The first House established for the people was that at Bakka, a blessed place…[He said]:That is, ‘The first house which was set down for men was the House of God, Mighty and Majestic is He, in Mecca.’ This is the outward meaning [of the verse]. However inwardly it implies the Messenger. The one who believes in him [the Messenger] is the one in whose heart God has made firm the profession of His oneness (tawḥīd). His words: