dinadasalan ung cube 😢 Dami ko nadidiskubre at marami rin naeexpose na maling ginagawa ng muslim o islam

[@Tolmalion]

Its interesting that people are circulating counter-clockwise. In many esoteric traditions it represents negative energetical charge as oposed to clockwise rotation.

[@akeel6328]

Wdgaf.

[@Tolmalion]

@@akeel6328 IDGAFE 🤷

[@UltraDonny5000]

I mean, they are gathering to praise Lucifer after all...

[@GingerBeerRonin]

Walking counter-clockwise doesn't equal 'negative energy' its merely gathers energies whether positive or negative depending on the intent of the people and the nature of the ritual. People always say if you walk into Mecca or Medina you feel a sense of ease and contentness. While if you stayed in a place where its haunted or a evil ritual took place you will feel a low, negative energy.

[@Nahin-iy4cy]

​@@UltraDonny5000so for you God is lucifer?

[@ANewUser-h4y]

Dikr reminder :- Alhamdulillah ×5 Astaghfirullah ×5 Subhanallah ×5 Allahu akbar ×5 Allahuma salle allah muhammad ×7 la ilaha illallah ×7 Subhan Allah hi wa bhi hamdi hi ×3 Subhan Allah al'adheem ×3 Allah huma in asaluka Al Jannah ×3 Allah huma ini asaluka Al Jannah ×3 Allah huma ajarni Mina naar ×3 Allahhummamaghfir Lil muslimina Wal muslimati Wal mu'minina Wal mu'minati ×3 Allahumma inni as'aluka al-jannah x3 My Lord, Forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for you are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.” Ameen🤲🏻❤️ Well Done _Inshallah_ u will be rewarded

[@OingoBoingo--nice]

I like this youtuber. He seems chill.

[@WaynesPokeWorld]

I’m not religious but I can certainly appreciate it. I’ve visited some breathtaking mosques in the Middle East. Side-note 1:57 That makes my anxiety peak 📈

[@MalMalWasTaken]

I've been there for umrah once and even though I'm prone to panic attacks, being in that crowd surprisingly doesn't trigger it. Maybe it's because everyone there is focused on praying. There's also a sort of strangely calming feeling that I felt.

[@mohamadamirulashrafbinfadz692]

The cognate of the Arabic word Hajj does appear in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. For instance, the three Jewish pilgrimage festivals are mentioned in Deut. 16 as kHag ha-Matzot (חג המצות), kHag ha-Shavuot (חג השבעות) and kHag ha-Sukkot (חג הסכות). The Hebrew word kHag (חג) is a Hebrew cognate of the Arabic Hajj (حجّ). Adding to this, the more interesting fact is that the Hebrew verb kHug (חוג), which is derived from the root kHag (חג), means in Hebrew the act of making a circumambulation, which is hard to unnotice as having a similarity with the act of Tawaf.

[@xisotopex]

makes sense since the majority of isalm was coopted from judaism and christianity

[@lowenbrow643]

Why would it when the islamic religion wasn’t formed until 632AD. Prior to that is was a pagan pilgrimage. So if it did mention hajj in the Bible, it would be a foretelling of a different religion not necessarily of God.

[@lowenbrow643]

Hajj in the Hebrew context means festival. This would in no way mean going to Mecca or any other place to worship a pagan deity of that time. Don’t be fooled. Look at the biblical timeline and the Islamic timeline and see for yourself.

[@rodjaibmanaleseg2264]

I can see that this kaabah video in this channel is the most viewed of all their videos. Everyone is curious about the Empty Sacred Building. The House of God… the single most holiest place of almost 2 billion people (Muslims) across the world. اللهم زد هذا البيت تعظيمًا و تشريفًا و مهابة و برًا🤲🏻

[@allthenamesiwantedweretaken]

Just discovered this channel with my breakfast. Great stuff.

[@punchpunch8130]

In the pre-Islamic Arabian peninsula, an ancient Goddess worship existed, with the triple Goddesses of Mecca being Manat, Al-Uzza, and Allat. Manat was the most ancient of them all, symbolized by the waning moon and the cup of death. She personified "fate, destruction, doom, and death" and was considered the Goddess of death, often depicted wearing the waning moon above her head. Manat was revered for her ability to bring magic, wisdom, and protection, and her power was rooted in the fear she inspired. As the Goddess of fate, she had the ability to alter a person's destiny at will. Jet, black tourmaline, and black onyx were sacred stones to Manat due to their black color, representing her essence. An early poem pays homage to her, praising her shrine as the most sacred place for the tribes that worshipped her. Similar to the modern pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims, ancient tribes would pilgrimage to Manat's shrine, shaving their heads and considering their journey incomplete without worshipping at her idol. The circumambulation of her black stone at the end of a pilgrimage in ancient times often involved participants walking around the Kaaba seven times counter-clockwise, much like the modern Islamic ritual. The Kaaba, then a temple dedicated to Manat, is still clothed in black today (the color of death and representing Manat), with rituals from pre-Islamic Arabia continuing. The feminine black rock in the corner of the Kaaba and the waning moon symbol on top of mosques both represent Manat's legacy within Islam.

[@ronallens6204]

I am told those girls are allah's daughters since he cant have any sons

[@Nermeen.]

We don't have any symbols in Islam at all, the waning moon is an unofficial symbol that refers to Ramadan (the holy month of Muslims which starts when we see the waning moon in a specific date every year) The black stone is a rock came from heaven which has no real value.. it's just a rock, all its value is just religious. If it wasn't important religiously we would prefer to remove it. We don't take any of the mythologies seriously as Muslims, Manat and Hubal and the other mythological gods aren't real, they equal the Egyptian and greek gods. All of them don't exist.

[@ronallens6204]

@@Nermeen. they were real, just not gods... but that is a different topic

[@DanFromMerdo]

​@@Nermeen.So those gods don't exist but the Abrahamic one does 😅

[@baibac6065]

@@DanFromMerdo Yes.

[@florencemodina6293]

Is it not idolatry?

[@apoorhorseabusedbycenk]

It is and it's not even a representation of their god, it's basically Saturn worship.

[@zaky267]

I could explain it as to how it isn’t, but I feel like it would be a waste of my time if you’re like one of those ignorant people who only seek conflict

[@apoorhorseabusedbycenk]

@@zaky267 Ignorance is thinking it's not.

[@TheMegaTushar]

@@zaky267 plz explain, idol worship or bot ? Wanna know

[@pocho689]

@@zaky267What an arrogant and stupid response.

[@ickleshouse]

having just watched this video and a brief look at your others I have subd .... learnt more about Islam from you than anywhere else,, very informative

[@Abd-kb7tr]

circumambulation is a crazy word

[@okkyhusain4056]

Thawaf is an easier word I guess

[@bilkishchowdhury8318]

orbiting

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

circular walking.... its not that hard of a word.

[@andy313131313136]

The comment section is going to be rich with people explaining their version of what the Kabba is. As far as I am concerned it used to be used for pagan religious reasons, now it is used for muslim religious reasons, same structure similar purpose. So much has changed and yet so much remains the same, how boring.

[@purplehandle]

i'm assuming you watched the video. remember, Abraham wasn't a pagan, and yet he built the ka'bah. and it wasn't originally for pagans. it was much later that an arab pagan named Amr ibn Luhayy put an idol in front of it and told people to worship it, and eventually encouraged various groups that came to arabia to put their idols there.. but when islam was revealed, the muslims removed those idols. hoped this helps!

[@purplehandle]

@eventhorizonshadow there you go I guess

[@sureillbethere]

That was fascinating! Really informative. I knew there was a room inside but that it was basically empty I did not. Thank you!

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

When I visited makkah it was unfortunate to see many people busy recording the kaaba on their phones instead of being focused on their prayer. Another disappointment was that the Saudi government has built huge buildings around the mosque, which doss not good and ruins the look of the city. However, this was not the case in madinah, which is my favourite city.

[@DannyPhantomBeast]

This made me wonder if we’re ever going to get an episode on the crusades.

[@madelinecox4101]

I want someone to expand on the pre-Islamic religions of Arabia.

[@nziom]

Judaism Christianity non tritian-Christianity Paganism Mandeaism Sebeans Zoroastrianism

[@majidbineshgar7156]

According to Muslim Historians they practised mainly"Idolatry "actually Kaaba had been an " Idols Temple " prior to Islam.

[@jelmervd2l]

@@majidbineshgar7156 How about non-muslim historians? I'm curious is those would align with each other.

[@majidbineshgar7156]

@@jelmervd2l Good point , unfortunately there are hardly reliable source material about Pre-Islamic Arabian history, but they seem to have been a polytheistic society next to practising Judaism and Christianity ( the Arabs used to have rather tolerant , even liberal mindset prior to Islam .

[@jelmervd2l]

@@majidbineshgar7156 Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@Terry11111]

I like how the roof rain spout didn't even exist originally .. but since someone built it ...they now think water from the spout carries extra blessings. Lol

[@Ahle.haq0]

One thing to note is that what the common Muslim may believe is not always the same what the books of Islamic jurisprudence and theology say. So the Islamic scholars call them myths that have evolved over time. In fact the books that scholars wrote like behshti zewar actually explicitly mentions many of the evil beliefs and practices common in their times that they call it a complete innovation. You can easily find the translation of behshti zewar in english on archive.

[@itssherif9777]

Muslims who believe that is carries extra blessings are doing "Bid'a", which means: "heresy, innovation" Basically, they are wrong and adding to Islam without any proof from the Qur'an or Hadith or Ijma or Qiyas.

[@noorieboorie]

For Muslims, rain is generally thought of as a blessing where there is a belief that the “opening of the sky” that occurs during rainfall allows for prayers to be listened to, so why would it be silly to then think that an already blessed thing running off the roof of a blessed building would be especially special? You just want to deride everything without even deigning to think that there might be a reasoning behind it.

[@Bruh-cg2fk]

before time began there was the cube, we don't know where it comes from, we only know it holds the power to create worlds

[@justmoody5797]

???

[@Dovahkiin0117]

@@justmoody5797I think he’s making a joke bud

[@begobolehsjwjangan2359]

aye, and the director scrap it off and made a mess of stories in the next sequels.

[@Synclon]

Keep Making a Joke About It, You Will Know One day

[@ravenwda007]

@@justmoody5797 transformers! Robots in disguise! Transformers!

[@Ruby_Sterling]

One perplexing aspect of organized religion is that its foundation relies wholly on the distant past, antiquity. What about now? We’re just keeping with tradition? No more documented angelic visits? No more divine intervention? Why not continue writing holy texts if the story is still unfolding?

[@razamughal4582]

The story is NOT unfolding

[@qubo298]

i like how you are not biased !

[@DomainofKnowlegdia]

I have been studying on this topic for ages on the origins of Islam.

[@numarkaz]

Me too. It is really disgusting the more I learn. Mohammed was objectively a horrible person. No wonder he started a violent cult.

[@mikebryant614]

It ranks up there in terms of silliness with the origins of Mormonism

[@levibee9451]

Islamic law (sharia) is philosophically very similar to Jewish law (halakah). I really like how this video contrasts this type of community based religious jurisprudence with the individualistic nature of Christianity.

[@jmiquelmb]

Yeah in many instances Judaism and Islam are very close. Of the three religions I'd easily put Christianity as the one that stands out as more different.

[@Deezbiskuts]

They are similar probably because Mohamed stole Judaism’s homework and incorporated it into his own religion

[@rodjaibmanaleseg2264]

Judaism and islam are almost the same... Christianity i dont know?? No Monotheism instead trinity and laws became insignificant for the christians 😂😂😂

[@keletsom8000]

​@@rodjaibmanaleseg2264 lol who told you Christianity is polytheism

[@purplehandle]

@@Deezbiskuts uh, how? muhammed was illiterate for his whole life...

[@196cupcake]

Practical flexibility is my favorite part of Islam.

[@JackLin84]

in the Qur'an, it states that you face to the east or the west, you also pray to God, because the Earth is Round

[@Amplefii]

Based Qur’an

[@GeorgeKing-r8q]

But Muslims always pray to the cube anywhere to the east.

[@ehh2874]

"To Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn you are facing ˹towards˺ Allah. Surely Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing."(Surah al-Bakara Ayah 115) If this is what u mean, it has nothing to do with the earth being round, Allah is not limited by space nor time, we pray towards the Kaaba as a test and to unify us, that doesn't mean God is only in that direction, the Earth has no nothing to do with it

[@markantrobus8782]

The circumambulation is counter clockwise against the standard clockwise with one's right side facing the Goddess or God. Just to oppose the old practice. In Hinduism your circumambulation is clockwise with right shoulder facing God. Also 5 prayers to oppose the sandhya at noon midnight etc.