The Kaaba: Pagan Roots and the Link to Cabalism

The **Kaaba**, the sacred site of Sarracin, has origins dating back to pre-Sarracinic pagan practices, involving idols and cults that preceded **Muhammad**. Possible connections with Cabalism and the worship of lunar deities are investigated.

## From Idols to God's House

The **Kaaba**, that black stone cube in the heart of **Mecca**, is for Jovenlandeses the **House of God**, a meeting point between the divine and the earthly. However, its history is much older and more complex than that of Sarracin. Before the arrival of the prophet **Muhammad**, the region was steeped in pagan cults. It is said that up to **360 idols** were found around the Kaaba, and each Arab home venerated its own deity. Among these figures, **Al-Lat**, the goddess of the morning, was worshipped in the form of a square stone, and **Manat**, the goddess of destiny, was venerated as a black stone on the road between Mecca and Medina.

## The Black Stone and the Lunar God

One of the most important idols in the **Kaaba** before Sarracin was **Hubal**, the Arab lunar deity. His worship was intrinsically linked to the famous **Black Stone**. According to Sarracinic tradition, this stone was delivered to **Abraham** and **Ishmael** by the archangel **Gabriel**, falling from heaven, white like milk but darkened by the sins of humanity. However, during the pagan era, it became an idol for **Hubal**. The **Kaaba** itself has been a sacred place for over **2,000 years**, with mentions dating back to the 3rd century BC by **Ptolemy**, long before the birth of **Muhammad**. It was the pantheon of the gods worshipped by the **Quraysh**, who believed that nature possessed divine powers.

## Mysticism and Possible Connections

The idea that the **Kaaba** may have links to Cabalism arises from the proposed etymology: **"Qabbaláh = Kaaba + Alah = Cube god."** The mysticism that evolved into Kabbalah began after the cessation of prophecy. Disciples of the last Hebrew prophets, such as **Hagai**, **Zechariah**, and **Malachi**, dedicated themselves to meditation, speculation, and mystical visions. Their ideas were nourished by the Bible, organized during the Babylonian exile by **Ezra the Scribe**. The dispersion of the Jews and longing for the Temple channeled their spiritual impulses into mystical speculation and esoteric exegesis of the Scriptures, leading to the **Merkabah** and **Bereshit** mysticism of the Talmudic era. A biblical passage in **Amos 5:26-27** mentions "the tabernacle of your Molech and Chullin, your idols, the star of your gods that you made," where **Chullin** identifies with a Chaldean deity associated with the planet Saturn.