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| title = The Gutter of the Ka'ba | |||
| image =ناودان کعبه۲.jpeg | |||
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| 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 | |||
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'''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. | ||
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==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> | ||