Sunday, January 20, 2013

Makkah Museum (Mat7af al Haramain) - Part 2

Replica of the hajr aswad (Black stone)


The way the cloth of the Ka3ba use to be woven in the past

One of the pillars of the Holy ka3ba with its wooden base and crown dating back to the construction of Abdullah ibn az Zubair in 65 H. A rocky base was holding the pillar in the holy Ka3ba dating back to the construction of Abdullah ibn Az Zubair in 65 H


A copy of the original othmani musshaf which was written in the era of othman bin affan


Door in Medina- Prophets Mosque

A mouth piece of the well of zamzam with its ring and lid.
A pulley for lifting zam zam water dating back to the end of the 14th century of Hijrah.
A brass bucket which use to be in the well of zam zam dating back to 1299 H 

A diagram explaining how zamzam water flows. The water flows from below hajre aswad on one side and two sides from safa. If any one of the openings is closed, the water will not flow. It pumps water at exactly the same level and depth over and over....



A marble midday timer used to determine prayer times before the printing of the Hijri Calendar.

Brother Abdulla with my family......