I also think that Baraka titled his poem “Ka’Ba” because he hints at unity: For us, we can visit Kaaba any time during the year and perform what we call umrah*, and there’s this special ten days when we perform haj*; nonetheless, in both cases, Muslims all around Kabba are united and perform salat* and duaa* , hence, Baraka might be asking his African American audience to unite in a similar fashion to overcome adversity. I highly recommend you guys to look up the words I put an asterisk by to really understand what they are and what I’m trying to get at because 1) it is explained better on Dr. Google, and 2) it will take a lot from my 500 words
I also think that Baraka titled his poem “Ka’Ba” because he hints at unity: For us, we can visit Kaaba any time during the year and perform what we call umrah*, and there’s this special ten days when we perform haj*; nonetheless, in both cases, Muslims all around Kabba are united and perform salat* and duaa* , hence, Baraka might be asking his African American audience to unite in a similar fashion to overcome adversity. I highly recommend you guys to look up the words I put an asterisk by to really understand what they are and what I’m trying to get at because 1) it is explained better on Dr. Google, and 2) it will take a lot from my 500 words