إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَالَمِينَ (96) آل عمران

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Indeed the first house that was appointed as a place of worship for mankind, is the one at Makkah (the Holy Ka’bah), blessed and a guidance to the whole world.