The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations
رفع قواعد الكعبة
c. 1900 BCE
On the third recorded journey, Ibrahim finds Ismail sharpening arrows beneath a tree by Zamzam; together the aged father and the grown son raise the foundations of the House, and Ibrahim calls mankind to the pilgrimage as commanded.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Sacred space and pilgrimageProphets
Overview
The third recorded journey: Abraham's meeting with his son Ishmael after a long absence, their raising of the foundations of the House together, and the call to pilgrimage.
The story
On the third journey Abraham found Ishmael trimming an arrow of his under a tree near Zamzam; they rose to each other as a father does with his son and a son with his father, and on this visit they built the Ka'ba and raised its foundations 1.
Then Abraham proclaimed the pilgrimage to the people as God commanded him 1. The site of the House before that had been a rise in the ground like a small hill 2.
For young visitors
The father met his son after a long separation, and together they built the House of God in Mecca; then Abraham called the people to the pilgrimage.
Connections
- Occurred at
- The Kaaba
- Had participant
- Ibrahim (Abraham)Ismail (Ishmael)
- Part of
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
People and things also explored
The Command to Sacrifice IsmailThe Settlement of Hajar and Ismail at MeccaThe KaabaIbrahim (Abraham)Ismail (Ishmael)MeccaQusayy ibn Kilab Takes MeccaHajar (Hagar)
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/building-of-the-kaaba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.