Makkah is respected, important, and holy to more people than any other place on Earth. Any objective measure shows that this valley in the Hijaz region of Arabia is the most important place on Earth. Every second of every day, thousands of worshippers walk around the Haram sanctuary, which is centred on the holy Kaaba. You might also be able to make this pilgrimage through our Baitullah Travel UK offers the cheap Ramadan Umrah Package. It is shown five times a day to more than a billion people, and its pictures are in millions of homes. Here are some things about the Kaaba that most people don't know:
What the Shathrawan is for: During his time as ruler of Makkah, Abdullah Ibn Al Zubair (RA) ordered the building of the shathrawan, which is the marble base around the Kaa'ba. It was built to protect the Kaa'ba's fabric roofs, called kiswah, from getting wet during the rainy season. The covers of the Kaa'ba are attached to the shathrawan by fifty-five metal rings. Through our Umrah package in London, you can see this for yourself.
The Black Stone isn't in one piece; it's broken into several parts: In the south-east corner of the Kaa'ba, there is a mysterious rock called the Black Stone. The Stone is 30 centimetres around, and it stands about 1.5 metres off the ground. The Black Stone was once in one piece, but it has been broken up over the years by many attacks, such as the Qarmatian invasion of 930 AD.
Al Multazam's Goodness: It is best to hold on to the wall of the Kaaba so that your face, chest, and hands all touch the stone. Tradition says that Abdullah bin Umar (RA) did the Tawaf, said the prayer, and kissed the Hajar Al Aswad (Black Stone). After that, he put his face, chest, and hands on the wall between the entrance to the Kaa'ba and the Hajar Al Aswad. When pressed for more information, he said, "This is what I saw Rasulullah (PBUH) do."
There is a small space inside the Kaa'ba where the Prophet (PBUH) prayed: Every year, natural musk and sandalwood are used to make perfumes that are put on the inside of the Kaa'ba to keep it smelling nice. The floor of the Kaa'ba is made of white marble, and the edges are made of rosewood marble. Each border is four metres high and runs perpendicular to the walls. The Prophet (PBUH) prayed in a small space near the Kaa'ba's back entrance. A different-colored stone marks the spot.
Three wooden columns hold up the roof of the Kaa'ba. The Kaa'ba is now held up by three wooden columns instead of six. Each column is 9 metres tall and 44 cm wide. The ceiling was covered with copper and silver lamps from the time of the Ottoman Empire.
The Set of Steps Inside the Ka'ab: The Door of Repentance is a door on the right side of the room that leads to the roof. The stairs to heaven in the Kaa'ba are mostly made of metal.
The Yemeni Corner's Strengths: A point called Rukn Yamani is located south of the Kaaba. It still has its original Ibraheemite base (PBUH). During Tawaf, the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) would touch this part of the Kaaba whenever he was nearby. A pilgrim, on the other hand, shouldn't kiss Rukn Yamani or say "Allahu Akbar" like Hajar Al-Aswad did. A hadith says that if you touch both the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner, your sins will be forgiven.
The Kaa'ba's Key Keepers: After Makkah was taken over, the Prophet (PBUH) didn't keep the keys to the Kaa'ba for himself. Instead, he gave them back to Osman Ibn Talha (RA) of the Bani Shaiba family. The Prophet (PBUH) told them again that they would be in charge of the keys to the Kaa'ba until the end of time. To this day, the same family has been in charge of the keys to the Kaa'ba for generations.
History of the Kiswa (cover of the Al Kaa'ba): In the early days of Islam, the Prophet (PBUH) draped cloths and Yemeni textiles over the Kaa'ba. During the time of Umar Ibn Al Khattab, it was covered with Egyptian linen. Hesham Ibn Orwa says that Ibn Al Zubair was the first person to start wearing leather clothes instead of cloth ones. Moawya ibn Abi Safyan was the first person to change the covers of the Kaa'ba twice in the same year. These Historical Places of Saudi Arabia can be visited through the Family December Umrah Packages with the Family.
The Kaa'ba's covers are made in Makkah. The Saudi government keeps an eye on a place in Makkah where the coverings for the Kaa'ba are made. They make three different kinds of covers: one for the inside, one for the outside, and one for the entrance to the Kaa'ba. Nearly 600 metres of fine black silk, which weighed a total of 670 kg, were covered with silver fibres that had been coated in gold.
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