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What is the Kaaba?

The Kaaba is a sacred Islamic structure, a granite masonry building located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

What is the significance of the Black Stone?

The Black Stone is believed to be a piece given to Abraham by the angel Gabriel and is the only original piece remaining on the Kaaba.

What is the function of the Kaaba in Islam?

The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam, where Muslims face when praying and where they must make a pilgrimage (hajj) at least once in their lives.

What material covers the Kaaba?

The Kaaba is elegantly draped in a silk curtain known as kiswa, which is replaced annually during the hajj.

Who rededicated the Kaaba and when?

Muhammad rededicated the Kaaba in 631-632 CE.

What structural feature was added to the Kaaba in 1982?

A solid gold door was added to the Kaaba in 1982.

Describe the historical significance of the Kaaba during pre-Islamic times.

Before Islam, the Kaaba was a pagan shrine for the Qaresh tribe, housing statues of pagan gods.

What event occurred in 630 CE involving Muhammad and the Kaaba?

In 630 CE, Muhammad captured Mecca and cleansed the Kaaba of its pagan god statues.

What happened to the Kaaba in 683 CE?

The Kaaba was set on fire during a civil war, causing damage and the Black Stone to break into three pieces.

Who built colonnades around the Kaaba and when?

Caliph Uthman built colonnades around the Kaaba between 644-656 CE.

What important pilgrimage is related to the Kaaba?

The pilgrimage to the Kaaba, known as the hajj, is one of the five pillars of Islam.

What role did the Qaresh tribe play in the history of the Kaaba?

The Qaresh tribe, to which Muhammad belonged, rebuilt the Kaaba in 608 CE with masonry and wood.

What renovations did the Ottomans make to the Kaaba in the 16th century?

The Ottomans heavily renovated the Kaaba and its surrounding mosque under Suleyman I and Selim II.

By the end of the 7th century, which feature covered the Kaaba?

By the end of the 7th century, the Kaaba was covered with a kiswa (black cloth replaced annually during hajj).

What was the original structure of the Kaaba according to tradition?

Traditionally, the first building was a simple roofed rectangular structure believed to be built by Abraham and his son Ismail.