The Construction History of Kaaba

Thursday, January 13, 2011 1 Comment
Kaaba was originally built by Adam and later the son of Adam, Syist, continue. When the flood of Noah, the Kaaba and destroyed part of God ordered Abraham to rebuild. Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir notes Imaduddin history comes from the people of the Book (Children of Israel), not from the Prophet Muhammad.

Abraham built the Kaaba was damaged during the reign of Amaliq tribes. Kaaba rebuilt according to designs made by Abraham without any additions or reductions. When controlled by tribes Jurhum, Kabah also suffered damage and was rebuilt with raised foundations. The door leaf is made of two and locked.


In the Kilab son Qusai, Black Stone had lost children were taken by Nizar bin Mudhar and planted on a hill. Qusai was the first person from the Quraish who manages the Kaaba after the Prophet Abraham. During this Qusai, high Kaaba plus to 25 feet and given a roof. After the Black Stone is found, then kept by Qusai, to the Kaaba by Quraish controlled at the time of Prophet Muhammad.

Prophet Muhammad helped pair the Black Stone was at the proper place.

From the time of Prophet Ibrahim Quraishi counted down to the people there are 2645 years old. During the Quraish, there are women who burned incense to scent the Kaaba. Kiswah Kaaba was burnt so that also damaged the building the Kaaba. Then, there were also floods which also adds damage to the Kaaba. The events of this fire that allegedly make the color Black Stone which was originally white to black surface.

To rebuild the Ka'bah, the Quraysh bought secondhand timber ship stranded at the port of Jeddah, the ship owned by the Rum. Timber ship was then used for roofing the Ka'aba and the three pillars of the Ka'aba. Kabah pillar of this ship carrying timber used to 65 H. Pieces pillars are also stored in the museum.

Forty-nine years after the Holy Prophet (who died in 632 AD or the year 11 Hijri), the Kaaba is also on fire. It happened when the army of Syria invaded Mecca in 681 AD, namely in the ruler Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, Abu Bakr's grandson, who is also cousin Ayesha.

Fires at this time resulted in the Black Stone with a diameter of 30 cm was split into three.

To rebuild, like previous times, the Kaaba was destroyed first. Abdullah AzZubair built the Kaaba with two doors. A door near the Black Stone, one more door near the corner of Pillars Yamani, straight to the door near the Black Stone. Abdullah bin Az-Zubair attach it with pieces of the Black Stone was given a silver holder. Installed today are eight small fraction Black Stone mixed with wax material, kasturi, and amber.
Number of fractional Black Stone estimated to reach 50 points.

In 693 AD, Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Ath-Taqafi sent a letter to the Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan (fifth caliph of the Umayyad caliphate which began to be in 692 AD), told that Abdullah bin Az-Zubair to make two doors to the Kaaba and enter Hijir Ismail into the building the Kaaba.

Hajjaj want to restore the Kabah as in the Quraish; one door and Hijir Ismail outside the building the Kaaba. So, by Hajjaj, the second door - located on the west near the Pillars of Yamani - closed back and Hijir Ismail restored, ie, outside the building the Kaaba.

However, the Caliph Abdul Malik later regret after knowing the Kaaba in the Abdullah bin AzZubair builds upon the hadith Aisha. In the next period, the Caliph Harun al-Rashid wanted to restore the building similar to that built the Kaaba Abdullah bin Az-Zubair because in accordance with the wishes of the Prophet. However, Imam Malik advised him to not make the Kaaba as a building that is always modified according to the will of any leader. If that happens, according to Imam Malik, will lose his greatness in the hearts of the believers.

In 1630 AD, the Ka'aba hit by floods damaged. Sultan Murad Khan IV to rebuild, according to Hajjaj bin Yusuf buildings to survive 400 years old in the reign of Sultan Abdul Abdul Aziz. Sultan is starting the first project of widening the Grand Mosque.

Manuscripts in the Museum's replica is stored is also a replica of the Ottoman Manuscripts Quran recitation, sura and verse composition, and the number of the sura and the verse is used as a guide until now. Which differ only form letters.

At the time of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan (35 H) made the standardization of writing the Koran. In those days, sahabatsahabat Prophet has Manuscripts are different from each other, both in terms of reading, the composition of the suras and verses, as well as the number of suras and verses.

Manuscripts owned by Ibn Mas'ud, for example, do not include Letters AlFatihah and composition of different letters. The sixth is not a Surah Surah Al-An'am, but Surah Yunus.

Quran Ali bin Abi Talib also did not have the Surah Al-Fatihah. Ali also did not include the suras of the 13, 34, 66, and 96 to mushafnya. "The size of the original Manuscripts Usman different than this one. This is just a duplicate,''said Abdul Rahman.