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Hajj Guide

An Introduction to the Sacred Sites of Hajj

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Chapter 3 of 12

An Introduction to the Sacred Sites of Hajj

  1. 1Al-Masjid al-Haram
  2. 2The boundaries of the Haram
  3. 3The Holy Kaaba
  4. 4Hajar al-Aswad (the Black Stone)
  5. 5Rukn al-Yamani
  6. 6Multazam
  7. 7Maqam Ibrahim
  8. 8Mataf
  9. 9Safa and Marwah
  10. 10Mas‘a
  11. 11The birthplace of the Prophet ﷺ
  12. 12Mount Abu Qubais and Mount Ajyad
  13. 13Historical Sites of Makkah—Mount Hira
  14. 14Cave of Thawr
  15. 15Dar al-Nadwah
  16. 16Zubaydah Canal

The Holy Kaaba

1 min readLast updated September 1, 2026

In 1417 AH, King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz renovated the Holy Kaaba. This was the first extensive renovation since Sultan Mardan al-Uthmani’s renovation 375 years earlier, in 1040 AH. Some claim that before King Fahd’s renovation, the Holy Kaaba had been constructed, reconstructed, and renovated 11 more times. The names of the builders, reconstructors, and renovators are mentioned below:

  1. The angels

  2. Adam

  3. Shith ibn Adam

  4. Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them)

  5. The Amalekite community

  6. The Jurhum tribe

  7. Qusay ibn Kilab

  8. The Quraysh

  9. Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) [65 AH]

  10. Hajjaj ibn Yusuf [74 AH]

  11. Sultan Mardan al-Uthmani [1040 AH] King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz [1417 AH][1]

The height, length, and width of the Holy Kaaba

[1] Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Abdul Ghani: Tarikhu Makkah al-Mukarramah, p. 34, Matabiur Rashid, Madinah Munawwarah