A Beautiful Hadith

[The Green Knight]

Imam Jaffer Sadiq[as] was asked;

Why Kabbah has four corners ? and Why the Holy kaaba is [Cubical }...?- ..

Imam Sadiq[as] answered, because it has four sides.
The person asked why is it four sided?
Imam Sadiq[as] said because it is equal to Baitul Ma’amoor.
The person asked again why Baitul Mamoor has four sides....?
Imam Sadiq[as] answered because it is equal to the heavenly world and that is also four sided.
The questioner asked why the heavenly world is cubical?
Imam Sadiq[as] answered because the words that Islam is based on are four and they are

[ "SUBHANALLAH", "WALHAMDULILLAH", "WALA "ILAHA ILLALLAH", "WALLAHU Akbar".]

Allameh Majlesi explained about the above narration and the four noble words and their connections with the four sides of the Ka'aba saying maybe the heavenly world is referring to the knowledge and the divine knowledge and sciences are based on these four words.

SUBHANALLAH means the Almighty is free from being a matter or be in a certain place at a certain time or be seen or to appear. The Almighty’s characteristics are beyond the possibilities and free from whatever that cannot be equal to them,.

ALHAMDULILLAH means all worships and admirations belong to the Almighty. Therefore it is essential that the completeness belongs to the Almighty and such a complete being is worthy of the worship.

LA ILAHA ILLALLAH means that the best of ideals and attainments belong to Allah and there is not another being like the Almighty.

ALLAHU Akbar means all the sciences of leading to discovery about Allah will be complete and end with the uniqueness of Allah because it is impossible to describe the greatness of Allah at a comprehensible level.

Therefore when a worshipper turns towards Kaaba must have the right beliefs otherwise he/she will be praying based on imaginary ideas.
Based on narrations Baitul Ma’amoor is a house in the skies where angels pray.

Ref: Tabatabaei, Seyed Mohammed Hussain, Al Mizan Tafseer Ul Qur'an, Vol.19, Page 6,

[Noor Taleb]