The Gutter of the Ka'ba: Difference between revisions
Pourghorbani (talk | contribs) |
Pourghorbani (talk | contribs) |
||
| (10 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Building | |||
| title = The Gutter of the Ka'ba | |||
| image =ناودان کعبه۲.jpeg | |||
| image size = | |||
| image link = | |||
| image description = | |||
| other names = Mizab al-Dhahab, Mizab al-Rahma | |||
| place = North side of [[Ka'ba]], on [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]] side | |||
| usage = Directing the water from the roof of the [[Ka'ba]] down | |||
| religious affiliation = | |||
| beliefs = | |||
| rituals = | |||
| rulings = | |||
| pilgrims = | |||
| visitors = | |||
| time of construction = | |||
| founder = [[Quraysh]] | |||
| events = | |||
| reconstructions = | |||
| reconstructors = | |||
| missing parts = | |||
| historical features = | |||
| trustee = | |||
| space = | |||
| length = | |||
| width = | |||
| height = | |||
| status = | |||
| capacity = | |||
| facilities = | |||
| parts = | |||
| architect = | |||
| style = | |||
| properties = | |||
| domes = | |||
| minarets = | |||
| doors = | |||
| porticos = | |||
| courts = | |||
| verandas = | |||
| affiliated entity = | |||
| maintaining entity = | |||
| administrator = | |||
| imam of prayer = | |||
| subsidiary entities = | |||
| registered in = | |||
| registration no. = | |||
| registration date = | |||
| website = | |||
| latitude = | |||
| longitude = | |||
| map description = | |||
}} | |||
'''The Gutter of the Ka'ba''' (in Arabic: ميزاب الكعبة) is a channel on the northern wall of the [[Ka'ba]] for draining rainwater from its roof. The gutter is located on the side of [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]]. The [[Quraysh]] were the first to build this gutter during the construction of the Ka'ba. This gutter has been reconstructed during various reigns. | '''The Gutter of the Ka'ba''' (in Arabic: ميزاب الكعبة) is a channel on the northern wall of the [[Ka'ba]] for draining rainwater from its roof. The gutter is located on the side of [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]]. The [[Quraysh]] were the first to build this gutter during the construction of the Ka'ba. This gutter has been reconstructed during various reigns. | ||
| Line 4: | Line 57: | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
[[file:ناودان کعبه۳.jpeg| | [[file:ناودان کعبه۳.jpeg|thumbnail|right|The location of the gutter of the Ka'ba on its eastern side, which drains the rainwater from the roof of the [[Ka'ba]] to [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]].]] | ||
The location of the Gutter of the Ka'ba is on its eastern side, where the rainwater from the roof of the Ka'ba flows into the [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]]. The Gutter of the Ka'ba is installed on the northern side, on the roof of the Ka'ba, and directs rainwater into the Hijr Ismail.<ref>Azraqī, ''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 291.</ref> | The location of the Gutter of the Ka'ba is on its eastern side, where the rainwater from the roof of the Ka'ba flows into the [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]]. The Gutter of the Ka'ba is installed on the northern side, on the roof of the Ka'ba, and directs rainwater into the Hijr Ismail.<ref>Azraqī, ''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 291.</ref> | ||
| Line 13: | Line 66: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Gutter of the Ka'ba has been replaced multiple times throughout history. The Ka'ba built by [[Prophet Ibrahim]] | The Gutter of the Ka'ba has been replaced multiple times throughout history. The Ka'ba built by [[Prophet Ibrahim]] did not have a roof.<ref>ʿĀmilī, " Wasāʾil al-Shīʿah", vol. 13, p. 211-214.</ref> | ||
Therefore, it did not require a gutter. Later, Qusayy b. Kilab built a wooden roof for the [[Ka'ba]] but did not include a gutter for the roof. The Quraysh, who constructed the first sturdy roof for the Ka'ba, also created a place for the rainwater to flow, directing the water into the [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]].<ref>Azraqī, ''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 164.</ref> | Therefore, it did not require a gutter. Later, Qusayy b. Kilab built a wooden roof for the [[Ka'ba]] but did not include a gutter for the roof. The Quraysh, who constructed the first sturdy roof for the Ka'ba, also created a place for the rainwater to flow, directing the water into the [[Hijr Isma'il|Hijr Ismail]].<ref>Azraqī, ''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 164.</ref> | ||
"According to Mohammad Taher Kordi in the book 'Tareekh al-Qawim'<ref>Kurdī, ''Al-Tārīkh al-qawīm li Makka wa bayt Allāh al-karīm'', vol. 4, p. 167- 169.</ref> | "According to [[Mohammad Taher Kordi]] in the book 'Tareekh al-Qawim'<ref>Kurdī, ''Al-Tārīkh al-qawīm li Makka wa bayt Allāh al-karīm'', vol. 4, p. 167- 169.</ref> | ||
The history of the reconstruction of the Gutter of the Ka'ba is as follows: | The history of the reconstruction of the Gutter of the Ka'ba is as follows: | ||
Here is the history of the reconstruction of the Gutter of the Ka'ba: | Here is the history of the reconstruction of the Gutter of the Ka'ba: | ||
| Line 30: | Line 83: | ||
* In 962 AH/1554-5, it was replaced with a gold gutter. | * In 962 AH/1554-5, it was replaced with a gold gutter. | ||
* In 1021 AH/1612-3, Sultan Ahmed decorated it with gold and turquoise. | * In 1021 AH/1612-3, Sultan Ahmed decorated it with gold and turquoise. | ||
* In 1273 AH/1856-7, Sultan Abdul Majid constructed a gutter made of pure gold. This gutter, which used approximately 50 pounds of gold, remained on the [[Ka'ba]] until the time of Mohammad Taher | * In 1273 AH/1856-7, Sultan Abdul Majid constructed a gutter made of pure gold. This gutter, which used approximately 50 pounds of gold, remained on the [[Ka'ba]] until the time of [[Mohammad Taher Kurdi]]'s lifetime.<ref>Kurdī, ''Al-Tārīkh al-qawīm li Makka wa bayt Allāh al-karīm'', vol. 4, p. 171.</ref> | ||
==In narrations== | ==In narrations== | ||