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Khaana-e-Kaaba

ख़ाना-ए-काबा
said khaa-na-e-kaa-ba
also written: Khana-e-Kaaba
Meaning

The House of the Kaaba, the cube sanctuary at Mecca toward which Muslims pray.

Literally: the house of the Kaaba

See it in the verse

Khaana-e-Kaaba in Iqbal’s couplets

Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
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Related words
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Kaaba

The cube-shaped House of God at Mecca, the holiest site of Islam and focus of the pilgrimage.

ARABIC

Baitullah

The House of God; a name for the Kaaba at Mecca.

ARABIC

Qibla

A reverential term of address for a revered elder or father.

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