Facts About KAABA

7 Interesting Facts about Kaaba.

Who doesn't know about Kaaba? Every Muslim and non-muslim know how important the Kaaba is in the religion of Islam. As Muslims, we perform our central prayer Hajj in Kaaba. Every single Muslim has the dream to go to Hajj to see these religious places. So Today I am going to share with you guys 7 Interesting Facts about Kaaba that you never heard before(maybe).

Fact No 1: Two Doors in Kaaba.

In the old Kaaba when prophet Ibrahim AS built it, there were two doors. one for the entrance and one for the exit.

there was also a window there. But currently, there is only one door in Kaaba with no window.

old Kaaba pic

Fact No 2: White Kaaba:

Above on Kaaba, there is a black "Kiswah" sheet and gold banding on it. Kaaba is covered by a black sheet in the Abbasid empire. Before that Kaaba also remained in red, white, and green color as well.   

different colors of Kaaba

 

Fact No 3: Keys Of Kaaba:

From the very first, the tribe Quraish was responsible for the keys of the Kaaba. And during the time of conqueror mecca, the keys were presented to Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Prophet Muhammad PBUH returned the keys to a family of Quraish Named "Bani-Shaiba". From that time till Qyamah the Keys will remain with this family.

Keys of Kaaba

Fact No 4: Opening of Kaaba:

Till recent years the Kaaba was opened twice a week and everyone was permitted to go inside. But due to some security factors and a large number of pilgrims, now Kaaba is opened twice a year for necessary purposes and specific persons.

inside of Kaaba

Fact No 5: Flood in Kaaba:

Kaaba is located below the valley of Makkah. Before the water system in the Kaaba, all the water used to collect around the Kaaba during heavy rains. And half of the Kaaba used to be submerged in water. (This issue is now resolved). And Tawaf did not stop even in this difficult situation. Muslims offer their prayers with more passion and enthusiasm.

Flood in Kaaba

Fact No 6: There are two Kaaba's:

Do you know? That there are two Kaabas. One is in Mecca and the other is in heaven directly from the real Kaaba for the angels. The name of the second Kaaba in the Holy Qur'an is "Bait al-Momor". From the incident of the Ascension, Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that a congregation of 70,000 angels can offer only one prayer there. And then they will not be able to pray there again until the Day of Resurrection. (New batches come once in a while).

 

Bait-Ul-Mamore

Fact No 7: The Black Stone is Cracked:

Have you ever wondered why the Black Stone is covered with a silver sheet? This is because the black stone is cracked. Many historians cite the main reason behind this; In the Middle Ages, the Ismaili group of Bahrain, also known as Qartaniya, considered the Hajj a magical practice and planned to kill thousands of pilgrims. Then they took the Black Stone to Kufa, Iraq. Then later in the Abbasid Empire, they were forced to return the Black Stone. But at that time it was broken and covered with a silver case.

The Black Stone

There are more than that,

I know there are millions of facts available about the Kaaba that we have not heard before. And we will cover them in the next blogs. Thanks.