The man who changed the shape of the Kaaba

Explore the fascinating history of the Kaaba's architectural evolution in this comprehensive video, which starts with its reconstruction in 605 AD after a devastating flood and follows through various key historical events, such as the Second Fitna and the siege of Mecca.
Learn how Byzantine craftsmen, Islamic Caliphs, and revered scholars like Malik ibn Anas have all played a role in shaping the Kaaba we know today and how the Kaaba took its modern cube form due to historical circumstances.
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[@noorzam72]

Masha Allah love your authentic research on every topic.. May Allah SWT Bless you for giving authentic info about islam, it's contribution and it's leaders.. Love from India

[@muslimresponse103]

Let them worship the Lord of this House 🕋 (Quran 106.3)

[@mutalix]

I'm always amazed at the Islamic history you present, many that I've never heard before. Have you ever heard of the "white kabaa" in Yemen, that was destroyed by the wishes of prophet Muhammed (Pbuh)? There are a few bits and pieces of information on YT, if you know anything about it please make a video on it!

[@tyrole]

There is also a fake Ka'bah that was built by the Rafidas in Iran. Insha'Allāh, that one will be demolished too. And Insha'Allāh, the Iranians will return to the way of their honorable forefathers -- the likes of Salman al-Farsi, may ALLAH be pleased with him; and the likes of Imam Abu Hanifa and the 6 Imams of Hadith, may ALLAH have mercy on them.

[@tyrole]

Oddly enough, I have heard one was built in Kenya too (only ~11% of Kenyans are Muslims). Insha'Allāh, that one will be dealt with too. If our Prophet (ﷺ) had ordered for the Yemeni one to be destroyed, then what excuse is there for any others?

[@KILLER.KNIGHT]

@@tyroleIf I’m not mistaken, the Kenya one isn’t a fake replica. Rather it is a model.

[@itskareemelsayed]

When that violin sound hits you know it's going to get interesting

[@arrivederciheheeeeee5809]

violin 🧐 that's stuff haram my friend omar

[@shah555]

@@arrivederciheheeeeee5809 It´s haram by man-made hadiths,. Music was never haram or forbidden in the Quran.

[@shah555]

@Idoloclast4 It´s not out of mind but perfect reasonable logical statement. If you wanna contest my claim then prove it from the Quran where it say haram.

[@HaruMaru-ci9mj]

@@arrivederciheheeeeee5809 Pretty sure the Haram comes when it is used as music or with music

[@HaruMaru-ci9mj]

@@shah555 The hadith is considered Sahih so unless you're a quranist I have no idea what you're talking about

[@muslimresponse103]

thank you for this clear explanation akhi! I was unaware of all this. may Allah ﷻ reward you 🤲🏻 ameen.

[@AllaahuAkbarr]

Allah saved me from difficult situations Alhamdulila when I was studying in university Allahu Akbar, Fajr prayer on time is equal to success all the time ⏲️

[@SaifUlislam-zq2qn]

Just now I came for my first Umrah and this video was recommended. Allahu Akbar

[@dariusaasin5580]

Mashallah you have increased my knowledge about kabba brother. Jazakallah.

[@User_47536]

Some critics of Islam claimed that we Muslims worship Saturn as we pray towards kabba which is Cube shaped now their mouth is shut!

[@tyrole]

Do not honor them with the term "critic". A critic judges something based on its merits. And there is nothing worthy of criticism within the perfect religion that ALLAH has revealed. Rather, those people are either liars or simpletons.

[@User_47536]

​@@tyroleThey lack of knowledge. Hatred makes us blind

[@solsak836]

It also had different colours

[@Ren21798]

i though they said kaaba is idol somehow. the irony of those people worship the statue of their gods XD

[@sarfarajkhan2398]

May Allah reward you for all the efforts you make to enlighten us all...

[@noorainee5224]

Salam Alhamdulillah shukran bro Omar for your relentless effort to explain many episodes about the muslims and Islam to the world 💚

[@engineeringforlife1367]

Brother Omar. Happy Jumuaa. I'd like to thank you for your very interesting contents and keeping us less ignorant about this most beautiful religion. Do you mind if i asked you where you are from?

[@noorzam72]

I think brother omar is from turkiye

[@OmaroftheOrient]

Nope. I'm half Egyptian Half British.

[@noorzam72]

@@OmaroftheOrient jazakallah khair

[@Hastenforthedawm]

The original Kaaba shares even more similarities with the Tabernacle than I even realized

[@ryuusuk33]

I know right

[@5858salena]

Thank you for the video. Keep them coming

[@yusufahmedonline]

Jazakallahu Khair. Wonderful research.

[@AZIZ-ex5rs]

Your Arabic accent is 100% correct

[@Mehdoc22]

masha Allah brother brother i love the research at every topic and with you we learn more about the history of our deen but can you change or at least use less the sound you use in the 0:29 sec of your video because you use it in every video and too often

[@bluesky11237]

jazakallahu khairan brother for the detailed explanation, I was wondering since when and why it was rebuilt as a cube.

[@abdulrehman6728]

الہم بارک

[@kimjongwin]

How do you get access to pray inside it

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

This feels like deja vu

[@OmaroftheOrient]

I had made a shorter version of this video for my tiktok channel before. This is the extended version

[@YaseenKhan-hd2kk]

wait so if you pray inside the Ka'aba, which direction do you pray...?

[@slimyday2738]

Probably in the accurate middle point of the kaaba

[@kimutaiboit8516]

He (Allah) is the Lord of the two Easts and the two Wests. Whichever direction you pray He will hear you.

[@xxxschlodinger5077]

You pray toward the wall of the Kaaba. Search for video of Saudi Honorary Guest (who were given access to enter The Kaaba, probably some head of states) praying inside the Kaaba. Inside the Kaaba, there's a certain spot where the Prophet used to do prayer/sholah whenever he's inside the Kaaba. And on that spot, the Propet was facing the wall of the Kaaba.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Takbeer!

[@UndoEverything]

Just a few days ago I learned it and here you are with details. Good work. BTW, I cannot remember which video was that, was it yours or someone else? Did you mention it somewhere in your other videos? Just for a side note that Muslims destroyed their own assets more than non-Muslims could do.

[@tyrole]

We continue to destroy ourselves to this day. The government is beyond our control, but what excuse do we have for ourselves? We neglect studying aqīdah and tawhīd, we neglect the tarbiya of our families, and we ignore the needs of our communities. We have a lot to improve on, as an Ummah, if we ever want to return to our glorious past.

[@OmaroftheOrient]

This was an extended version of a video I had made for TikTok a while back. Maybe you saw the older version?

[@UndoEverything]

@@OmaroftheOrient If that older version is on YT, maybe yes. I don't use FB, Twitter, or any other social media, but LinkedIn.

[@jxgz-4418]

What did it look like before a yoyo

[@aaakr63]

Akhi Omar, you go to tic in toronto, do you recognize me? Im the black brother that goes there sometimes?

[@sukaisnaini1843]

thanks.

[@F.khoury]

The kaaba is just the direction of the prayer , its made of stone and bricks like any masjid

[@HistoryBruv42069]

wow

[@humptydumty4975]

Marshallah

[@AllaahuAkbarr]

Can you explain QURAN 10 : 94 ??

[@AAAA-gp3vk]

You mean cuboid when you say rectangle right ?

[@ufcmma8046]

Bro literally The root of the English word cube is the word Kaaba in linguistics

[@AndikaPratama0]

Why is the Hateem rounded? Is t`he original is a rectangle or is it have rounded side like the Hateem?

[@feytenchaa2259]

i was asking myself the same question

[@rahilbhatt3393]

The Kaaba means square

[@mlgdigimon]

cube

[@xxxschlodinger5077]

The Kaaba indeed "nowadays" means cube. It shares similarity with the word "cube". However, the root word for Kaaba الكعبة is كعب which "strangely" could means round and roundly full like a swelling. It could also means lower and heel (Kaaba was located in a valley). It could also means elementary, backbone, spine and the list goes on. But it doesn't matter. What matter is, it used to shape like a RECTANGULAR BOX (and it is a fact that no one can deny), it used to be lower in height (Prophet's companion/sahaba and muslims back then used to climb the roof of Kaaba to make the call of prayer/adzhan), it uses different stone throughout the history, it has been rebuild right from it's foundation 3 times after the death of Prophet and small renovations a couple of times. And in the time of Prophet, they call the Kaaba as البيت الحرام (Al Bayt Al Haram) literally translates as The Forbidden (Sacred) House (forbidden in a sense that it's sacred) or البيت الله (Al Bayt Allah- The House of God) or simply البيت (the House)

[@malar1455]

Man built and man changed . What is wrong in that? It just a place to worship.

[@yasinconcepts5235]

It wasn't always black either.

[@tyrole]

It's not black. That's the color of the kiswa (covering). The kiswa is replaced regularly.

[@johnjones3332]

the cognitive dissonance one must have to follow religion and to know world history.

[@007VitaminD]

Yazid (la) aka the cursed son of Muawiya, not only murdered the Prophet's family, but threw catapults of fire onto the Kaaba! What a strange time in history.

[@xxxschlodinger5077]

Yup. That's why he'd be gone real quick, only at the age of 36.

[@nabipalsumuhammadsawcabult7880]

this is the house of Allah, the black stone Kaaba 🕋 🗿😂

[@User_47536]

Why? You dont have a house

[@kimutaiboit8516]

The black stone is on the wall of the Kaaba.

[@rams19th13]

This dude is a haters from Indonesia, you can tell it from his name, probably a cunning christian, just ignore him 😂