Q 01/05

What does the Arabic word Kaaba literally mean?

A) The Stone

B) The Cube

C) The House

D) The Sanctuary

Answer · why

B) The Cube

Some scholars question whether the cubic sense predates Islam and look to a South Arabian word for temple instead.

Q 02/05

The Kaaba stands at the centre of which mosque?

A) Al-Aqsa Mosque

B) Masjid al-Haram

C) The Umayyad Mosque

D) The Prophet's Mosque

Answer · why

B) Masjid al-Haram

It is Islam's most important mosque and, as of 2026, the largest and most expensive building in the world.

Q 03/05

Muslims call the Kaaba Baytullah, meaning what?

A) Throne of Mercy

B) Rock of Ages

C) Gate of Heaven

D) House of God

Answer · why

D) House of God

It determines the qibla, the direction of prayer, for Muslims worldwide.

Q 04/05

How do pilgrims circle the Kaaba during tawaf?

A) Three circuits, anti-clockwise

B) Twelve circuits, clockwise

C) Seven circuits, clockwise

D) Seven circuits, anti-clockwise

Answer · why

D) Seven circuits, anti-clockwise

The rite, tawaf, is compulsory in both Hajj and Umrah; the first three circuits are hurried, the last four leisurely.

Q 05/05

What is the area around the Kaaba where pilgrims perform tawaf called?

A) The Maqam

B) The Mataaf

C) The Minbar

D) The Mihrab

Answer · why

B) The Mataaf

It is crowded every day of the Islamic year except the Day of Arafah, when the covering is changed.

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