Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History
Baitullah
बैतुल्लाह
said bait-ul-LAAH
also written: Bait-ullah, Baytullah
Meaning
The House of God; a name for the Kaaba at Mecca.
Literally: House of God
Usage & notes
Iqbal invokes Baitullah as the sacred house first raised by Abraham and Ishmael, the home of pure monotheism. It stands in his verse as the abiding center of faith.
Related words
ARABIC
Kaaba
The cube-shaped House of God at Mecca, the holiest site of Islam and focus of the pilgrimage.
ARABIC
Haram
The sacred sanctuary, especially the inviolable holy precinct around the Kaaba in Mecca.
ARABIC
Ibrahim
The prophet Abraham, revered in Islam as the patriarch of monotheism and the breaker of idols.