What is the sighnificance of the ka'ba?

Answer 1

The significance of the Ka'ba is that it was built by Abraham, the founder of Judaism. The Ka'ba, located in Makkah (Mecca), Saudi Arabia, housed idols for most of the religious groups in the Middle East for a very long time, which is why Makkah had such a diverse tourist cycle for as long as it did. However, the Ka'ba was eventually taken over by Muslim troops led by Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Muhammad and his troops destroyed the idols and rededicated it to Allah, the Muslims' God (and is also believed in Islam to be the same God as that of Judaism and Christianity). Nowadays the Ka'ba is the site of the Hajj, a holy pilgrimage made by Muslims at least once in their lifetime (and also the fifth Islamic Pillar of Faith; along with Shahadah, the belief in God and that Muhammad is his messenger; Salat, daily ritual prayer; Zakat, almsgiving; and Siyam, the lunar-month-long fast Muslims commence during Ramadan). The Ka'ba has been an important religious monument for thousands of years.