Senator Richard Drake Jan 29, 2008
He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks, KAABA Shrine of Davenport, Masons, American Legion, Rotary and Farm Bureau. He enjoyed listening to classical music and was chair of the committees for ethics and transportation in the Iowa State Senate. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
George Stout Jr. Jan 8, 2008
He was a member of the Ainsworth Community Church, the KAABA Shrine and was past president of the Pedi Cab unit for a year. He was a very hard worker, enjoyed his grandkids and supported their activities. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Global flash points: How to spot signs of peace Jan 3, 2008
Invite: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to pilgrims as he circles the Kaaba, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Iran's relations with Sunni Arab neighbors have improved as evidenced by Ahmadinejad's invitation to take part in the Hajj pilgrimage. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Saudi police nab militants as pilgrims complete haj Dec 22, 2007
Pilgrims held a mass farewell visit to the Kaaba, an ancient stone shrine which all Muslims face during their daily prayers. Most of the pilgrims earlier performed their third stoning of walls representing the devil and left the Mina area for nearby Mecca. (Reuters)
Saudi officials foil plot on hajj sites Dec 22, 2007
Muslims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during night prayer in Mecca Dec. 13, 2007. Around 1. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hajj diaryA spiritual journey that tested my stamina, patience and faith Dec 22, 2007
But there is no time to rest, as we then headed back to Mecca to perform Tawaf, walking around the Kaaba seven times, and Saai, jogging between the hills Safa and Marwa, also seven times. Both rituals took hours, required lots of walking and jogging - leaving me exhausted, with sore, bruised feet. (BBC News -- Africa)
Hajj comes to close in Saudi Arabia Dec 22, 2007
Saudis announce arrestsAfter performing the ritual of stoning pillars that represent the devil in Mina on Friday, pilgrims proceeded to the nearby holy city of Mecca to bid "farewell" to the Kaaba by circling it seven times in the final rite of the hajj ... Thousands milled through the massive four-story mosque in the center of Mecca housing the Kaaba and completed the final steps of their pilgrimage with more than a hint of sadness ... Above the Kaaba, on the vast mosque's third level, two... (MSNBC -- International)
In picturesMillions of Muslims complete the annual pilgrimage in Mecca Dec 21, 2007
Pilgrims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia ... After walking around the Kaaba at the centre of the mosque, pilgrims walk back and forth between the stations of Safa to Marwa ... Muslims from all over the world pray towards the Kaaba at the mosque's centre. (BBC News -- Africa)
Hardship and beauty of hajj cap many Muslims' dreams Dec 21, 2007
Pilgrims return to Mecca to perform the "farewell" circling of the Kaaba - a cube-shaped stone structure draped in black cloth that Muslims around the world face during the five daily prayers. Tradition says the Kaaba, known as God's House, was built by Adam and rebuilt by Abraham and the descendants of Noah ... But despite her knees, she didn't want to pass up the seven-time circling of the Kaaba and running to and from Safa and Marwa. (Boston Globe)
Saudi police on alert as pilgrims rush to finish rite Dec 21, 2007
After the third stoning, the only remaining rite is a final farewell visit to the site of the Kaaba, the ancient stone shrine which all Muslims face when they say their daily prayers. This year more than 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Saudis treat pilgrims with kid gloves, improve image Dec 21, 2007
They charge no fees for any of their services -- providing drinking water, toilet facilities, medical and security services, as well as maintenance and expansion of the massive Grand Mosque complex around the Kaaba, the shrine which all Muslims face when they pray. The plain of Arafat, for example, has a sprinkle system which provides a fine cooling spray over the heads of pilgrims across an area of 1. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Making the hajj Dec 21, 2007
The first series of ritual acts throughout the pilgrimage includes walking around the Kaaba, the black cubic stone in Mecca that Muslims face every day when they perform their prayers. Pilgrims also walk seven times back and forth between the hills of Safa and Marway (the walk is also known as the sa'ay). (North County Times)
Nigerians can make nation great, Yar'Adua affirms Dec 20, 2007
There they carried out the same rituals they performed earlier in the process - walking seven times around the stone shrine called the Kaaba and seven times along a nearby walkway. They have to go back to the jamarat today and tomorrow for further stoning ceremonies. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
African Muslims Begin Eid Celebrations Dec 20, 2007
At the Grand Mosque, the massive Kaaba monument was being draped in a new "kiswa", its silk cover adorned with Koranic verses embroidered in gold and silver-plated thread, costing more than five million dollars. Muslims face the Kaaba when they pray five times a day. (allAfrica.com)
* Secular reporter takes a leap of faith Dec 19, 2007
Muslims circle the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the hajj ... On Sunday, during the drive through the desert to Mecca X birthplace of Islams Prophet Mohammed, about 80km east of Jeddah X the rest of the group gave me a crash course on the rituals, starting with the Kaaba, the black cube-shaped stone shrine that pilgrims circle seven times at the start and end of their hajj ... Mokhtar Shehada, an Egyptian, wondered if he had to make amends for being... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Among the millions, a solitary devotion Dec 19, 2007
"The second moment," he said, "is when they actually see the Kaaba for the first time.". Muslim tradition holds that the Kaaba, a single-room structure with a marble floor, was built by Abraham and his son Ishmael as one of the first houses of monotheistic worship ... Pagan tribes took over the Kaaba for a time, but the Prophet Muhammad wrested control of the structure from the tribes in 630. (Los Angeles Times)
The annual hajj pilgrimage Dec 17, 2007
He will join other pilgrims in carrying out a series of sacred rituals, which includes walking counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure in Mecca toward which Muslims pray. Muslims believe the Kaaba is the first building on earth and that it was originally constructed by Adam ... The Kaaba houses the Black Stone, which Muslims believe was sent from heaven by the angel Gabriel to Ishmael. (iAfrica.com)
Hajj begins in Saudi Arabia Dec 17, 2007
Men and women draped in white robes circled the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, seven times in a ceremony anticipating the official start of the pilgrimage on Monday ... Muslims circle the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site. (USA Today -- News)
Hajj Gets Under Way in Saudi Arabia Dec 17, 2007
Men and women draped in white robes circled the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, seven times in a ceremony anticipating the official start of the pilgrimage on Monday. King Abdullah has invited 1,000 guests to this year's hajj, including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Newsmax)
Muslim pilgrims leave Mecca city at start of haj Dec 17, 2007
In central Mecca, some latecomers performed the ritual walk seven times around the Kaaba, the ancient cubic shrine which all Muslims face when they perform their daily prayers. Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba before noon prayer inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca December 15, 2007. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
An overflowing of Muslim pilgrims from Russia for the hajj Dec 17, 2007
Muslim pilgrims circling the holy Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. (Hasan Sarbakhshian/The Associated Press). (International Herald Tribune)
Saudis tighten security for Hajj Dec 17, 2007
Medical precautions Pilgrims will perform a series of sacred rituals, including walking counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure in Mecca towards which Muslims pray. Authorities are also hoping to avoid any repeat of the deadly incidents that have hit the Hajj in earlier years. (Aljazeera.Net)
Saudi vows safe haj, wary of crushes and militants Dec 16, 2007
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba before noon prayer inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca December 15, 2007. Around 1. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Beijing loosens the reins on its Muslims Dec 16, 2007
Those who make the pilgrimage - a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for every Muslim who can afford it - will walk seven times round the Kaaba, a cube-like edifice in the centre of the Great Mosque. The decision by China to allow its Muslims to go to Saudi Arabia is part of a drive to forge stronger economic links with the oil-rich Middle East states. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Pilgrim's journalPart one of a diary of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca Dec 15, 2007
After the Tawaf - walking around the Kaaba, the cube-like structure at the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca - we will offer two rakaas or units of prayer, followed by drinking water from the holy Zam Zam spring ... I can't wait to go to the Great Mosque in Mecca that houses the Kaaba. (BBC News -- Africa)
Pilgrims pack Mecca ahead of annual haj Dec 15, 2007
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - About 1 million Muslim pilgrims from across the world packed the mosque and streets around the Kaaba shrine in the holy city of Mecca for the last Friday prayers before the annual haj pilgrimage. Pilgrims trekked to the mosque hours in advance to reserve a space for their prayer mats as close as possible to the Kaaba, a cubic stone structure which Muslims regard as the centre of an ancestral monotheistic cult established by the prophet Ibrahim, known to Jews and... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Ahmadinejad invited to be pilgrim Dec 14, 2007
It will be Mr Ahmadinejad's third visit to Saudi Arabia, seat of the Kaaba. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will this week become the first sitting president of the Islamic republic to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca, his office said. (BBC News -- Africa)
Matchmakers Mine Mecca For Muslim Mates Dec 6, 2007
She's carrying a tiny blue notebook to jot down personal information about potential brides that she meets inside the Haram Mosque where Muslims circumambulate the holy cubed structure, the Kaaba ... Why not near the Kaaba ... "Matchmakers are everywhere in Saudi. They find brides in supermarkets, malls, and mosques. Why not near the Kaaba?" he asks. (CBS News -- World)
Heard at Mecca: 'Are you single?' Dec 5, 2007
She's carrying a tiny blue notebook to jot down personal information about potential brides that she meets inside the Haram Mosque where Muslims circumambulate the holy cubed structure, the Kaaba ... "Matchmakers are everywhere in Saudi. They find brides in supermarkets, malls, and mosques. Why not near the Kaaba?" he asks ... Modern pilgrims have also grown accustomed to seeing a variety of not-so-sacred activities near the sacred Kaaba, the cube that every Muslim on the planet faces during the... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
John Schantz Nov 30, 2007
He was of the Methodist faith and was a member of the Masons in Ainsworth and Washington, the KAABA Shrine in Washington, the I.O.O.F. in Wapello, the Crappie Masters, Crappie USA, Crappie Unlimited, CAST and Pheasants Forever. He was a little league coach, enjoyed auctions, hunting, woodworking and playing cards. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Sect leader detained Oct 31, 2007
Among Al-Qiyadah's controversial teachings is the fact its followers do not have to pray five times a day and do not have to pray facing Kaaba. The police said the Islamic sect has 41,000 followers in nine cities across the country. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
John Dillaplain Oct 11, 2007
He also was a member of KAABA Shrine of Davenport. He enjoyed camping, fishing and hunting and most of all, spending time with his granddaughter and great-grandchildren. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Difference of opinion Oct 8, 2007
When Muhammed supposedly cleansed the Kaaba and destroyed all the idols, the crescent moon was was given a different meaning, it was used to mark the begining of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. It remains their major religious symbol. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
999 for all emergencies Oct 2, 2007
On call 24/7: Khirah Misni adjusting her headset while attending to a call at a TM Bhd call centre in Banda Kaaba, Malacca, on Monday. TM Bhd operates eight emergency services centres nationwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week and has 138 trained staff dedicated to handle the emergency calls. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Artist aims to bust beach myths Sep 29, 2007
" Nonetheless, in all his work, Schneider shows an acute sensitivity to the tenor of the times. Clearly, fear, loathing and the drastic new emphasis on security issues around the world -- from APEC and Woomera to Guantanamo Bay -- all play a part in histhinking. One recent work, called White Torture, was a response to images circulating on the internet of the US maximum-security facility at Guantanamo Bay. The title refers to methods of torture designed to destroy a person's mind without leaving... (The Australian)
Norton Smith Sep 22, 2007
and was a member of the Masonic Lodge AF-AM, the Shrine KAABA Temple and the Louisa County Shrine Club. He was a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast and as a young man, participated in motorcycle racing and motorcycle polo matches as a member of the Flint Hill Riders. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
'Was recorded in same location'... Sep 11, 2007
The Blotter: Second Bin Laden Tape Expected. TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. (The Drudge Report)
Indonesian Islamic art on the block Sep 10, 2007
The paintings by Nana Banna (Purnama di Baitullah, 2006) and Taat Joeda (Ibadah 2005), featuring the Kaaba -- the focal point of the haj -- amid a sea of pilgrims, convey feelings of awe and devotion. Pictorial depictions of God and the Prophet -- and of any other form of living being -- are generally perceived as being banned by Islam, but scholars have also said that there is little on the subject in the Koran. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
[SAUDI ARABIA] Kingdom's new tourist jewels Sep 9, 2007
Taif is distinct with its nearness to Makkah (75 kilometers) as the summer vacationers like to go to the holy mosque in Omra, going around the Kaaba, going to and fro in Safa and Marwa (Omra rituals), and then back to Taif within a few hours. To the south of Taif, at a distance of 250 kilometers approximately, lies the area of Baha with its beautiful air and nature. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Residents and businesses prep for Rodeo Parade Sep 8, 2007
27th St. KAABA Shrine Trolley and Others. Richards Dr. Scotts Company. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Forester McCleery Jr. Sep 7, 2007
He was also a member of Trinity Masonic Lodge, KAABA Shrine, the Scottish Rite, the Davenport Moose Lodge and the Durant American Legion Post 430. He was an avid reader, enjoyed playing the piano, college sports and especially, watching his children and grandchildren s sporting events. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
* Development and extremism endanger Meccan pilgrimage sites Aug 15, 2007
Developers are building giant glass and marble towers that loom over the revered Kaaba, which millions of Muslims face for their daily prayers ... Abraj al-Bait is a complex of seven towers, some of them still under construction, rising only yards from the Kaaba, the cube-like black shrine at the center of Muslim worship in Mecca ... Saudi Arabia boasts that Abraj al-Bait -- Arabic for "Towers of the House," referring to the Kaaba's nickname, "the house of God" -- will be the largest building in... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Man `dies of fright' in hands of Saudi religious authorities Aug 14, 2007
net said the Muttawa beat the pilgrims with sticks after accusing them of being "infidels" as they circled the holy Kaaba stone at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site. The head of the Muttawa, Ibrahim al-Ghaith, said the Bangladeshi man "fainted" while being transported in a vehicle and that doctors found no signs of "assault or torture" on his body, al-Watan newspaper reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Feared former strongman, now Chechen President Kadyrov on Mecca pilgrimage, will meet Abdullah Aug 13, 2007
Kadyrov, who was met by Saudi officials at the entrance of the Kaaba, the cube-like black shrine which millions of Muslims face in daily prayers, told the Russian Interfax news agency that he had brought a personal message from President Vladimir Putin to the Saudi king ... The Interfax also said, citing Russian consul in Jedda Mirpasha Zeinalov, that Kadyrov will be the first Russian to take part in the traditional ceremony of the washing of the Kaaba. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Why Not Bomb Mecca? Aug 8, 2007
He argued that the definitive destruction of the ancient Kaaba in Mecca (the large, black-draped cubical structure toward which devout Muslims direct their prayers five times each day) would serve a useful purpose: undermining Islamic claims that their God is, indeed, the greatest ... Mordecai declares that turning the Kaaba into an unapproachable glow-in-the-dark nuclear waste dump would serve as the final, definitive rebuttal to Koranic claims, and that most Muslims would, instantaneously,... (Townhall.com)
Interrupting a History of Tolerance Part III Aug 8, 2007
Powerful and wealthy and home to the Kaaba shrine in Mecca, Islams holiest site, Saudi Arabia is well positioned to provide leadership in demonstrating that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. More must be done in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere to show that denigrating others is no way to prove superiority. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Sweet treats, patriotism and fun fill the streets Jul 31, 2007
Bierman said her favorite parade attraction was the KAABA Shriners from Davenport, who drew cheers with their three-wheeler ATV antics. The Shriners popped wheelies and tipped on two wheels, as well as sporting a couple of crazy cars with two front ends. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Clifford Petersen Jul 12, 2007
He was a member of Davenport Masonic Lodge No. 37, past monarch of the Mohassan Grotto, member of the Mini Bikers, KAABA Shrine, Union Local No. 581 Glaziers, Rainbow Riders Horse Club, Alley-Oops Bowling League and Scott County Sheriff Mounted Patrol. He enjoyed horse riding, hosting parties and working with his hands building houses and lawn ornaments. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
An honor worth defending Jun 26, 2007
By knighting Salman Rushdie, the queen has honored the freedom of conscience and creativity cherished in the West. " each time the flames shot up. This would be the equivalent of what hardline Muslim students did in the eastern Pakistani city of Multan, to take just one example, when they burned effigies this week of Queen Elizabeth II and Salman Rushdie, chanting "Kill him. (International Herald Tribune)
Landmark plants flag with 12-plex Jun 6, 2007
Impressing the crowd most were the screening room-style couches and Theater One, equipped with the Sony SXRD 4K digital projection, where the stunningly sharp demo reel included scenes of thousands of Muslims circling the Kaaba during the Hajj at Mecca -- not exactly the target demo for the Westside, but perhaps the venue will draw from afar. Date in print: Tue. (Variety)
God and woman in Egypt May 7, 2007
" This is not the first time that religious officials have attacked al-Saadawi. Dozens of her books have been banned in Egypt and other Arab countries. Several years ago, she challenged the importance of the Hajj, the annual journey Muslims make to Mecca as an expression of unity. She argued that the tawaf, the ritual of walking counter-clockwise around the Kaaba, is a pre-Islamic practice that has nothing to do with Islam. She has also campaigned against the Islamic veil and female... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
The Saudi Arrests: How Big a Plot? Apr 29, 2007
The ministry said that the leader of the group, who was not identified, received baya, or allegiance as an Islamic authority, from its members in a secret ceremony at the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's holiest site. The last time that happened was in 1979, when as many as 1,500 Muslim militants led by Juhayman al-Otaibi seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca in a bid to overthrow the Saudi monarchy. (Time.com)
'All life is waiting' Apr 27, 2007
She is like her own striking, svelte Kaaba, surrounded by an ocean of pilgrims - full black elegantly draped chador over jeans and a discreet mauve pair of pointy shoes, full hijab, only the heavily kohl-rimmed eyelashes trying to decode the torn-down messages in Arabic script, and then the official's request for a pile of abstruse documents. Inevitably she has to sit down, like everyone else, in. (Asia Times Online)
Islamic Principles of Belief Apr 24, 2007
The pilgrimage takes place in Mecca, the Holy City in which the Kaaba (cube) is located. The Kaaba was first built by Abraham and his son Ishmael and we also turn to its direction in prayer ... Rituals of the Hajj include walking seven times around the Kaaba, touching the Black Stone, running seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah, and symbolically stoning the Devil in Mina, among others. (Suite101.com)
For Gregor Schneider's cube, a long pilgrimage Apr 17, 2007
The black cube, or Kaaba, at the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca, left, and the "Cube Hamburg 2007," by the German artist Gregor Schneider ... HAMBURG: The towering black cube at the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca, known as the Kaaba, now has a politically charged twin standing in front of Hamburg's premier museum ... Schneider's slightly smaller Kaaba - though differing entirely in material, weight and function from the original - stands outside the museum, its imposing blackness a... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Saudi Fashion Loosens Amid Tight Cultural Restrictions Mar 31, 2007
A few months ago, Al Fassi and a fellow feminist were able to block a proposal by the administration of the two holy mosques in Mecca and Madinah that would have restricted women from praying close to the Kaaba, a structure located in Mecca that is considered the holiest place in Islam. A petition by Muslim women in the United States helped to abort the plan. (ABC News)
Mecca-Inspired Black Cube Finally Gets a Square Deal at Hamburg Kunsthalle Mar 24, 2007
March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Gregor Schneider's ``Cube Hamburg, 2007,'' inspired by the Kaaba shrine in Mecca, now dominates a space next to Hamburg's Kunsthalle ... Yet, where Hans Neuenfels's ``Idomeneo'' showed a beheaded Muhammad (along with Jesus, Buddha and Poseidon), Schneider's work takes no such liberties -- he says it is not even a representation of the Kaaba, just a reference to it ... What's more, if Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof museum and the Venice authorities had done more research, they... (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Dylan, Damien and Billy, Kaaba Cube, Moody Sax, Crazy Rain: Global Arts Mar 23, 2007
Dylan, Damien, Kaaba Cube, Moody Sax, Crazy Rain: Global Arts ... Kaaba Cube in Hamburg ... Inspired by the Kaaba shrine in Mecca, ``Cube Hamburg'' was rejected by the 2005 Venice Biennale and Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof museum because it was deemed too politically sensitive. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Holy site is a wrecker's feast, with Tiffany's Mar 9, 2007
Now, as they make the pilgrimage clothed in simple white cotton wraps, they will see something other than the stark black cube known as the Kaaba, the centre of the Muslim world. They will also see Starbucks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Robert Phillips Mar 7, 2007
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Elks Lodge No. 304, Iowa Lodge No. 2 AF & AM, Davenport Consistory, Kaaba Temple Shrine, "33" Club and Muscatine Club. He was a Resident Advocate Committee member for the Lutheran Homes Society and he helped deliver Meals on Wheels. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Lee 'Gene' Werner Feb 21, 2007
He was a 50-year member of the Iowa Lodge No. 107 A.F. & A.M. in Columbus City and was as a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and KAABA Shriner. He enjoyed the Shriner's Parade Unit. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Read More... Feb 17, 2007
Under Saudi auspices in the holy city of Mecca, overlooking the sacred Kaaba stone, Palestinian Fatah and Hamas leaderships finally reached a power-sharing deal last week. The deal came 13 months after the Hamas victory in Palestinian legislative elections, and the party's subsequent inability to form a functioning government in the face of an international boycott, Arab opposition, and an ongoing standoff with President Abbas and his Fatah movement. (Disinformation)
Kenneth Thomas Feb 15, 2007
He was a member of the Cotter Presbyterian Church, the Cedar Crest country club, V.F.W., Scottish Rites, a 50-year member of the Columbus City Masonic Lodge and Kaaba Shrine and a 60-year member of the Columbus Junction American Legion. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and in earlier years enjoyed playing softball, bowling and golfing. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
The Greatest Human Migration Feb 15, 2007
Most of us are familiar with the annual pilgrimage millions of Muslims make to pray before the Kaaba in Mecca. There's also the 100 million-strong flock of northern Europeans who head south to bask in the warmer climate of the Mediterranean. (Utne.com)
6 Utahns recall pilgrimage to Mecca Feb 12, 2007
Once the pilgrims arrive in Mecca, a series of rituals unfold, including circumambulating the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure whose foundation Muslims believe was built by Adam and raised to its current height by Abraham ... Usama BaioumyMuslims circumambulate the Kaaba, symbolizing the universe with the planets circling the sun. (Deseret News)
