Khana kaba
Khana kaba The Kaaba (Arabic: ٱلْكَعْبَة, romanized: al-Kaʿba, lit. 'the Cube'[a], Arabic pronunciation: [al.ˈkaʕ.ba]), also spelled Ka'ba, Ka'bah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa (Arabic: ٱلْكَعْبَة ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة, romanized: al-Kaʿba l-Mušarrafa, lit. 'the Honored Ka'ba'[b], Arabic pronunciation: [al.ˈkaʕ.ba‿l.mu.ˈʃar.ra.fa]), is a religious structure at the center of Islam's most important mosque, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [1][2] It is the most sacred site in Islam. [3] It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit. Khana kaba 'House of God') and is the qibla (Arabic: قِبْلَة, direction of prayer) for Muslims around the world when performing salah. The current structure was built after the original building was damaged by fire during the siege of Mecca by Umayyads in 683.[4]