200. The reason for ban on people of other faiths entering the precincts of Kaaba.
Verse (9:28) of the Quran says non -Muslims are not to be allowed to enter the Kaaba.
Islam does not prohibit any clean person from entering the precincts of its places of worship known as Masjids all around the world except Kaaba.
Prophet Muhammad’s masjid at Madina was the epicenter for all kinds administrative activities. Prisoners of war were used to be lodged in its precincts and adjudications for all kinds of misdemeanors were carried out there. The Prophet used to hear all cases of disputes and pass judgments seated there,
including disputes between Jews and Muslims. Many leaders and dignitaries from different countries met the Prophet in the precincts of this masjid, hence people from other faiths should be allowed within the precincts of all masjids in the world.
Islam does not prohibit any clean person from entering its places of worship anywhere in the world, except the first place of worship built on earth.
This should not be misconstrued as an inhuman act, because the Almighty declares Kaaba as a ‘Place of Refuge’ This place of worship and its precincts are governed by certain special laws, no avenging within its premises and no plucking of any kind of plants, are the some of the conditions that need to followed while within the precincts of this “place of worship”.
The special laws governing this “place of refuge” and ‘special of place of worship’ can be maintained and respected only by people who have accepted Islam as their way of life, and not by those who reject it.And another reason for the ban on people of other faiths to enter is, this place has been declared as a ‘place of refuge‘ till the end of this world, and moreover it is not a spot of tourist attraction. It is place of worship exclusively for those who have accepted Almighty God and monotheism.
People of other faiths who do not believe in the Oneness of Allah , and the sacredness of Kaaba, its importance of being the first place of worship built on the face of earth, will want to visit it as a tourist spot is the reason the people of other faiths not being allowed inside its precincts.
The message that people of other faiths not allowed in Kaaba carries another fact, there is no ban on all other places of worship of Muslims in allowing the same people.
