Sacredness, holiness and Glory of Ka'aba

Ka'aba, Sacredness  & Holiness(The Holy house of Allah):

It's certain that the first house appointed for people to worship in is the Ka'aba, as it is mentioned in the Qur'an: "The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakkah: full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings." (Sura 3, Verse 96).

The historians disagree about its first builder. "Most of the ancient history of the Ka'aba is missing or unknown in details, but the agreed upon history is that it had been built before Adam, and that the Angels built it under the Centre of the Divine Throne after the frequented house. Historians say: if this is proved that its building was before the time of Ibrahim (PBUH), it might only be a foundation building."

The blessed Ka'aba is the House of Allah, and God ascribed it to Himself saying that, "Remember we made the House a place of assembly for men and a place of safety; and take ye the station of Abraham as a place of prayer; and we covenanted with Abraham and Ismail that they should sanctify My House for those who compass it around, or use it as a retreat, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer)." (Sura 2, verse 125).

Holiness and Glory of Ka'aba:

"God ascribed the House to himself to inform mankind about its sacredness, holiness and glory. He honored it to be a place of refuge for all mankind and a place of assembly for them. They feel secure and fear no hunger as they worship God truly in the Ka'aba yard."

The Ka'aba is the venerable building at the Centre of the Holy Haram in Makkah. It is the Qibla (the direction to which Muslims turn in prayer), the focus of attention, and the place where worshippers gather for the five daily prayers. They circumambulate (Tawaf) it day and night except at prayer times, at which times all worshippers stand in front of it, or stand in its direction to worship God through praying. The movement around it is permanent and never stops.

Why Glorified House is called Ka'aba:

"The name (Ka'aba) or the glorified House, is mentioned in many history books. For example, Al-Hafiz  Al-Baghwi said in his Tafsir, quoting Mujahid, that is was called "Ka'aba" because of its square shape. The Arabs call any house of such square shape "Ka'aba". Mughatil said, "It is called Ka'aba because of its unique structure, or height above the ground". Ibn Al-Atheer concluded that every thing that stands high is called Ka'aba, and thus its name was derived from being high. It is also said that this name is derived from its being in the square shape.