Meaning
The cube-shaped House of God at Mecca, the holiest site of Islam and focus of the pilgrimage.
Usage & notes
The Kaaba is the spiritual heart of Iqbal's world, the center toward which all Muslim devotion converges and the symbol of tauheed made stone. He contrasts the living House of God with the lifeless idol-temple it replaced.
Related words
ARABIC
Baitullah
The House of God; a name for the Kaaba at Mecca.
ARABIC
Haram
The sacred sanctuary, especially the inviolable holy precinct around the Kaaba in Mecca.
ARABIC
Qibla
A reverential term of address for a revered elder or father.
ARABIC
Hajj
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, obligatory once for every able Muslim.