Fariq Naik – Is Bowing to the Kabah not a Form of Idol Worship

Fariq Naik
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The speaker discusses the misconceptions that Islam is against exception and the importance of not bowing down to worship the Kaaba during a talk. They explain that Islam is against exception and that the Kaaba is only the direction for unity. The speaker also mentions that some Muslims may face the Kaaba when offering Salah, but it is for the sake of unity.

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			The eighth most common question or misconception that
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			is there in the minds of non-Muslims,
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			and this will be the last one which
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			we will be discussing during this talk, is
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			that if Islam is against idol worship, why
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			do you Muslims bow down and worship the
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			Kaaba?
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			Kaaba, it is only our Qibla that is
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			the direction.
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			We Muslims, we do not worship the Kaaba.
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the
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			glorious Quran, in Surah Al-Baqarah, chapter number
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			2, verse number 144.
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			Then turn thy face towards the sacred mosque.
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			Kaaba, it is only our Qibla that is
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			the direction.
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			We Muslims, we do not worship the Kaaba.
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			Why do we face the Kaaba when we
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			are offering Salah?
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			It is for the sake of unity.
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			For example, if the Muslims want to offer
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			Salah, some might say let's face towards the
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			north, some might say let's face towards the
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			south, some might say let's face towards the
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			east, some might say let's face towards the
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			west.
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			So for the sake of unity, we Muslims,
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			we face the Kaaba.
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			Kaaba, it is only our Qibla that is
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			the direction.