Bayt Allah

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Bayt Allah is an Islamic term meaning “House of God,” most commonly referring to the Kaaba in Mecca as the holiest site in Islam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic phrase
Islamic religious term
associatedReligion Islam NERFINISHED
countryOfPrimaryReferent Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
denotesOwnershipBy Allah NERFINISHED
hasHonorificSense yes
holinessStatusInIslam holiest site
language Arabic
locationOfPrimaryReferent Mecca GENERATED
meaning House of God
mentionedIn Islamic devotional speech
Islamic theology
pilgrimageObligationContext Hajj must be performed at Bayt Allah (Kaaba) for those able
primaryReferentInstanceOf Islamic sanctuary GENERATED
cube-shaped building GENERATED
primaryReferentName Kaaba GENERATED
qiblaContext Muslims face Bayt Allah (Kaaba) during prayer
refersTo Kaaba NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Hajj NERFINISHED
Kaaba NERFINISHED
Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED
Umrah NERFINISHED
religiousFunctionOfReferent focus of Muslim unity in worship
scriptForm بيت الله NERFINISHED
significanceInIslam central site of Hajj pilgrimage
direction of prayer (qibla)
transliterationVariant Bayt Allāh NERFINISHED
Baytullah NERFINISHED
usedAs epithet for the Kaaba
usedBy Muslims

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FrequentedHouse relatedConcept Bayt Allah