The word Qiblah is used in the Quran to mean a focal point for prayer and in a more general sense as a focal point for hajj (pilgrimage). We read in verse 143 of Sura 2 that God has changed the Qiblah, and that in that change there was a test for the followers of the messenger: …
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1- The ‘Black stone’ At one corner of the Kaaba, traditional Muslims seek the blessing of a black stone. Such practice has no support in the Quran. It was innovated by someone through the hadiths books. 2- The water of ‘Zamzam’ There is nothing in our religion that makes of Zamzam water any blessed water …
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These are the verses (in sequence) that deal with Hajj (Pilgrimage) in the Quran; I seek refuge in God from Satan the rejected - In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful [al-Baqarah 2:125] We have rendered the shrine (the Ka`aba) a focal point for the people, and a safe sanctuary. You may use Abraham’s …
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“He is God; there is no other god besides Him. The King, the Most Sacred, the Peace, the Mu’min (Believer), the Supreme, the Almighty, the Most Powerful, the Most Dignified. God be glorified; far above having partners.” 59:23 The above verse provides several names for God. One of those is the “Mu’min” which literally means …
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