WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Islam, the Kaaba was rebuilt several times throughout history, most famously by Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son Ismail (Ishmael), when he returned to the valley of Mecca several years after leaving his wife Hajar (Hagar) and Ismail there upon Allah’s command.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mecca from the sky Muslims believe that the prophet Abraham and his son, Ishmael built the Kaaba as the house of God. The structure has been built and rebuilt several times with the last major renovation taking place in 1996 to strengthen its foundation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Others say the father of humankind, Adam built the Kaba but over many centuries it fell into disrepair and was lost in the mists of time, to be rebuilt by Prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael. All agree that the Kaba was either built or rebuilt by Prophet Abraham.

Detailed explanation-4: -The shrine became the main site for Muslim prayer and pilgrimage after the prophet’s return to Makkah around 629 and 630. On his victorious return to Makkah, the prophet is said to have cleansed the Kaaba of idols, restoring the shrine to Prophet Ibrahim’s monotheism.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Kaaba was a sanctuary in pre-Islamic times. Muslims believe that Abraham (known as Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition), and his son, Ismail, constructed the Kaaba. Tradition holds that it was originally a simple unroofed rectangular structure. The Quraysh tribe, who ruled Mecca, rebuilt the pre-Islamic Kaaba in c.