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| other names = | | other names = Staircase inside the Ka'ba • Internal ladder of the Ka'ba | ||
| place = [[Mecca]], [[Masjid al-haram]] | | place = [[Mecca]], [[Masjid al-haram]] | ||
| usage = | | usage = Entering to roof of the Ka'ba | ||
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| time of construction = | | time of construction = Five years before the Bi'tha/ 610 AD | ||
| founder = [[Quraysh]] | | founder = [[Quraysh]] | ||
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| reconstructions = In different periods • Ottoman period • Saudi period | | reconstructions = In different periods • Ottoman period • Saudi period | ||
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'''Internal staircase of Ka'ba''' is a fixed staircase inside the Ka'ba, located in the [[ | '''Internal staircase of Ka'ba''' is a fixed staircase inside the Ka'ba, located in the [[Rukn Al-Shami]], which is used to ascend to the roof of the Ka'ba. This staircase was first made of wood by the [[Quraysh]] during the reconstruction of the Kaaba five years before the Prophethood. | ||
This staircase has been rebuilt, repaired, and replaced several times throughout different historical periods. Abdullah b. al-Zubayr, Al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf al-Thaqafi, Al-Mutawakkil Abbasi, and the Ottoman kings were some of the individuals involved. The latest internal staircase of the Ka'ba was constructed during the reign of King Fahd of [[Saudi Arabia]]. The entrance to this staircase is a locked door adorned with gold and silver designs. | This staircase has been rebuilt, repaired, and replaced several times throughout different historical periods. Abdullah b. al-Zubayr, Al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf al-Thaqafi, Al-Mutawakkil Abbasi, and the Ottoman kings were some of the individuals involved. The latest internal staircase of the Ka'ba was constructed during the reign of King Fahd of [[Saudi Arabia]]. The entrance to this staircase is a locked door adorned with gold and silver designs. | ||
==Location and History== | ==Location and History== | ||
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===Modern Internal Staircase=== | ===Modern Internal Staircase=== | ||
During the reign of King Fahd (1982-2005 CE), along with the repairs to the Kaaba, the internal staircase was also rebuilt using glass to increase the light inside the | During the reign of King Fahd (1982-2005 CE), along with the repairs to the Kaaba, the internal staircase was also rebuilt using glass to increase the light inside the Ka'ba. These renovations were completed in the year 1417 AH/1996-7.<ref>Muḥyī al-Dīn Aḥmad Imām, '' Fī Rahāb al-Bayt al-ʿAtīq '', p. 175-177.</ref> | ||
Additionally, the entrance to this staircase is a locked door adorned with gold and silver designs.<ref> | Additionally, the entrance to this staircase is a locked door adorned with gold and silver designs.<ref>[https://gph.gov.sa/index.php/ar/about-the-two-holy-mosques-ar/grand-mosque-ar/2020-05-28-09-37-55/95-2020-05-28-09-32-8#:~:text=%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86,%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A8%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A9%20. Al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
file:درون کعبه۳.jpg|Thumbnail|A three-dimensional view of the internal staircase of the Ka'ba | |||
file:پلکان درون کعبه.jpg|Thumbnail|The door of the old internal staircase of the Ka'ba | |||
file:درون کعبه۲.jpg|Thumbnail|Another view of the interior of the Ka'ba and the entrance to the inner staircase | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Other Names | Staircase inside the Ka'ba • Internal ladder of the Ka'ba |
| Place | Mecca, Masjid al-haram |
| Usage | Entering to roof of the Ka'ba |
| History | |
| Time of Construction | Five years before the Bi'tha/ 610 AD |
| Founder | Quraysh |
| Reconstructions | In different periods • Ottoman period • Saudi period |
Internal staircase of Ka'ba is a fixed staircase inside the Ka'ba, located in the Rukn Al-Shami, which is used to ascend to the roof of the Ka'ba. This staircase was first made of wood by the Quraysh during the reconstruction of the Kaaba five years before the Prophethood. This staircase has been rebuilt, repaired, and replaced several times throughout different historical periods. Abdullah b. al-Zubayr, Al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf al-Thaqafi, Al-Mutawakkil Abbasi, and the Ottoman kings were some of the individuals involved. The latest internal staircase of the Ka'ba was constructed during the reign of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The entrance to this staircase is a locked door adorned with gold and silver designs.
Location and History
The internal staircase of the Ka'ba is located on the right side after entering the Ka'ba, in the Syrian rukn.[1] For the first time, during the reconstruction of the Ka'ba by the Quraysh, a wooden staircase for ascending to the roof of the Ka'ba was built five years before the Bi'tha.[2] The internal staircase of the Ka'ba has been repaired, rebuilt, and replaced several times throughout history. The list of these changes can be seen in the table below:***
Modern Internal Staircase
During the reign of King Fahd (1982-2005 CE), along with the repairs to the Kaaba, the internal staircase was also rebuilt using glass to increase the light inside the Ka'ba. These renovations were completed in the year 1417 AH/1996-7.[3] Additionally, the entrance to this staircase is a locked door adorned with gold and silver designs.[4]
Gallery
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A three-dimensional view of the internal staircase of the Ka'ba
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The door of the old internal staircase of the Ka'ba
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Another view of the interior of the Ka'ba and the entrance to the inner staircase
Notes
- ↑ Azraqī,Akhbār Makka, vol. 1, p. 294. , Ibn Rustah, Al-Aʿlāq al-Nafīsah, p. 33.
- ↑ Azraqī,Akhbār Makka, vol. 1, p. 165. , Fāsī al-Makkī,Shifāʾ al-gharām bi akhbār al-balad al-ḥarām, vol. p. 147.
- ↑ Muḥyī al-Dīn Aḥmad Imām, Fī Rahāb al-Bayt al-ʿAtīq , p. 175-177.
- ↑ Al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah
References
- Azraqī, Akhbār Makkah. Edited by Kūshash Rashīd al-Ṣāliḥ. Mecca: Maktabat al-Thaqāfah, 1415 AH.
- Fāsī, Muḥammad al-. Shifāʾ al-Gharām: Edited by a group of scholars. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmīyah, 1421 AH.
- Fāsī, Muḥammad al-. Al-ʿUqd al-Thamīn fī Tārīkh al-Balad al-Amīn. Edited by Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Qādir. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmīyah, 1419 AH.
- Ḥusaynī, Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn Nūr al-Dīn. Mufarriḥat al-Anām fī Tāsīs Bayt Allāh al-Ḥarām.Edited by ʿAmmār ʿAbbūdī Nusār. Tehran: Mashʿar, 1428 AH.
- Ibn Rustah. Al-Aʿlāq al-Nafīsah. Beirut: Dār Ṣādir, 1892 CE.
- Kurdī, Muḥammad Ṭāhir al-. Al-Tārīkh al-Qawīm. Edited by Ibn Duhaysh. Beirut: Dār Khadīr, 1420 AH.
- Muḥyī al-Dīn Aḥmad Imām. Fī Rahāb al-Bayt al-ʿAtīq. Andalus: Dār Qurtubah, No date available.
- Rabānī, Abū al-Faḍl. Pillikān-i Kaʿbah. Dānishnāmah Ḥajj wa Ḥaramayn Sharīfayn, 1392 SH.
- Rafʿat Pāshā, Ibrāhīm. Mirʾāt al-Ḥaramayn. Qom: Al-Maṭbaʿah al-ʿIlmīyah, 1344 AH.
- Ṣabrī Pāshā, Ayyūb. Mawṣūʿah Marʾat al-Ḥarāmayn al-Sharīfayn. Cairo: Dār al-Afāq al-ʿArabīyah, 1424 AH.
- Sanjarī,ʿAlī ibn Tāj al-Dīn al-. Manāḥiḥ al-Karam.Edited by Al-Miṣrī. Mecca: Jāmiʿat Umm al-Qurá, 1419 AH.