Isnt moving around the black tomb in circles idolatory? I am referring to the black stone in Mecca. And when God is everywhere why is a special direction required to pray?
2006-09-29 19:35:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's not a tomb,just a rectangular stone and the muslims throw rocks at it to chase away the devil
2006-09-29 19:46:06 · answer #1 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What you call "black tomb" is not such. Obviously, you don't know what you are talking about...
The Ka'aba is the first building that was built for the worship of God. It was the site that Adam worshiped God. It also has the foundation of the original building that Abraham built with his son Ismail (Ishmael). Pilgrims revolve around it during pilgrimage in the direction the planets revolve around the sun, or like the way the electrons move around the nucleus of an atom. This pattern is repeated in nature, it's how objects praise God, so too does mankind...
It was chosen by God as a direction to face during prayer, but if a person is not sure where Mecca is, they can pray in any direction. God is merciful, omnipresent.
2006-09-30 02:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most movement around an object is clockwise as it is the direction of the suns movement and is considered Holy in most religions.
AS for who's body is in the tomb. for that is what it is. not just a block of stone. it is either Mohammad or the body of Christ.In some of the theories of the Resurrection. a band of followers overpowered the guards and took the body else were to keep it safe . the Muslims believe that Jesus was a great teacher like Mohammad and may have put his body in that tomb for safety.
2006-09-30 02:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion needs centrality. I'm speaking from a completely non-religious viewpoint here. The "BIG BLACK SQUARE", as you so eloquently put it, is said to be a part of the first house of God, which Abraham built, and is no-ones tomb. Muslims walk around the Ka'abah in order to retrace the steps of Mohammad and Abraham, which is the main focus of the pilgramage to begin with. Praying towards Ka'abah establishes religios uniformity, a connnection with Muslims all over the world. Muslims do not beleive God is everywhere in the physical sense that Christians do; instead, we pray in one specific direction in order to remind ourselves who exactly our prayers are going to.
2006-09-30 02:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's not a tomb! It is the house of God, literaly. The black stone is the stone on which Muhammad (peace be upon him) traveled to heaven on.
2006-09-30 02:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by baselthe2nd 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
They are worshipping Satan
2006-09-30 02:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by owner4nothing 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋