emancipated
It has been narrated that Abi Ja?far [Imam Muhammad Ibn ?Ali al-Baqir] (peace be upon him) was asked, ?Why is it (the Ka?bah) named Baitul ?Atiq (the Emancipated House)?? The Imam replied: ?Because this house is free and emancipated from people and was never under the ownership of anyone.?
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page 59
