Fariq Naik – The Religious and Geographical Position of Kabah

And the Muslims were the first who drew

the world map.

Al-Idrussi in 1154 he drew the world

map and the north pole was down and

the south pole was on top and the

Kaaba was in the center.

Later on the western cartographers came and they

turned the map upside down.

North pole top, south pole down.

Yet the Kaaba, Alhamdulillah, it is in the

center.

And as I said earlier, Kaaba, it is

only our Qibla that's the direction.

And the statement of Umar that is mentioned

in Sahih Bukhari.

Hadith number 1597 in the book of Hajj.

Umar r.a, he said, while pointing and

looking at the black stone and he said,

اِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ حَجَرٌ لَا تَنْفَعُ وَلَا تَضُرُ

لَوْ لَأَنِّي رَأَيْتُ الرَّسُولُ صَلَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَامُ

يُقَبِّلُكُ مَا قَبَّلْتُ Umar r.a, he rightly

says, while pointing at the black stone, that

I know that you are a black stone

and can neither benefit me nor harm me.

Had I not seen the Prophet, peace be

upon him, kiss you or touch you, I

would have not done so.

From this we understand, it is sufficient to

prove that we Muslims, we do not worship

the Kaaba.