![]() ![]() Others, on the other hand, contend that prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son Isma'il, also a prophet, built al-Masjid al-Haram. Some people even go further and assert that since Allah did not send Adam to the earth until it was fully equipped and set to accommodate him, lest he shall be unable to smoothly and responsibly carry out his duties as a vicegerent (khalifah), one of the necessary requirements which had to be attended to must have been the existence of a House of Allah, as a consequence of which some angels were assigned to build al-Masjid al-Haram or the Ka'bah. Allah fulfilled his wish and sent down Angel Jabra'il (Gabriel) to guide and help him in laying the foundations of and building al-Masjid al-Haram. ![]() Having descended on earth, Adam is said to have yearned for the exaltation and praises of Allah by angels he had accustomed himself to in the Garden of Eden, and, therefore, he desired to have a house which will resound with prayers, glorification and praises of Allah on the earth too. Many people believe that, by virtue of human nature and the inseparability of man, Allah's words of guidance and Allah's houses on earth (mosques), the very first man on earth, prophet Adam, built the first House of worship referred to in the verse, i.e., al-Masjid al-Haram, or Ka'bah, or Baytullah (the House of Allah). Such would be unfeasible.Īllah says in the Qur'an: "The first House (of worship) appointed for man was that in Bakkah (i.e., Makkah): full of blessing and of guidance for all the worlds." ( Alu 'Imran, 96) The earliest community of believers could not collectively practice the truth of Islam at all of its necessary levels in the absence of the idea of the mosque. It is inconceivable that a community of believers, led and managed by prophet Adam, regardless of its size and quantity, could have lived without a mosque, or mosques, no matter what its shape, dimensions and exact functions were. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.On account of the mosque institution being as old as man himself, prophet Adam must have been the one who built the first mosque(s) on earth. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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