Little Minarets
Line drawing of the Ka'bah covered in its cloth with a patterned band and decorated door curtain, standing in a marble courtyard ringed by arched colonnades, with four minarets and birds in the sky.
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Masjids of the World, Part 1 · page 1 of 6

Masjid al-Haram, Mecca

Ages 5–8 · more detail1 page · US Letter & A4

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Printed on the sheet: Muslims all around the world face the Ka'bah when they pray.

At the heart of Masjid al-Haram stands the Ka'bah, the house of worship Muslims everywhere turn towards in prayer, known as the qiblah (Qur'an 2:144). It is wrapped in the kiswah, a black cloth with a band of gold embroidery, which is replaced with a new one every year. Pilgrims on Hajj and Umrah walk around the Ka'bah seven times, and the mosque around it is the largest in the world. The picture shows the Ka'bah whole, with its door curtain and gold band, in a courtyard ringed by arches and minarets.

Talk about it

  • Which way do we face when we pray? Why do you think every Muslim faces the same place?
  • Count the minarets you can see. Can you find the door of the Ka'bah?

Color tips

Black for the kiswah with a gold band and a gold door curtain; white or pale gray marble for the courtyard. Colored pencils keep the black neat around the band.

From the pack

Masjids of the World, Part 1

  1. Page 1: Masjid al-Haram, Mecca (this page)
  2. Page 2: Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah
  3. Page 3: Quba Mosque, Madinah
  4. Page 4: The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
  5. Page 5: Al-Aqsa Mosque (Qibli Mosque), Jerusalem
  6. Page 6: Draw your local masjid

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