In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, when the Islamic Hajj season, thousands of believers will flock to the "black house" here to worship, the scene is extremely shocking, so what is inside this mysterious "black house"?
In the city of Mecca, there is a black cube placed in the middle of the square, which is called the "Black House" by many people, and its real name is called the Kaaba, because muslim believers believe that this house is a place of residence of the Allah in the world, the house of the gods, so it is given such a name.
The house itself is actually made of stone, but its exterior is wrapped in a black dust cover woven with silk, so the whole body is mainly presented to the outside world is black. There are also many golden decorations on the periphery of the Kaaba and verses of the Qur'an, and these parts are hand-embroidered by needles and threads of gold wire, and the energy and money required are immeasurable, after all, the gold wire required for the scriptures alone weighs 500 kilograms.
Because of the sanctity of the Kaaba, many Muslims come here, but not everyone can enter the kaaba, and only during the annual hajj, the Saudi king and his invited Islamic leaders from all over the country can enter the kaaba. And their hajj is also very special, the king leads others to clean the kaaba, you can complete the hajj.
According to the records, the interior of the Kaaba is actually not luxurious, only the ceiling hangs a lot of lamps, there are not too many ornaments on the ground, only a few pillars and a small table, and because Islam does not allow any idolatry, there are no gods and portraits inside the Kaaba, and what should be highlighted is the religious significance of the Kaaba.
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The existence of kaaba has made Mecca a place of longing for all Muslims, so where did Kaaba come from? Why do the followers of Islam make such a pilgrimage to it?
First of all, we have to start with the city of Mecca, in the early period of Mecca as a commercial center has a very high status, is the main position of saudi arabian tribes and merchants of various industries, a lot of livestock, gold and other goods are circulating here, countless valuable wealth accumulated here, but also many famous merchants of the place of fortune, so Mecca has been highly sought after.
The founder of Islam, Muhammad, was also born in Mecca, and after Muhammad received the apocalypse, he began to spread the islamic faith in Mecca, so that Mecca also saw the emergence of a large number of Followers of Islam, so that the city of Mecca and Islam were so closely bound together.
It is said that the Kaaba existed long before the birth of Islam, and it is rumored that it was originally created by the Christian Abraham, the first religious facility, which also enshrined more than 300 gods, and was a pilgrimage place for Arab polytheism for a long time. However, after the Kaaba suffered many fires, the various tribes were deadlocked over who would repair the Kaaba, and finally Muhammad broke the deadlock and persuaded everyone to repair the Kaaba together.
Later, Islam was established, and Muhammad also led Islam to defeat the Arab polytheism, after which Muhammad led the believers to clean up the polytheistic idols and murals in the Kaaba, and transformed the Kaaba into a sacred place of Islam, and since then the Kaaba has become a landmark in Mecca and a symbol of Islam.
According to the requirements of Islam, believers must abide by the five creeds of worship, attestation, fasting, zakat, and hajj, and the meaning of hajj is to require every believer to come to Mecca for a pilgrimage in his lifetime, and believers who have completed the five creeds will be honored by other believers as Haji, so this side also makes hundreds of millions of Muslim believers come to visit.
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The existence of Kaaba is the belief in the hearts of every Muslim believer, and it has a very strong religious significance for Islam, so what other benefits does Kaaba bring to Saudi Arabia?
Needless to say, the religious significance of kaaba has been understood from the number of people who come to this pilgrimage every year, and its important position in the hearts of believers has been understood, and the whole world has seen the power of Islam. For Saudi Arabia, the annual hajj season will also bring rapid development to the local economy, because millions or tens of millions of Muslim believers come to Mecca every year to fulfill the five creeds, which allows the local tourism, accommodation, and catering industries to obtain very large passenger traffic and considerable income at this time.
And the increase in tourists also allows locals to have more opportunities to work, driving local social progress, such as the temple where the kaaba is located will need to be cleaned four times a day to ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of the kaaba, and each cleaning needs to use 1800 employees to clean up together, from the ground to the garbage can will be cleaned, so that this sacred place is not polluted in the slightest.
Then there is a certain social value in the Kaaba, because the Kaaba will replace the external golden curtain every year, and the replaced golden curtain is also treated as a holy relic. Saudi Arabia sometimes sends the golden curtain to the countries that are good friends to show friendship and make the relationship between the two countries more harmonious, and another way to deal with it is to break down the golden curtain, frame the various parts and send them to Muslim temples or institutions around the world, inherit the religious value of the Kaaba, and spread the faith of Islam more and more widely.
In short, Kaaba has made a great contribution to the development of Islam and has also led to the local economic development of Mecca, and it is well deserved to be called the sacred place of Islam.