the frequented House (al-bayt al-ma‘mur)

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The frequented House (al-bayt al-ma‘mur) is, in Islamic tradition, a celestial sanctuary directly above the Kaaba that is continuously visited and circumambulated by angels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept ⓘ
celestial sanctuary ⓘ
ArabicName البيت المعمور ⓘ
associatedWith Throne of God (al-‘Arsh) ⓘ
heavenly Kaaba ⓘ
linked to: Kaaba

the Kaaba ⓘ
linked to: Kaaba
contrastWith earthly Kaaba visited by humans ⓘ
linked to: Kaaba
cosmicRelation considered vertically aligned with the Kaaba ⓘ
cosmologicalLevel often placed in the seventh heaven in Islamic tradition ⓘ
describedAs a celestial sanctuary directly above the Kaaba ⓘ
devotionalSignificance invoked in discussions of God’s majesty and cosmic order ⓘ
EnglishName the frequented House ⓘ
linked to: FrequentedHouse
eschatologicalRole part of Islamic cosmology of the heavens ⓘ
etymologyMeaning “the much-frequented house” ⓘ
function place of worship for angels ⓘ
guardianOrImam an angel according to some Islamic reports ⓘ
interpretedBy classical Qur’anic commentators (mufassirun) ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
location heaven ⓘ
mentionedIn Qur’an 52:4 ⓘ
hadith literature ⓘ
relatedConcept Bayt Allah (House of God) ⓘ
linked to: Bayt Allah

Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
ritual continuous circumambulation by angels ⓘ
roleInTheology illustrates parallelism between heavenly and earthly worship ⓘ
sign of the vast number of angels in Islamic belief ⓘ
sourceType scriptural and exegetical tradition ⓘ
status continuously inhabited by angels ⓘ
symbolism heavenly counterpart of the Kaaba ⓘ
visitedDuring Prophet Muhammad’s Mi‘raj (ascension) according to hadith ⓘ
worshippers angels ⓘ

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At-Tur → oathBy → the frequented House (al-bayt al-ma‘mur) ⓘ
ElevatedRoof → relatedConcept → frequented House (al-bayt al-ma‘mur) ⓘ
linked to: the frequented House (al-bayt al-ma‘mur)
The Mount → containsOathBy → the frequented House (al-bayt al-ma'mur) ⓘ
linked to: the frequented House (al-bayt al-ma‘mur)