Who Built the Ka’aba, and What Did Allah Command After It Was Finished?
من بنى الكعبة، وبم أمر الله بعد الانتهاء منها؟
Allah Almighty commanded Ibrahim and his son to build the Ka’aba, and when they had finished building it, He instructed him to call the people to come for pilgrimage to this Sacred House, and He taught him the rites of Hajj. “And remember when We made the Sacred House a centre and a sanctuary for the people, saying, ‘You may take the standing-place of Abraham as a site of prayer.’ And We entrusted Abraham and Ishmael to purify My House for those who circle it, who meditate in it, and who bow and prostrate themselves in prayer” (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:125). “And remember when Abraham raised the foundation of the House with Ishmael, both praying, ‘Our Lord! Accept this from us. You are indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing'” (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:127). “And remember when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House, saying, ‘Do not associate anything with Me in worship, and purify My House for those who circle the Ka’bah, stand in prayer, and bow and prostrate themselves. Call all people to the pilgrimage. They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel from every distant path, so they may obtain the benefits in store for them, and pronounce the Name of Allah on appointed days over the sacrificial animals He has provided for them. So eat from their meat and feed the desperately poor. Then let them groom themselves, fulfil their vows, and circle the Ancient House'” (Surah Al-Hajj 22:26-29).
الله تعالى أمر إبراهيم عليه السلام وابنه إسماعيل عليه السلام أن يبنوا الكعبة، ولما انتهوا من بنائها أمره أن يؤذن حتى يأتي الناس إلى الكعبة للحج، وعلمه مناسك الحج. وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ۖ وَعَهِدْنَا إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ (سورة البقرة: 125). وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ (سورة البقرة: 127). وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ مَكَانَ الْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِي شَيْئًا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْقَائِمِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ ﴿٢٦﴾ وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ ﴿٢٧﴾ لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّـهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ ۖ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْبَائِسَ الْفَقِيرَ ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا نُذُورَهُمْ وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ ﴿٢٩﴾ (سورة الحج: 26-29).
1. Building the House Was Only the First Command | بناء البيت كان أول أمر فقط
Raising the walls of the Ka’aba, the single act covered in detail in Who Raised the Foundations of the Ka’aba in Mecca?, was accompanied by another commission: to purify it and open it permanently to pilgrims. Construction and consecration are treated in the Quran as two connected but distinct duties given to the same father and son.
رفع جدران الكعبة، الفعل الواحد المذكور بالتفصيل في مقال من رفع قواعد الكعبة في مكة؟، صاحبه تكليف آخر: تطهيرها وفتحها للحجاج بشكل دائم. ويُعامل البناء والتطهير في القرآن واجبين مرتبطين لكن متمايزين أُوكلا للأب والابن نفسيهما.
2. A Call Made by One Man, Answered Across Generations | نداء أطلقه رجل واحد ولبّاه أجيال
Ibrahim was told to “call all people to the pilgrimage,” and the Quran describes the response as people arriving “on foot and on every lean camel from every distant path.” Scholars point to this as one of the Quran’s own predictive miracles, a single man’s call in a barren valley, kept alive across millennia, still drawing millions of pilgrims annually from every part of the world today.
قيل لإبراهيم أن “يؤذن في الناس بالحج”، ويصف القرآن الاستجابة بأن الناس أتوا “رجالا وعلى كل ضامر يأتين من كل فج عميق”. ويشير العلماء إلى هذا بوصفه إحدى المعجزات التنبؤية الخاصة بالقرآن، نداء رجل واحد في واد قاحل، بقي حيا عبر آلاف السنين، لا يزال يجذب ملايين الحجاج سنويا من كل أنحاء العالم اليوم.
3. The Rites Taught to Ibrahim Are Still Performed Today | المناسك التي علمها إبراهيم لا تزال تؤدى اليوم
Surah Al-Hajj 22:26-29 lists specific acts, grooming after ihram, fulfilling vows, circling the Ancient House, that remain part of Hajj as performed by Muslims today. The rites of pilgrimage are not a later addition to Ibrahim’s mission; the Quran presents them as taught to him directly as part of his mission.
تسرد سورة الحج 22:26-29 أفعالا محددة، إزالة التفث عند التحلل من الإحرام، الوفاء بالنذور، الطواف بالبيت العتيق، تظل جزءا من الحج كما يؤديه المسلمون اليوم. فمناسك الحج ليست إضافة لاحقة لرسالة إبراهيم؛ يعرضها القرآن بوصفها عُلّمت له مباشرة ضمن رسالته.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
Who built the Ka’aba in Mecca?
Ibrahim and his son Ismael, under Allah’s command, as recorded in Surah Al-Baqarah 2:127.
What did Allah command after the Ka’aba was finished?
To purify it for worshippers and call all people to pilgrimage there.
How did people from far away come to answer Ibrahim’s call?
The Quran describes them arriving on foot and on camel from every distant path, a call still answered by pilgrims today.
Are the rites of Hajj today the same ones taught to Ibrahim?
Yes, Surah Al-Hajj 22:26-29 lists rites, including circling the Ka’aba, still practiced by pilgrims in the present day.