KAABA : The Centre Of The Holiest Place In The World

The Kaaba is a sacred building located at the centre of the most prominent mosque in Islam.

 This square-shaped building is elegantly draped in a cotton and silk veil.

It is also called   Al-Kaʿbah Al-Musharrafah.

The Kaaba is the final destination for those on the holy pilgrimages of  Hajj and Umrah.

WHY IS THE KAABA IMPORTANT ?

Kaaba is acknowledged to be  the holiest place on the Earth. 

There are several verses in the Quran about the revered Kaaba.

Allah commanded  Ismail’s descendants to perform the annual pilgrimage of Hajj after its completion.

Voilence and Bloodshed were forbidden aound all  the areas  surrounding the shrine  that was transformed into a sanctuary.

The Quraysh tribe rebuilt the Kaaba in 608 CE with wood and masonry blocks.

FACTS ON KAABA OR HOLY MOSQUE 

• Grand Mosque of Makka  tops the list of the most expensive buildings on Earth .
• The construction sum is  in excess  of $100 Billion.
• The total size is  One million (1,000,000) square meters.
• It can accommodate two (2) million people.
• Kaaba welcomes  twenty (20) million visitors annually.
• It is open  24 hours.
• There has never never a total closure of Kaaba in over 1400 years.
• There are  1800 cleaners and 40 electric sanitary cleaning cars.
• Kaaba floor is  covered with 40000 carpets with coverage of 79km.
•  There are 13000 toilets and are usually clean up to 4 times daily.
• It has about  25000 water dispensers, one of the largest  in the world.
•  The Zamzam Well is storage capacity of 1.7 million water bottles.
• The sound system in the Grand Mosque is one of the largest and most complex sound systems in the world.
•  The audio system in Kaaba has  zero  error margin, 6000 speakers and 50 sound engineering personnels.
• The Holy Quran  is translated into 65 different languages.

SERVICES  FOR THE DISABLED

• Kabba made provision for about 10,000 regular wheelchairs available for use for free.
•  There are about 400 electronically guided wheelchairs available and automatic wheelchairs..

RAMADAN SPECIAL SERVICES

•  There are  provision for  about 4 million free meals for breaking fast every day all through Ramadan.
• A total of 5,000,000 dates  are distributed in the mosque area every day during Ramadan.
• The cleaning of Kaaba after breaking of fast is done in just  two minutes only.

In conclusion, Feel free to let us know in the comment session, if there are more facts about the Kaaba, we will be glad to learn from you, 

We recently designed Kaaba Themed Jigsaw puzzle and its a perfect plug to educate children and the entire family to learn in a fun way about The Grand Mosque!