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Why is the Kaaba not the original construction?

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At the time of the QURAYSH rulings, the ka aba started falling apart just like any structure made from natural building materials, it needed renovation. read more

Later, in 683, the Kaaba was damaged in a siege, and Abdullah ibn Zubayr, the governor of Makkah, rebuilt it according to the original construction by the Prophet Ibraheem, based on the expressed wish of the Prophet Muhammad SAWS that the Quraish had not changed the structure. read more

Even then it is said that the Kaaba was actually a rebuilding of a one destroyed by the flood (Noah/Nooh). That's theology not historically proven through. Another interesting fact about the Kaaba is that the word 'Kaaba' literally means Cube in Arabic. The Kaaba indeed is a cube. read more

It is a semi-circular wall opposite, but not connected to, the north-west wall of the Kaaba. This is 90 cm (35 in) in height and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in width, and is composed of white marble. At one time the space lying between the hatīm and the Kaaba belonged to the Kaaba itself, and for this reason it is not entered during the tawaf. read more