"What is the Kaaba? Perspectives from the Early Islamic Period," by Sean Anthony

Ali ibn Abi Talib, (aws) was son-in-law. Not father-in-law.

I believe Kaaba was established by abdillahi bin zubair to distract attention from maawiya influence when he moved from Jordan the original place of the prophet mohamed massage to Mecca expelled by maawaiya

Qur'an 2: 144 mentioned that the Jews knew the Ka'aba to be the Qibla. We see them using the model of the Ka'aba (phylactery) for prayer . Psalm 84: 4-6 (Hebrew or Gedieons Bible) mentioned:-1.Your house 2. Pilgrimage 3 Baca (old name for Mecca as in Quran 3: 96) and
4. springs ( Zam Zam?). These are strong indicators of the primacy of the Ka'aba.

Excellent presentation. I recommend Dr. Anthony’s book as well.

Hi.
Indians once swore to me the holy stone was stolen from India.

Some comments are quite hilarious - and show ignorance of the topic. I'm sure the Ancient Greeks being avid geometers would love the cube, the "mu'akkab"! BTW, the words, "mu'akkab" and "ka'bah" have the same root, with related meanings. Additionally, the building is different from that meteorite .... and NO it is not an object of worship!

Pagan worshipping

It's funny to watch ignorant people talk about things bigger than themselves😅

😂 why do people discuss which they do not know? The pagans placed idols inside the Kabaa. They were worshipping the idols, not the building. Prophet Muhammad removed the idols. Its now an empty house of worship for the 1 true God. The catholic church did the exact same thing in Rome. They converted pagan temples to a house of worship for the God of Jesus. 😂

This Kabaa thing gives me so many idea for Dungeons&Dragons!!!

the kaaba predated islam and was a ritual pagan 'worship' structure of plain rock carved into a brutalist crude cuboidal shape .... it may be contrasted with the greek Parthenon built as a worship structure to the goddess Athena .... in aviation analogies the kaaba would resemble a box kite while the Parthenon would resemble a Boeing 747 ...... the difference is the measure of the different imaginative potential and technical skill between the two cultures

Many muslims point out "idol worship" as haram and shit but kabbah is nothing but an idol, it's just that it's not beautifully crafted and doesn't look very elegant.

Lol ..😅Islam is a cult

It's meteor worship.

there is no ALEXANDER in Islam faith
it is just Hallucinations

Very bad audio

It's an ancient religious artifact which was stolen and re-purposed for their own use by the Muslims, kind of like the Christians did with Christmas 💯