Browse Resources
Browse by
"What is the Kaaba?" from Oxford Islamic Studies Online
The Kaaba is seen as the most sacred space in the Muslim world, the site to which hundreds of millions of Muslims throughout the world turn each day when they pray. Located inside the compound of the Grand Mosque at Mecca, the Kaaba (literally,…
'Hajj' from Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Unique among the world's great pilgrimages, the hajj is in many ways also the most important. Even compared to the ancient and highly developed international pilgrimage systems of Christianity and Hinduism, the hajj is remarkable in its doctrinal…
Tags: Abraham, circumambulation, Five Pillars, Hajar, Hajj, Islam, Ismail, Kaaba, Mecca (Makkah), Muhammad, pilgrimage, religion, ritual, tawaf, travel, worship, Zamzam