Why does the Qur’an mention that the Prophet Abraham and his son were Muslims and built the Kaaba, while the Torah and the Gospel do not mention their entering Mecca, and is this considered a contradiction?

As Muslims, we do not believe there is any contradiction between the Holy Quran and the original Torah and Gospel, because all of them are divine books from Allah. What we see today of differences in the versions of the Torah and Gospel is due to their alteration and distortion.

Nevertheless, there are indications in the Torah and Gospel of Abraham's arrival in Mecca and the building of the Kaaba. For example: 1. The "Book of Genesis" mentions "Hijaz" and Hagar's departure to it, with a reference to "the well of the Living One who sees me," which is the well of Zamzam. 2. The word "Qibla" is mentioned in the "Book of Genesis" in the context of Abraham's journey. 3. The "Book of Genesis" states that Ishmael dwelled in the "wilderness of Paran," and scholars have agreed that Paran is Mecca. 4. Psalm (84) in the "New Testament" mentions "the Valley of Baca," which is one of the names of Mecca.

The absence of these events in some texts does not negate their occurrence, because absence of mention does not mean absence of existence. Non-Muslim historians like Durant have also referred to Abraham and Ishmael building the Kaaba.