00:00The Kaaba: what is hidden inside?
00:02Almost no believers can enter it and it is almost always closed.
00:05Let me explain, the Kaaba is actually the holiest place in Islam.
00:08towards which all Muslims around the world turn to pray.
00:11It is located in Arabia, in Mecca, and 2 million pilgrims visit it every year.
00:14to perform 7 circuits around it, which is called the Tawaf ritual.
00:18And in one of the corners is the black stone, one of the most important objects for the
00:22Muslims.
00:22According to tradition, it was brought by the angel Gabriel.
00:25so that Abraham could build the first place of prayer in Islam there, namely the Kaaba.
00:29And some believe it is a meteorite, but scientists consider this theory dubious.
00:34But what's crazy is that we always see the Kaaba from the outside,
00:36because in fact, it is only opened 3 times a year, either for cleaning or during certain
00:40events.
00:41In theory, any Muslim can enter the Kaaba, but in reality,
00:44Only an elite few are allowed there by the guardians of the monument, the Al-Shaibi family.
00:48who has held the only key to it for 1400 years.
00:50And this privilege actually irritates some believers.
00:53So, what do we find inside?
00:54Well, 3 pillars, with lamps hanging between them.
00:57Otherwise, the ornamentation is sparse and understated.
00:59In fact, the Kaaba is almost empty to symbolize that the believer can only worship the one God.
01:04and not his image, nor any object, nor any idol.
01:07And that's why we mustn't make the mistake of thinking that Muslims worship the
01:10Black Stone or the Kaaba,
01:11what is wrong.
01:12And that is also one of the major differences with Christianity.
01:15In Christianity, we try to understand the nature of God,
01:17whereas in Islam, God is unimaginable, he is incomparable.
01:21And so, we don't even try to understand its nature, and we certainly don't represent it.
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