THE KAABA, A SECURITY FOR THE SURVIVAL OF HUMAN SOCIETY
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THE KAABA, A SECURITY FOR THE SURVIVAL OF HUMAN SOCIETY
جَعَلَ الله٠الكَعْبَةَ البيْتَ الØَرامَ Ù‚Ùياماً Ù„Ùلنَّاس٠وَالشَّهْرَ الØَرامَ والهَدْيَ والقَلائÙدَ، ذلÙÙƒÙŽ Ù„ÙتَعْلَمÙوا أَنَّ اللهَ يَعْلَم٠مَا ÙÙŠ السَّمَاوَات٠والأَرْض٠وَأَنَّ اللهَ بكÙلّ٠شَيْء٠عَليمٌ. ?Allah has made the Kaaba, the Sacred House, a maintenance for the people, and the sacred month and the offsprings and the sacrificial animals with garlands; this is that you may know that Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever in the earth and that Allah is the Knower of all things. (The Holy Quran; 5:97)?
In this Quranic Verse, the Kaaba, which has been described as the sacred house and maintenance for the people, and the month during which Muslims assemble in Mecca as the sacred month, and also the sacrificial animals with garlands indicate respect for the house. They all serve as security for human survival from annihilation and corruption.
The house, highly respected, is the Kiblah towards which Muslims all over the world perform their prayer, slaughter cows, sheep, and camels, and bury their dead. All deeds are accepted only when they are performed in the direction of the Kaaba. Muslims deem such respect for the Kaaba in the remotest and most hidden places. They are careful not to ease nature with their face or back towards it. The House is so sacred that sacrificial animals and precious assets are offered to it.
Beyond doubt, when the Sacred House is a common goal, it will guarantee the survival of the Ummah. It is a shelter for the oppressed and a source of tranquility for those who are in a state of panic. All these important effects come from the sanctity, which God has made about this house. God knows that the human society is in need for a single forum respected by all?a sanctuary where all people can join hands and hearts to solve problems and walk on the path to a happy life with the power of unity. Hence, he has made the Kaaba in such a strange place with sanctity. The same question is sufficient to make us understand that the philosophy behind whatever God has made and that He is the Knower of all things.
THE KAABA, A SANCTUARY AND A PLACE OF SECURITY
ÙˆÙŽØ¥Ùذْ جَعَلْنا البَيْتَ مَثَابَةً Ù„Ùلنَّاس٠وَأَمْناً. ?(And when) We made the House a pilgrimage for men and a (place of) security. (The Holy Quran; 2:125)?
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The human society, when differences arise and violations arise, is in need for an internationally-recognized forum before which all people feel responsible so that if a wronged individual or nation appeals to it, all nations will rise up in support and take right from the oppressor. Human society is in need for an international forum of security to the grievances of human beings and nations in fear. The same need has encouraged the modern man to form the United Nations Organization. The success or failure of this organization is not to be discussed here. For this reason, in the world of Islam, this need has been taken into consideration and God has made the Kaaba a place of security in the world in addition to making it sacred so that the Ummah who esteem this house will not allow anyone to be wronged or oppressed. In this way, not only will oppression or intimidation cease to exist among people but also Muslims will be known as reformers and guarantors of security at an international level. It is true then that the Kaaba is the guarantor of the world peace and security; therefore, man can live a happy life and enjoy blessing if the Kaaba is considered as maintenance for people and the Hajj rites will be performed with its perfect conditions.
IGNORING HAJJ MEANS DISPERSION IN HUMAN SOCIETY
If, God forbid, one day the Hajj rites are abandoned or become devoid of content, human society will collapse, blessings will depart man's life, and oppression and insecurity will prevail.
