When was the Kaaba made?

Answer 1

A:We do not know when the Kaaba was constructed, as it was already in existence long before the time of the prophet Muhamamad and was an object of devotion for three great faiths in and around Arabia - Judaism, Christianity and paganism.

Muslims believe that Adam constructed the Kaaba, but that it was destroyed in the Flood. According to this legend, Abraham was instructed to rebuild it and was assisted by Ishmail. While looking for a stone to mark the corner of the building, Ishmael met the angel Gabriel, who gave him the Black Stone, which was then whiter than milk. It later became black from the sins of those who touched it.

Answer 2

Prophet Adam was the first to build this place. But the Kaaba has been repaired and reconstructed many times since Muhammad's day. Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr, an early Muslim who ruled Mecca for many years between the death of ʿAli and the consolidation of Ummayad power, is said to have demolished the old Kaaba and rebuilt it to include the hatīm, a semi-circular wall now outside the Kaaba. He did so on the basis of a tradition (found in several hadith collections[35]) that the hatīm was a remnant of the foundations of the Abrahamic Kaaba, and that Muhammad himself had wished to rebuild so as to include it. This structure was destroyed (or partially destroyed) in 683, during the war between al-Zubayr and Umayyad forces commanded by Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef. Al-Hajjaj used stone-throwing catapults against the Meccans. The Ummayads under ʿAbdu l-Malik ibn Marwan finally reunited all the former Islamic possessions and ended the long civil war. In 693 he had the remnants of al-Zubayr's Kaaba razed, and rebuilt on the foundations set by the Quraysh.[36] The Kaaba returned to the cube shape it had taken during Muhammad's lifetime. During the Hajj of 930, the Qarmatians attacked Mecca, defiled the Zamzam Well with the bodies of pilgrims and stole the Black Stone, removing it to the oasis region of Eastern Arabia known as al-Aḥsāʾ, where it remained until the Umayyad ransomed it back in 952 CE. Apart from repair work, the basic shape and structure of the Kaaba have not changed since then

Answer 3

According to Islamic tradition the Kaaba was re-constructed by Abraham. It is stated in the Qur'an that this was the first house that was built for humanity to worship Allah.

Answer By Prof. Aslam Gondal

I have already written in detail that Kaaba was first built by Hazrat Adam (AS). He was the first human being to worship in the holy Kaaba and circle (Tawaf) round it. Actually Kaaba is situated at Biat-ul-Ma'amoor much above the heavens and the Angels did Tawaf round it. They also do it even now. Then Hazrat Jibraiel (AS) told Hazrat Adam (AS) to build kaaba at its present place, just below Bait-ul-Ma'amoor.

It was washed away in the Great Flood of Hazrat Noah (AS). Later on Hazrat Jibraiel (AS) came to Hazrat Abraham (AS) and pointed to him the mound where Kaaba used to be. Hazrat Abraha (AS) asked his son Hazrat Ismaiel (AS) to assist him. So both of them dug the mound and the foundations of the Kaaba were revealed to them. Thus they rebuilt the kaaba. (Ref: Moaarif-ul-Quran by Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani- Vol. 1- Page: 263) For Ahadis Ref: to Imam Bahiqi- Mujahid- Qurtabi).

Answer 4

prophet ibrahim and prophet ismali both built it