"The Ka'aba is in the middle of the world.
All faces turn toward it. Take it away. See!
Each is worshiping the soul of each."
. . .Shams of Tabriz
Not far from the Red Sea in Western Arabia lies the holy city of Makka. Centered in Makka is the Ka'aba, a small stone-constructed perfect cube {60:60:60}, our sanctuary Baitullah, the House of ALLAH. Set in silver at the Southeastern corner of the Ka'aba is our sacred meteorite Hadsjar al Aswad. We each must make the pilgrimage, walk the perimeter of our Ka'aba seven times, kiss our sanctified Hadsjar al Aswad. A collective dream, a collective reality.
Gates to Ka'aba at Court Square, Charlottesville, Virginia. Translucent mandala from the frontpiece
of a 1551 Islamic atlas with the Holy Ka'aba in the center and the Islamic countries encircling it.
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