The Rennovation of The Kabah and A Fair Judgement

When Muhammad was 35, the Quraish initiated to rebuild the Kabah which at that time was still in the form of stone pile with the height of 4,5 metres. Since the age of Prophet Ismail PBUH Kabah was unroofed so that a thief can easily take out things inside.

As an old heritage building, Kabah had passed a very long period of time of existence and thus natural conditions could bring damage or even ruin it. Five years before the prophethood of Muhammad, Mecca was invaded by great flood which caused anxiety that Kabah may be ruined and destructed due to the massive amount of water sometime. Thus, a renovation with the purpose of maintaining its durability was inevitable.

The Quraish agreed they only used the good source of resources (funds) to restore the Kabah. It was only halal money which was used. Money as result of Riba and the result of tyrannical action was useless. Although everything was prepared, they were afraid of destructing the Kabah until Walid bin Mughirah initiated it with his axe. He prayed in advance, “O Allah, we want nothing but goodness (from this action).” When he began to destruct the Kabah, people of Quraish noticed nothing significant happened. They were then encouraged to follow Walid to destruct the Kabah together.

The old building of Kabah was destructed on the second day. They kept doing it and let the foundation lied by Prophet Ibrahim remain.

The renovation began afterwards and every clan had its own duty. They gathered stones together to build it. The man in charge of this renovation was a Roman architect called Baqum. The renovation process continued until it reached the restoration of Hajar Aswad (black stone).

Here, there was a long dispute over who deserved to restore the Hajar Aswad on its position. Every head had its own mind and they argued sturdily so that blood shedding almost happened. Finally, Abu Umayyah bin Mughirah al Makhzumi suggested that a man who reached Masjid al Haram first would be the person to restore Hajar Aswad to its position. Everyone agreed.

Surprisingly, the man who first arrived at Masjidil Haram was Muhammad. When people saw it, they concurred that Muhammad was the man in charge to restore the Hajar Aswad. Everyone looked satisfied and they accepted him. Due to this event, Muhammad was well-known as ‘Al Amin’ (the trustworthy one).

Muhammad then was appointed to restore the black stone from Heaven. However, he did not want to do it alone. He asked for a sheet of cloth, and put the Hajar Aswad upon it. Afterwards, he commanded every clan to grab its each end and bring it together. This solution satisfied all people. During his relatively young age, Muhammad showed a great personality which unified his people. It was a sign that he would be a great leader in the future.