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AfterthemartyrdomofthefamilyoftheProphetatKerbalain61Hijri,theUmmayadCaliphYazidIbneMoawiyadidnotstopthereinthepursuitofhisdestruction.HesentalargecontingentunderthecommandofHaseenIbneNamirtoMadinawhichdestroyedtheMosqueoftheProphet.TheydidnotstoptherebutproceededtoMakkaanddemolishedthefourwallsoftheKaabaandkilledthousandsofmuslimswhoprotested.YaziddiedandIbneNamirreturnedtoDamascus,KaabawasrebuiltbyAbdullahIbneZubayrandhisassociates.UmawiforcescamebacktoMakkaandkilledAbdullahIbneZubayr,hunghisbodyonthegatesoftheKaabaforthreemonthsforalltoseetheUmawipower.ButeventuallythisarroganceofpowerbroughtitsownconsequencesandMukhtarbecametherulerinIraq.UnderhisguidancetheKaabawasrefurbishedandpilgrimsbegantoarriveinsafetytoperformHajj.

Anotherhistorian:

Intheyear683AD,duringthesecondfitnaorcivilwarwithinearlyIslam,arebelleadernamedAbdullahibnZubayrheldtheholycitiesofMeccaandMedina.TheCaliphYazidIbneMoawiya,

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CaliphYazidIbneMoawiya,rulingfromDamascus,sentanarmytotaketheholycities.TotheenduringscandalofMuslims,YazidsgeneralbombardedMeccawithcatapults,andduringthesiegetheholyKaabaitselfcaughtfire,thewoodenpartsofthestructureburning,andthesacredBlackStoneitselfveneratedasthecenteroftheMeccanpilgrimagebrokeinthreepiecesduetofire.Yaziddiedsoonthereafter,andmanysawthisasdivinepunishmentforthesacrilege.Yazidsnamewassometimesequatedwiththedevilinlateryears,notonlyforthebombardmentofMeccabutforhisearlierroleinthedeathoftheProphetsgrandsonImamHussein.

In930AD,aradicalsectariangroupknownastheQarmatiansraidedMeccaandcarriedofftheBlackStoneitself,keepingitforsome20yearsuntilforcedtoreturnit.)

Intheyear1981theWahabisbroughttanksinsidethekaabatocrushthekahtanirevolutionagainsttheSaudiregimeandalmostdemolishedtheSouthEasternWall.ThiswaslaterrestoredwiththehelpoftheMakkanpeople.

KaabaWallsTornDownbySaudisNewsStory,October,1996

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MuslimsareoutragedatthedemolitionofthewallsoftheholiestsiteinIslam,theKaaba,inMeccaalMukarramah.Theuniquecubicalstonebuildingtowardswhichnearly2billionMuslimsdirecttheirfacesinprayer,hasbeentakendownandreplacedbyaplywoodbox.Muslimsvisitingfor'UmrahreportedthatthewallsoftheKaaba,includingthebeautifullydecoratedgolddoor,thestoneoftheYemenicorner,andevenalMultazam(thresholdoftheKaaba'sdoor)haveallbeentakenaway.ThesereportsareconfirmedbymanypersonsinMakkah.TheyreiteratethatallthatremainsoftheKaaba,whichwasoncerebuiltunderthegazeofourProphetMuhammad(s)1isanemptyshellwithonlytheBlackStoneinplace.

AtnotimeinIslamichistoryhastheKaababeendestroyedinthismanner,exceptwhenfightinghascauseditsdestruction.InthepastmanyMuslimrulershavemadeconstructiontostrengthenandsupporttheKaaba,keepingtheoriginalhouseinplace.TheKaabawasstructurallysoundbeforeitsdemolitiontwomonthsago,sotherewasnoreasonforthesupposedrestoration.ThisactionbytheSaudiauthoritieshaspromptedoutragebyMuslimsandtheirofficials.TheSaudiregimehasnotresponded

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regimehasnotrespondedtohighlevelcommuniquesfromMuslimgovernments,andnosatisfactoryexplanationhasbeengivenfortheirdestructionofthisholysite.Theunofficialexplanation,filteredoutbySaudispokespersons,remainsthattheyhaveonlyerectedthewoodenboxaroundtheKaabainordertopreventharmtopilgrimsduringrenovation,andthatthefourmonthsofworkhassimplybeentoerectsomepillarstostrengthensupportfortheroofafterheavyrainscauseditdamage.

Accordingtosunnah.org:UnconfirmedreportshavetheSaudigovernmentsellingpiecesoftheKaabatounnamedbuyers,andindicatetheymaybediggingfortreasureunderthesiteoccupiedbytheKaaba,astheydidwiththewellofZamzamsomeyearsago.