Rites After the Kaaba: The Menāsik 🕋
🕋 Rites After the Kaaba: The Menāsik After Abraham built the Kaaba, he made the following supplication: “Our Lord! Make us submissive to You, and from our descendants, a nation submissive to You. Show us our ways of worship ( menāsikanā ), and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.” (Surah al-Baqarah 2:128) 1. What Does Menāsik/Nusuk Mean? The word menāsik is the plural of nusuk , derived from the root n-s-k . In the Qur’an, it refers not only to ritual sacrifice or pilgrimage rites but broadly encompasses: Systems of worship Ritual purification Means of drawing near to God A disciplined framework of servitude “I have turned my face sincerely toward Allah… and I am not of the polytheists. Indeed, my prayer ( salāt ), my rites ( nusuk ), my life and my death are all for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.” (Surah al-An‘ām 6:162–163) Here, nusuk is mentioned alongside salāt , showing that it refers not only to rituals ...