Ever wondered how the Kaaba looked inside
From an email I received recently, I decided to lookup some more information:
This what we usually get to see when the King of Saudi Arabia visits the Kaaba in Makkah
A drawing of the layout of the Kaaba
Plan and Structure
Photo of Inside the Kaaba. Interior matches the first photo
Some details of the interior the Kaaba:
- There are three pillars inside
- There is a small table on the side to put items like perfume and incense burners.
- There are two lantern-type lamps hanging from a cross beam near the ceiling
- There are no electric lights inside
- The interior walls are clad with marble half-way to the roof.
- The entire floor is of marble except for a small portion which is called “Rukhamat Humra”.
- Tablets with Qur’anic inscriptions are inset in the marble.
- The top part of the walls is covered with a green cloth decorated with gold embroidered Qur’anic verses.
- There are no windows inside
- There is only one door
- The space can accommodate about 50 people
Apparently, there’s also a video now available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAeR1U0z5io
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Shadab
Is that parvez musharraf in the 1st picture with the King of KSA.
Tohir
@Shadab – Looked closedly, it is him
Muhammad Hamza Rasheed
I wonder what is behind the stairs that come after the bab-e-tauba. I mean do the stairs lead to the basement of the Kaaba what is inside the basement of the Kaaba.
prastyo
Subhanallah.This is my first experience to see inside of Kaaba.
fasil
allah hu akbar mashallah this is the first time i hve seen this i cant believe i.
HUMAN
I dont believe in this!! lol
firdaus ahmed
Masha Allah, overwhelmed to see this. I pray the Almighty to give us the opportunity to enter inside the Ka’aba. Aameen.
faithfreedoom
Please PAUSE the movie at 0:26, and look sharp to the ornament on the table at the center. Is it a croos?
Elliott
I know that there is a meteorite or some such thing embedded in the outside of one of the walls. Is that the location where there is a plaque on the interior wall where there is a man on his knees praying?
Mashaal
MashAllah it is the first time I have got to see the inside of the Ka’bah. I feel very blessed that I came upon this website and saw what my heart was been yearning to see. I hope all of my Muslim brothers and sisters have the opportunity to see the Ka’bah in person, InshahAllah. Wasalam.