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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The cube-shaped sacred building in Makkah associated with Ibrahim and Isma‘il, around which pilgrims perform tawaf.
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Specification 2.6 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: HajjAt the centre of the pilgrimage is the Ka‘bah, the cube-shaped sacred building in Makkah. Muslims associate its establishment as a place of worship with the prophets Ibrahim and his son Isma‘il. The pilgrimage therefore connects present-day Muslims with earlier generations who submitted to Allah.
Specification 3.6 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
The sacred cube-shaped building in Makkah towards which Muslims face when praying.
Muslims worship Allah, not the Ka‘bah; the building is a sacred focus for worship.
Muslims worship Allah, not the Ka‘bah; it is a sacred focus of worship.
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Makkah is especially important because of its connection with the Prophet Muhammad and because it contains the Ka‘bah, the sacred cube-shaped building towards which Muslims face in prayer. Pilgrims do not worship the building: their worship is directed to Allah.
