human
Is it indeed true that in Mecca stands a building called the Ka'aba, also called _Bayt Ullah_, or Allah's House?
gpt
Yea, Master, that is true,
human
And is it indeed covered with a wondrous silken and gold cloth, every year renewed, known as the _kiswah_?
gpt
Those words are true.
human
All Moslems greatly revere the Ka'aba?
gpt
It is the center of our mighty faith, Master.
human
And thou hast seen it with thine own eyes?
gpt
With my own eyes, Master, for I am a _Hadji_.[1] Attentively the Arab was now watching the Master. Slowly he continued:
human
Prayer, with face to Mecca, alms-giving, the keeping of the fast of Ramadan, and the pilgrimage to the Ka'aba, these are our law. Yea, Master, I have myself seen the Ka'aba, and more than once!