Okay. It's known as the site where the
prophet Muhammad received the command to
change the direction of prayer to Mecca.
Oh, so that's where he learned it.
Ah,
I've had several people send me this
clip of Joe Rogan.
How about Mecca? How how many Muslims
travel to Mecca and you're you're you're
absolved of your sins?
Yeah.
Where Joe has a powerful moment on his
podcast. He's genuinely blown away by
what happens in Mecca at the Cabba.
You go to Mecca, you make the pilgrimage
and they all go around and they're
they're essentially walking around a
meteor.
Yeah,
it's a meteorite, right?
Is it?
Yeah, I think that's the center. Isn't
that what it It's the center of that box
in Mecca. I think that's what it is.
Today, I'm going to be reacting to that
clip and giving you the real context
about Mecca, the Cabba, the Black Stone,
Hajj, and what Islam actually teaches.
Let's dive in.
Look at that.
I mean, when you also like how beautiful
is that?
I want to make this very clear. No,
Muslims do not worship the Cabba or the
black stone. Let's start here because
it's extremely important. I recently had
a so-called ex-Muslim
who actually thought that Allah lives in
the Cabba
is the creator lives in this house.
That's insane. And no Muslim with any
type of knowledge and understanding
believes that. Now, here's where some
people often get confused. And Joe even
touched upon it. He said, "Muslims go
around a meteor," referring to the black
stone. Now, again, let's make this
crystal clear. Muslims do not worship
the Cabba. Muslims do not worship the
black stone. Muslims worship the
creator, not the creation, God Almighty
alone.
The Cabba is simply the kibla. This is
the direction of prayer. It unites
Muslims across the globe. So everyone
faces one common direction during
prayer. That's it. Before Mecca, Muslims
actually face Jerusalem. So it's about
the direction of prayer. It's about
unity. The black stone itself is
symbolic, not divine. The black stone is
believed to be a stone from heaven, but
it holds no divine power. Muslims aren't
even required to kiss it. Many don't
because of the crowds. to respond to
some critics. We can even go ahead and
have them refer to Isaiah 66. The
question would be, did Isaiah kiss a
stone and have his sins forgiven? Look
that up. You even have Omar.
This is the one of the closest
companions of Prophet Muhammad. He made
this extremely crystal clear. He said,
"By Allah, I know you're only a stone
that can neither harm nor benefit. If I
had not seen the prophet kiss you, I
would not have kissed you." I mean, that
says it all right there. The kiss is
symbolic. It's about tradition, not
worship. And only, every Muslim knows
this. Only the creator, God, Almighty,
Allah, can forgive sins. Not a stone,
not a building. No one, not a man in a
confession box, not Muhammad, not Jesus.
No one can forgive sins except the one
Jesus worshiped. Except the one Moses
worshiped, except the one that we
worship, the creator of the heavens and
earth, God almighty, Allah. you go
there, you probably really believe even
I mean it probably even if it wasn't
true would have that effect on you just
psychologically going to this incredible
location
where all these people and everybody's
peaceful.
Now Joe's amazement at the numbers Joe
was genuinely amazed and rightfully so.
Every year between 2.5 to three million
Muslims go to Mecca to perform the fifth
pillar of Islam Hajj and another one to
two millions go for Umrah during the
rest of the year. That's up to 5 million
people from every country, every
background, all unified for one purpose
to worship the creator and not his
creation. the pure absolute monotheism.
And you will not find that anywhere else
but within Islam. And Islam means
submission to the will of God,
to Mecca. And you're you're you're
absolved of your sins.
Yeah.
Yes. Joe said, "You're absolved of your
sins." He was fascinated by this. And
he's not wrong. The Prophet Muhammad,
peace and blessings be upon him, taught
that a sincere Hajj wipes away all past
sins. You return like the day your
mother gave birth to you. That's really
profound and deep because Mecca is where
prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael
built the first house of worship to
commemorate the worship of the one God.
And the Quran confirms this in chapter 3
verse 96 of the Quran where God almighty
Allah is saying surely the first house
of worship established for humanity is
the one in Becca a blessed sanctuary and
a guide for all mankind for all people.
And it's interesting the Bible also
references this in Psalms 846
said passing through the valley of
Becca. Becca is actually mentioned also
in the Bible. So this sacred site isn't
something new or foreign. It's a part of
a deep Abrahamic tradition of pure
absolute monotheism only found in Islam.
Joe said, "How beautiful is that
when you also like how beautiful is
that? If you go there, you probably
really believe even I mean it probably
even if it wasn't true would have that
effect on you just psychologically going
to this incredible location where all
these people and everybody's peaceful
and it really is. But the beauty isn't
just in what you see with your eyes.
It's what you feel at Hajj. No rich or
poor, no black or white, no kings or
peasants. Everyone wears the same white
cloth. Everyone prays shouldertosh
shoulder. It's one of the few places in
the world where racism, status, and ego
are completely erased. Millions of
people standing in peace, submission,
and unity before their creator. Islam
doesn't just preach equality. It lives
it. And you see this happening in Mecca
on the fifth pillar of Islam, Hajj. Now
what are the other four pillars? You
might be thinking the first one is the
shahada that to declare what's in your
very nature that there is nothing worthy
of worship except the creator and that
Muhammad is his final messenger. And by
making a statement this would
automatically include all the preceding
messengers just like Jesus, Moses,
Abraham, Noah, they all came with Islam
submission to the creator not the
creation and all of them were Muslim
ones who submitted their will to the
will of God. That's what a Muslim means.
Second pillar is establishing the salah,
prayer five times a day, fasting during
the month of Ramadan. And the fourth
pillar is charity zakat, which is very
interesting. If every one paid that 2.5%
of their annual earnings sitting in the
bank, use paid all of their expenses
and there would be no poor people. Let
that sink in.
All these people and everybody's
peaceful.
Joe also noted how peaceful it looked.
No chaos, no yelling, just stillness and
reverence. That image shatters the
stereotype people have about Islam being
violent. You see the discipline,
humility, inner peace, devotion to God.
Everyone wears the same cloth. Everyone
prays shouldertosh shoulder. It was
interesting to see Joe also mention
Medina.
And nobody's talking about Medina.
Nobody's talking about anything.
Mecca and Medina. And they always talk
about Mecca. It's like Springsteen and
John Cook.
Medina. Uh that's the other one. the
other one. Um,
so does it say there's a stone there?
The stone building,
but isn't there Google meteor or
meteorite?
It's where the uh Yeah, it's where uh
Muhammad first saw the uh thing, right?
I think the prophet city. Here's
something that blew a lot of people's
minds when they found out or they're
going to find out now that Medina was
ranked the safest city in the world for
female travelers. So for those who say
Islam oppresses women, think again.
Think about this one. Medina reflects
Islam's true values, safety, dignity,
and respect, especially for women. So to
our friend Joe, who's come a long way
from Islam bashing to now being
mesmerized by the Cabba, the Hajj in
Mecca. I thank you for
expressing that, Joe, for starting to
look into Islam with open eyes. May God
Almighty guide you to the truth. I
encourage you and your viewers to go
deeper, to read the Quran, look at all
the evidences and proofs that Islam,
because it's not a way of life of blind
faith. Use the faculties that the
creator has given us to look at all of
the evidences and proofs. Discover all
the 100% predictions,
prophecies that are all that have all
come true. Learn about the over a
thousand miracles done by Prophet
Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon
all documented. And you can see that
there's no way possible that this man
was other than who he claimed to be, a
messenger from the creator of the
heavens and earth. For Joe Rogan, for
Donald Trump, for everybody living
today. And Islam connects everything
from the first man, Adam. How he was
told to submit his will to the will of
God. He was a Muslim. That's what again
I said Muslim means one who submits.
That concept of submission to the will
of God. It's been there since the first
man, Adam. And it continued on to Noah,
Abraham, Moses, and all the prophets in
between all the way to Jesus, peace be
upon him, makes it clear who Jesus was,
what his mission was, and finally
Prophet Muhammad being the last and
final messenger. Now to everyone
watching, if Mecca and Medina fascinated
you, as it did Joe Rogan, they should.
These aren't just cities. They represent
absolute pure monotheism, unity, peace,
and spiritual rebirth. Millions go every
year, not just for forgiveness from the
creator, but to find purpose, peace, and
a direct connection to their creator. If
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