Abraham, Ishmael and Kaaba By Abdullah Yusuf Ali Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished and called on them again but did not find Ishmael.

According to Islam, the graves of Ishmael, and his mother, Hajar, lie covered underneath a spot called the “Hijr,” or “Hateem,” right next to the Kaaba.

Years later he went back to visit Ishmael, then a grown man. According to the Quran, together they built a cubic structure called the Kaaba and dedicated it to the one God.

Abraham is called Ibrahim by Muslims. They see him as the father of the Arab people as well as the Jewish people through his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael (Isma'il in Arabic). The Muslim story of ...

(RNS) The shared story of the binding of Isaac can be a story of hope for peace between Jews and Muslims in the Middle East and across the globe.

Each year between 2 to 3 million Muslims from around the world take part in a five-day pilgrimage in Mecca called the hajj.

According to Muslim traditions, Kaaba is the first house of worship that was built by Prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ishmael to worship one and only one God.

Mohi Eddine Hashemi, researcher in the affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia, explained that God brought down to Prophets Ishmael and Abraham the black stone and the shrine from paradise ...

The Kaaba, meaning "cube" in Arabic, has been the center of Islam since the time of Prophet Muhammad, but it was worshipped for centuries prior.

The Kaaba, meaning “cube” in Arabic, has been the center of Islam since the time of Prophet Muhammad, but it was worshipped for centuries prior.

Nevertheless, Abraham kept God’s command and banished Hajar and Ishmael. Hajar and her son Ishmael traveled south from Israel and settled in an arid place near the ruins of an ancient temple.

When the Prophet saw pictures in the Ka’ba, he did not enter it till he ordered them to be erased. When he saw the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael carrying the arrows of divination, he said ...