Rafiq-ul-Haramayn - Ilyas Attar Qadri

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‏[بَاب ُ الس َ َّ م]‏ 18. Bāb-us-Salām
A blessed door of Masjid-ul-Ḥarām situated towards the east. When
making first visit to the Masjid, it is preferable to enter through this
door. (But now it usually remains closed.)
‏[كَع ۡ ب
‏َة]‏ 19. Ka’baĥ
It is also called ‘
بَ‏ ُ ت ا‏ّٰ‏ ’, i.e. the ‘House of Allah .’ It is situated at
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the very centre of the earth. People throughout the world offer their
Ṣalāĥ facing it. The Muslims make Ṭawāf (i.e. circumambulation)
of it with great fervour.
Names of 4 corners of Ka’baĥ
‏َس ۡ وَد]‏ 20. Rukn Aswad
‏[رُك ۡ ن ا
The south-east corner of the Ka’baĥ where Ḥajar-ul-Aswad is affixed.
‏[رُك ۡ ن عِرَايقِ‏ [ ‘Irāqī 21. Rukn
The north-east corner of the Ka’baĥ towards Iraq
‏[رُك ۡ ن ش َ ايمِ‏ [ Shāmī 22. Rukn
The north-west corner of the Ka’baĥ towards Syria
‏َاينِ‏ [ Yamānī 23. Rukn
‏َم
‏[رُك ۡ ن ي
The western corner of the Ka’baĥ towards Yemen
‏َة]‏ 24. Bāb-ul-Ka’baĥ
‏َع ۡ ب
‏[بَاب ُ ال ۡ ك
The blessed door of the Ka’baĥ made of gold. It is elevated from
the ground. It is located in eastern wall between Rukn Aswad and
Rukn ‘Irāqī.