Hundreds of millions of Muslims arrive every year to perform Hajj or Umrah, and most likely noticed the shining golden Kaaba’s door. And the beautiful Islamic art and decoration of the golden door on the eastern side. Here are some astonishing facts about the golden door:
Dimensions
Made of 280KG of pure gold that is worth around 12,000,000$ the door is located on the eastern side of The Kaaba. And raised 2 meters above the ground With dimensions of 310cm high, 170cm in width, and thickness of 50cm which took almost a year in making. And was made to withstand the extreme weather and temperatures and also to prevent the rain from getting inside.
Kaaba’s door History
Previously Kaaba didn’t have any door and it was open for anyone to enter until it was believed the 1st to make a door for the Kaaba was a king from Yemen “Tabe’e 3rd” long before the birth of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).
Afterward, The shape and the martial of the door have changed many times throughout history, and every King made sure to design it with the most premium materials in their times.
And lately, After King Khaled ben Aziz noticed some scratches on the previous door and started to look aged which was made in silver in 1942, he gave an order to make the latest one which was finished in Dhu al-Qidah 1399H (October 1979)
Kaaba’s door Art and Text
in the process took around 3 months of dedicated studies and preparations just to design to doors.As you can see it had such a beautiful Islamic decoration and texted with the names of Allah, and Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), Also some of the Quran
The Lock
Since the eighth year after Hijrah The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “Take it, Oh Bani Talha, eternally up to the Day of Resurrection, and it will not be taken from you unless by an unjust, oppressive tyrant.”
And until now the sons of Shaybah and their successors still inherit the guardianship of the Kaaba. And anyone including the kings still needs to get permission from them to open the door.
