96 Preface إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنّاسِ لَلَّذي بِبَكَّةَ مُبارَكًا وَهُدًى لِلعالَمينَYusuf AliThe first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakkah1: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings2:Bakkah: same as Mecca; perhaps an older name. The foundation of the Ka‘ba goes back to Abraham, but there are place associations in the sacred territory with the names of Adam and Eve. (R).'Ala-nun: all the worlds (1:2, n. 20), all kinds of beings; all nations (3:42); all creatures (3:97).