A Hindu tradition associated with the Kaaba is that of the sacred stream Ganga (sacred waters of the Ganges river). According to the Hindu tradition Ganga is also inseparable from the Shiva emblem as the crescent moon. Wherever there is a Siva emblem, Ganga must co-exist. True to that association a sacred fount exists near the Kaaba. Its water is held sacred because it has been traditionally regarded as Ganga since pre-Islamic times (Zam-Zam water).
[Note: Even today, Muslim pilgrims who go to the Kaaba for Haj regard this Zam-Zam water with reverence and take some bottled water with them as sacred water.]
Muslim pilgrims visiting the Kaaba temple go around it seven times. In no other mosque does the circumambulation prevail. Hindus invariably circumambulate around their deities. This is yet another proof that the Kaaba shrine is a pre-Islamic Indian Shiva temple where the Hindu practice of circumambulation is still meticulously observed.
The practice of taking seven steps- known as Saptapadi in Sanskrit- is associated with Hindu marriage ceremony and fire worship. The culminating rite in a Hindu marriage enjoins upon the bride and groom to go round the sacred fire four times (but misunderstood by many as seven times). Since "Makha" means fire, the seven circumambulations also prove that Mecca was the seat of Indian fire-worship in the West Asia.
It might come as a stunning revelation to many that the word 'ALLAH' itself is Sanskrit. In Sanskrit language Allah, Akka and Amba are synonyms. They signify a goddess or mother. The term 'ALLAH' forms part of Sanskrit chants invoking goddess Durga, also known as Bhavani, Chandi and Mahishasurmardini. The Islamic word for God is., therefore, not an innovation but the ancient Sanskrit appellation retained and continued by Islam. Allah means mother or goddess and mother goddess.
Quran is the holy book and there is no such thing as an icon for this
holy land
it was taken by the Islams
as the Bible is to Christians so the Holy Quran is the Book of Islam
The use of holy water is incidental to Catholic worship. In periods of severe water shortage, the use of holy water can be suspended.
They sit at the 40 degree East line of longitude.
Islamic holy buildings are not called churches, they're called mosques. It's the place where Muslims go to pray.
#1....its not Islams...its Muslims...Islam is the name of the religion, Muslims are the people that follow it....& #2...the QURAN
im not sure what you mean by holy. fridays are considered holy. the days of Ramadan are holy. the last ten days of Ramadan are considered VERY holy, as is the first ten days of the Islamic month dhul hijja. eid ul fitr and eid ul adha are also 'holy'. hope this answers ur question.
Make a pilgrimage to Mecca, or travel to the mosque in Mecca once in their lives. It is required if you are a Muslim and Mecca to Muslims is very holy.
They used to eat dates and drank water very frequently
A baptismal font