In this video we take a tour around the Kabah. Stopping to see the Black Stone, The Kabah door, the Hijr Ismael, the water spout and the Yemeni corner.

This video will allow you to get a sense of where these things are in relation to each other, and in relation to the Kabah.

The act of Tawaaf, is what you typically see on video footage of the Kabah, with thousands of people walking anti-clockwise around the Kabah.

Tawaaf starts at the black stone which you touch, or just point towards depending on how busy it is and how easy it is to do any of these.

 

In reality, there are always so many people there that it’s sufficient to stand on the black line (indicating the position of the black stone), and point towards it. 

The room of the Kaabah is 13x9 meters.

 

The Ka`bah walls are one meter wide.

 

The floor inside is 2.2 meters higher than the place where people perform Tawaf.

 

The ceiling and roof are two levels made out of

wood.

 

They were reconstructed with teak which is capped with stainless steel.

 

The walls are all made of stone. The stones inside are unpolished, while the ones outside are polished.

This small building has been constructed and reconstructed by Prophets Adam, Ibrahim, Ismail and Muhammad (peace be upon them all). No other building has had this honour.