Which city is home to the cube-shaped shrine known as the Ka'bah?

Which city is home to the cube-shaped shrine known as the Ka'bah?

• A. Medina
• B. Jerusalem
• C. Mecca
• D. Cairo

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is knowing where the Ka'bah is located. The cube-shaped shrine sits at the center of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is Islam’s holiest site and the direction Muslims face when praying. During Hajj and Umrah, pilgrims perform tawaf, circling the Ka'bah as part of the rites. The other cities mentioned are important in Islamic history for different reasons—Medina for the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque, Jerusalem for the Haram al-Sharif, and Cairo as a major historic center—but none of them house the Ka'bah.