HISTORY OF MECCA

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HISTORY OF MECCA.

The Kaaba, a building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the center of worship of the religion of Islam. It is believed to have been built by Adam directly below the gate of heaven, in the center of the world, and is modeled after a house in Heaven called the Baitul Ma’amoor. The Quran indicates that Abraham and Ishmael rebuilt the Kaaba, and Muslims believe it has been the center of the Islamic religion ever since, or perhaps even since Adam. The Kaaba contains a black rock that is believed to have been sent down by their "Allah".

It would seem the greatest difficulty with this is that there is absolutely no historical or archaeological record of Mecca, or it's Kaaba, ever having existed before the Christian era, or perhaps even before the 4th century AD.. Based on extensive historical and archaeological evidence presented by Dr. Rafat Amari, that you can access at the links provided to the right of or below this video, it seems Mecca was built around the 4th century, by the Yemeni tribe of Khuzaa'h that had migrated to that bleak barren desert wasteland. The Kaaba was apparently constructed by Asa’d Abu Karb in the early 5th century A.D., when the black stone apparently made it's way to Mecca, most likely also from Yemen. It is said that prior to the construction of the Kaabah, a tent existed on the spot where it was built.

Geographers and historians from antiquity, note even small Arabian settlements before the Christian era that came and went within a few centuries, and while the historical accounts about, and artifacts from, ancient settlements confirm the existence of each other, there is no reference to Mecca or it's Kaaba to be found. This even though it was eventually built on one of the most established trading routes in Arabia about which historical record abounds, and in spite of the Muslim claims that Mecca was the center of the Islamic faith, for thousands of years before Mohammed. If this were the case, Mecca would certainly have been one of the most written about Arabian places, by those early geographers and historians.

There are references to lots of other temples, and even to a great temple "highly revered by all the Arabs”, that was located near Ilat in the Aqaba gulf area. Even Mohammed's own tribe, the Quraish went on Hajj, or pilgrimage, to a holy place to the north twice a year, long after the Kaaba in Mecca was built, indicating that the Kaaba in Mecca was a lower tier temple.

Back in those days when a meteorite was discovered in Arabia a temple would be built at the site.

"The stone was considered the main shrine, or sacred element, in each temple, called Kaabah in Arabic. This revered stone, which represented the moon, was considered to be divine. The worship of the Arabian Star Family with Allah, who was the moon as its head, revolved around the black stone. Ellat, Allah’s wife, was the sun, and al-'Uzza and Manat, his daughters, represented two planets."

There was no shortage of Kaabas in Arabia each with it's own black stone. Arabic religious temple design left its indelible fingerprints on these temples, as well as in the Kaaba in Mecca demonstrating that Abraham could not have built it, even if the city of Mecca had preceeded the 4th century AD.

Indeed no Muslim will deny that there may have been as many as 360 stone idols located in and around the Kaaba in Mohammed's day. Mohammed took issue with the polytheists, and finally gained the power to expell all of the stone idols, which he did ...... except for the black rock that Muslims still bow toward five times a day. Each Muslim is even required to travel to Mecca to circumambulate the stone, just as the pagans did before Mohammed.

In the absence of historical or archaeological evidence, that Mecca existed before the Christian era, Islam is exposed as being Mohammed's, stand-alone, 7th century religion.

The purpose of this video was to introduce the subject matter of the links provided in the upper right, or below the video, for your own purusal. Please review the extensive evidence presented by Dr. Amari.

If after further investigation you are so inclined, please join us in the Islam-Christian Forum at BrotherPete.com, to present any evidence you may find that confirms that Mecca existed prior to the Christian era, or simply for discussion on this as well as many other subjects.

If you are unfamiliar with the role of the Kaaba in Islam please see the video "Mecca, the Kaaba and the Black Stone" on this PeteWaldo channel.

Through my travels on the internet, I find it increasingly difficult to imagine that Islam will be able to survive the information age, at least among citizens of developed countries, that have access to that information.

Please visit - BrotherPete.com


	BROTHER PETE \| home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HISTORY OF MECCA. The Kaaba, a building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is the center of worship of the religion of Islam. It is believed to have been built by Adam directly below the gate of heaven, in the center of the world, and is modeled after a house in Heaven called the Baitul Ma’amoor. The Quran indicates that Abraham and Ishmael rebuilt the Kaaba, and Muslims believe it has been the center of the Islamic religion ever since, or perhaps even since Adam. The Kaaba contains a black rock that is believed to have been sent down by their "Allah". It would seem the greatest difficulty with this is that there is absolutely no historical or archaeological record of Mecca, or it's Kaaba, ever having existed before the Christian era, or perhaps even before the 4th century AD.. Based on extensive historical and archaeological evidence presented by Dr. Rafat Amari, that you can access at the links provided to the right of or below this video, it seems Mecca was built around the 4th century, by the Yemeni tribe of Khuzaa'h that had migrated to that bleak barren desert wasteland. The Kaaba was apparently constructed by Asa’d Abu Karb in the early 5th century A.D., when the black stone apparently made it's way to Mecca, most likely also from Yemen. It is said that prior to the construction of the Kaabah, a tent existed on the spot where it was built. Geographers and historians from antiquity, note even small Arabian settlements before the Christian era that came and went within a few centuries, and while the historical accounts about, and artifacts from, ancient settlements confirm the existence of each other, there is no reference to Mecca or it's Kaaba to be found. This even though it was eventually built on one of the most established trading routes in Arabia about which historical record abounds, and in spite of the Muslim claims that Mecca was the center of the Islamic faith, for thousands of years before Mohammed. If this were the case, Mecca would certainly have been one of the most written about Arabian places, by those early geographers and historians. There are references to lots of other temples, and even to a great temple "highly revered by all the Arabs”, that was located near Ilat in the Aqaba gulf area. Even Mohammed's own tribe, the Quraish went on Hajj, or pilgrimage, to a holy place to the north twice a year, long after the Kaaba in Mecca was built, indicating that the Kaaba in Mecca was a lower tier temple. Back in those days when a meteorite was discovered in Arabia a temple would be built at the site. "The stone was considered the main shrine, or sacred element, in each temple, called Kaabah in Arabic. This revered stone, which represented the moon, was considered to be divine. The worship of the Arabian Star Family with Allah, who was the moon as its head, revolved around the black stone. Ellat, Allah’s wife, was the sun, and al-'Uzza and Manat, his daughters, represented two planets." There was no shortage of Kaabas in Arabia each with it's own black stone. Arabic religious temple design left its indelible fingerprints on these temples, as well as in the Kaaba in Mecca demonstrating that Abraham could not have built it, even if the city of Mecca had preceeded the 4th century AD. Indeed no Muslim will deny that there may have been as many as 360 stone idols located in and around the Kaaba in Mohammed's day. Mohammed took issue with the polytheists, and finally gained the power to expell all of the stone idols, which he did ...... except for the black rock that Muslims still bow toward five times a day. Each Muslim is even required to travel to Mecca to circumambulate the stone, just as the pagans did before Mohammed. In the absence of historical or archaeological evidence, that Mecca existed before the Christian era, Islam is exposed as being Mohammed's, stand-alone, 7th century religion. The purpose of this video was to introduce the subject matter of the links provided in the upper right, or below the video, for your own purusal. Please review the extensive evidence presented by Dr. Amari. If after further investigation you are so inclined, please join us in the Islam-Christian Forum at BrotherPete.com, to present any evidence you may find that confirms that Mecca existed prior to the Christian era, or simply for discussion on this as well as many other subjects. If you are unfamiliar with the role of the Kaaba in Islam please see the video "Mecca, the Kaaba and the Black Stone" on this PeteWaldo channel. Through my travels on the internet, I find it increasingly difficult to imagine that Islam will be able to survive the information age, at least among citizens of developed countries, that have access to that information. Please visit - BrotherPete.com . . .