"Kaaba" Bar will be opened soon in New York, Shocking?

but husnain, why do you consider as a racist act ? do you think this will damage islam in anyway ?? ...and lastly, why do we, muslims, get upset over everything and anything ?

Can everyone just stop worrying about this. It's an Apple store that opened in 2006 and is a glass structure not a bar. http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/It's black above as it still probably still has the film on it to protect the glass while it is being built. Some Apple customers called it Apple Mecca because it is the Mecca of Apple goods.This and various other rubbish fly's around the internet probably by the enemies of Islam to make Islam and Muslims look bad by overreacting and having demos and signing petitions. Watch The Arrivals on you tube.Inshallah we should all double check the authenticity of the stuff we receive in our email boxes before going crazy or forwarding it to others.

its the part of faith that when some one hearts ur religious feelings thoughts naturally u react why someone allow to put name of the most sacred place of us .If we labelled will they not react.Everyone should respectthe basics of other religions too as a good human being.Love peace and respect creates from such issues.

If your religious feelings are hurt than you shouldn't be expressing your ideas as a writer. If it is taboo to you than look at something else and go acting up pretending that everything is against Islam which it is not. I think some people have bad minds. 11/8/2009.

That's not such a good idea! Who ever thought of the name of the Holy Kaaba for a bar?

Ist priority goes to ur religious faith ,whatever ur religion ,respect other religoin if u are a good human being .Unfortunately,Some bad minds people has projected the image of this religion not good.May God ,give right way of thinking to those who degrade the values of humanity

You are right and I can see how it can be hurtful. These business men in the U.S. just want to make a profit and they will use things that are trendy and sound appealing to a mass audience. We do live in a few society so people can sell and open whatever name they want. What people can do if their are so outraged about the name is to simply not go to the bar that way they won't make any money and they will close.

thanks Melissa and fauzia ,u are agree with me ,i think such persons who hurt other religions whatever their religion is whether Muslims or non muslims ,i think they have no religion ,moral values and they are ill-minded ,May God give them right direction.

Can everyone just stop worrying about this. It's an Apple store that opened in 2006 and is a glass structure not a bar. http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/It's black above as it still probably still has the film on it to protect the glass while it is being built. Some Apple customers called it Apple Mecca because it is the Mecca of Apple goods.This and various other rubbish fly's around the internet probably by the enemies of Islam to make Islam and Muslims look bad by overreacting and having demos and signing petitions. Watch The Arrivals on you tube.Inshallah we should all double check the authenticity of the stuff we receive in our email boxes before going crazy or forwarding it to others.

Oh I see what you are saying after rereading this article. I thought they were calling a bar "KABBA MECCA" I did not know it was a apple store.

IT IS APPLE not holy kaba, they are deliberately confusing it to make trouble. Just yesterday I finished reading ALEXANDER THE GREAT BIOGRAPHYand don't the Middle East Muslims abuse on strong wine? Alexander had thousands from India, Iran and Iraq drafted in his army to fight but theway they drank at their festivals as companions to Alexander was something bad. Therefore in my opinion they should put up and shut up mind me saying because they were not much better than the Christians. Not only the men but the women joined into the drunken revels also. 4/9/2009.

What bothers me is how foreign Muslims are to their Religion and their Holy book. As if we needed to seem even more irrational and ignorant. Islam is a very practical and rational religion. This is what differentiates it from most other religions. As if we need to advertise how irrational we have become? Especially the Quran. Isn't the first thing each of us must do: From those who started this, to those who posted then to those who are more than happy to click forward.
Do we not listen to God's words in the Quran saying: " يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا أَنْ تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ". O ye who believe! if a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and become regretful of your actions. (49,6). First and foremost we should ask ourselves who amongst those mentioned above ascertained the news before posting any web content?

The second question is what have we done to make non-Muslims respect us ? Do we display such behavior that makes the rest of the world respect us and more importantly the message that we are responsible for? What has changed since the Danish Cartoons ? Better yet since Salman Rushdie? How many amongst us has asked if our actions are making things better or worse? I assure you no irrational behavior nor emotional reaction does the Prophet nor the Message any good.
The third question we need to ask ourselves is so what? So what if a bar was built or such and such was said? Do we not listen/read and think about how the Prophet and the people around him acted during his lifetime? Do you think that no one from Makkah spoke badly about our prophet or have they not insulted him? How many embassies were burnt representing Makkah ? How many protests were held because someone spoke badly about the prophet? Did he ask his followers to boycott the Makkans ? The prophet peace be upon him spent 13 years in Makkah delivering the message. Who did not care about his pride nor what people spoke about him. How many amongst us bother to stop our emotions from hijacking our actions?

Muslims love to speak about how the prophet is the perfect example and role model. However, very few actually practice what they speak. People will respect Muslims their message and their prophet only when or if Muslim behavior becomes respectable.

May God help us all.