5. We should not dishonour it

6. We should not utter negative words about it.

In short, we should avoid any kind of disrespect towards it and love it immensely. If we succeed in acting upon these points, we will gain much mercy and blessings, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه.

Dear Islamic brothers! At the beginning of Islam, the Qibla was Bayt al-Maqdis, so the Muslims would offer salah in its direction. Then, the Qibla was changed to the KaꜤba. What is the contextual background behind it, let us listen to it:

Allah Almighty states in verse 144 of Surah al-Baqarah:

قَدْ نَرٰى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِی السَّمَآءِۚ-

We see the frequent raising of your face towards the heavens.^[1]

How did the KaꜤba become the Qibla?

Dear Islamic brothers! When the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم arrived in Madinah, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was commanded to offer salah in the direction of Bayt al-Maqdis. So, fulfilling the command of Allah Almighty, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم began praying in its direction. However, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم had a heartfelt desire for the KaꜤba to be the Qibla of the Muslims. The reason for this was not that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم disliked for Bayt al-Maqdis to be the Muslims’ Qibla, the reason for this was that the KaꜤba was the Qibla of Prophet Ibrāhīm عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام and many other prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام.

Another reason was that it caused some non-Muslims to become full of pride and they began to say, “The Muslims oppose our religion, yet pray in the direction of our Qibla.”

Therefore, one day, while offering salah, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم repeatedly looked towards the sky with the hope that the command to change the Qibla would come. In the midst of salah, the above verse was revealed in which the Beloved Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم wish was fulfilled by Allah Almighty, describing his noble face in the Quran and the changing of the Qibla to the