English: 17th century, Otoman. Iznik tile. It depicts the (Enc. Britt.:) Kaaba, (a) small shrine located near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth. Muslims orient themselves toward this shrine during the five daily prayers, bury their dead facing its meridian, and cherish the ambition of visiting it on pilgrimage, or hajj , in accord with the command setout in the Qur'ân.