Kaabah

Hello

          Yesterday when I was surfing the internet checking my Facebook account, suddenly my eyes catch a sight on a page that showing about Kaabah, which is the most holy place for all of us as a muslim and this is also the place where we perform our pilgrimage. So, I think I want to share something about Kaabah and I hope it will be useful to all the readers.

          Kaabah is located in Masjidilharam and it was a large masonry structure in the shape of a cuboid, it is made of granite quarried from nearby hills. Standing upon a 25 cm (10 in) marble base that projects outwards about 35 cm (14 in), it is approximately 13.1 m (43 ft) high, with sides measuring 11.03 m (36.2 ft) by 12.86 m (42.2 ft). This is the size of Kaaba and it is covered by a black silk and gold curtain known as the kiswah, which is replaced annually during the Hajj Two-thirds of the way up is a band of gold embroidered Qur'anic text, including the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith.

          Inside the Kaaba, the floor is made of marble and limestone. The interior walls are clad with marble halfway to the roof; The marble is inset with Qur'anic inscriptions. The wall directly adjacent to the entrance of the Kaaba has six tablets inlaid with inscriptions. The top part of the walls are covered with a green cloth embroidered with gold Qur'anic verses.

            Kaaba is the place where we perform tawaf in order to complete our pilgrimage. Tawaf is the action which are requires us to walk around kaabah seven times. This act is a principle in Pillar of Islam which the first is pronounced syahadah, secondly perform shalah, thirdly fasting during Ramadhan, Fourthly perform zakat and lastly perform pilgrimage in Mekah for who has the ability. To perform pilgrimage in here is one of my dream and I wish I have enough time to stay alive and fulfill my dream.

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