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command to rebuild Ka'bah, the Holy Mosque of Allah. When Abraham asked Ishmael if
he would help him fulfill his task he felt highly honored and accepted. Thereupon
Abraham pointed to a mound of large stones and to its surrounding area and told him
that it was the place where Allah had commanded him to raise the foundations of the
Holy Mosque.
Soon the rebuilding of Ka’bah was underway. Prophet Ishmael picked up the large
stones then handed them to Prophet Abraham and he placed the Black Stone at its
eastern corner. The Ka’bah was a roofless cubic house with its corners pointing to the
north, south, east, and west.
Once Ka’bah had been rebuilt, Abraham and Ishmael supplicated,
"O our Lord, accept this from us.
You are the Hearer, the Knower.
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he would help him fulfill his task he felt highly honored and accepted. Thereupon
Abraham pointed to a mound of large stones and to its surrounding area and told him
that it was the place where Allah had commanded him to raise the foundations of the
Holy Mosque.
Soon the rebuilding of Ka’bah was underway. Prophet Ishmael picked up the large
stones then handed them to Prophet Abraham and he placed the Black Stone at its
eastern corner. The Ka’bah was a roofless cubic house with its corners pointing to the
north, south, east, and west.
Once Ka’bah had been rebuilt, Abraham and Ishmael supplicated,
"O our Lord, accept this from us.
You are the Hearer, the Knower.
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