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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Old mosque


The exhibition building is located close to the Kiswa factory (Ka’aba cover) on Old Makkah – Jeddah roadThe purpose is to protect the important remains from the two holy mosques. It has 7 exhibition halls which contain several remains as well as old/new photographs.

This is the reception where the pilgrims are explained about the building of the holy mosques and the extensions/renovati ons it witnessed.

Masjidul-Haram Exhibition hall that contains historical remains of which is this Staircase to Ka’ba which is from the year 1240 Hijri

This is the old covering for Maqame-Ibrahim until it was replaced during the time of Late King Fahad bin Abdulaziz
These are the crests from minarets of Haram from 1299 Hijri

This is the plinth of Ka’ba made from wood, covered with gold plates and filled with lead from inside – it dates back to 1273 Hijri

This is the pillar of Ka’ba (as shown in the picture in the left) which dates back to the construction by Abdullah Bin Al-Zubair (r.a.) and dates back to 65 Hijri

This is the lock and key of Ka’ba from the time of
Ottoman Sultan Abdulhameed (the IInd)

This is the door of Ka’ba which was erected during the time of
Ottoman Sultan Murad Khan (the IVth) dating back to 1045 Hijri and it is made from wood, covered with silver and plated with gold.
The above door was replaced by the following door during the time of King Abdulaziz in the year 1363 Hijri
These are the casings of Hajre-Aswad one of which is from the time of Sultan Murad Khan and other one from the Saudi times
In the photographic exhibition there are photographs from the 12th Century Hijri.
And among the collection of Quran copies
Masjid-un-Nabawi exhibition – where there is a gate dismantled during Saudi expansion in 1337 Hijri
Crescent from Main Minaret from the beginning of 4th century Hijri
An old clock installed by Ottoman Sultan Abdulhameed (the 1st) from 1277 Hijri
In the Zamzam exhibition there is a steel cage and bucket for withdrawing water that was dismantled towards the end of 14th century Hijri
And here is a water pot from 1299 Hijri….

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This is the reception where the pilgrims are explained about the building of the holy mosques and the extensions/renovati ons it witnessed.
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Masjidul-Haram Exhibition hall that contains historical remains of which is this Staircase to Ka’ba which is from the year 1240 Hijri
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This is the old covering for Maqame-Ibrahim until it was replaced during the time of Late King Fahad bin Abdulaziz
image007These are the crests from minarets of Haram from 1299 Hijri
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This is the plinth of Ka’ba made from wood, covered with gold plates and filled with lead from inside – it dates back to 1273 Hijri
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This is the pillar of Ka’ba (as shown in the picture in the left) which dates back to the construction by Abdullah Bin Al-Zubair (r.a.) and dates back to 65 Hijri
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This is the lock and key of Ka’ba from the time of
Ottoman Sultan Abdulhameed (the IInd)
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This is the door of Ka’ba which was erected during the time of
Ottoman Sultan Murad Khan (the IVth) dating back to 1045 Hijri and it is made from wood, covered with silver and plated with gold.
image015The above door was replaced by the following door during the time of King Abdulaziz in the year 1363 Hijri
image016These are the casings of Hajre-Aswad one of which is from the time of Sultan Murad Khan and other one from the Saudi times
In the photographic exhibition there are photographs from the 12th Century Hijri. image017 image018 image019 image020 image023
And among the collection of Quran copiesimage024
Masjid-un-Nabawi exhibition – where there is a gate dismantled during Saudi expansion in 1337 Hijriimage025
Crescent from Main Minaret from the beginning of 4th century Hijriimage026
An old clock installed by Ottoman Sultan Abdulhameed (the 1st) from 1277 Hijriimage027
In the Zamzam exhibition there is a steel cage and bucket for withdrawing water that was dismantled towards the end of 14th century Hijriimage028
And here is a water pot from 1299 Hijri….image029image030image031
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