Re: [Yaadein_Meri] "" Exhibition From Makkah Remains " "

Thanks Rubina Ji for precious infromation & Pictures,     Wish You All The Best Truly Your MUHAMMAD AFSAR KHAN RAZA  Saudi Arabia: afsarkhanraza@yahoo.com   --- On Wed, 10/19/11, Rubina Yasmeen <rubina_yas@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rubina Yasmeen <rubina_yas@yahoo.com> Subject: [Yaadein_Meri] "" Exhibition From Makkah Remains " " To: Rubina_Yas@yahoo.com Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 4:58 PM BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR Raheem ASSALAM ALAIKUM WA RAHMATH ULLAHI WA BARKATAHU Exhibition Of Historic Remains From Makkah The Exhibition Building Is Located Close To The Kiswa Factory (The Kaba Cover On) Old Makkah- Jeddah Road  The purpose is to protect the important remains from the two holy masjids.  It has 7 exhibition halls which contain several remains as well as old/new photographs.   This is the reception where the pilgrims are explained about the building of the holy masjids and the extensions/renovati ons it witnessed.       Masjidul-Haram Exhibition hall that contains historical remains of which is this Staircase to Kaba which is from the year 1240 Hijri ! This is the old covering for Maqame-Ibrahim until it was replaced during the time of Late King Fahad bin Abdulaziz L.A   These are the crests from minarets of Haram from 1299 Hijri.     These are the casings of Hajre-Aswad one of which is from the time of Sultan Murad Khan and other one from the Saudi times.     In the photographic exhibition there are photographs from the 12thCentury Hijri.   And among the collection of Quran copies     where there is a gate dismantled during Saudi expansion in 1337 Hijri    IVBAN E GATE OF MASJID OLD Crescent from Main Minaret from the beginning of 4th centuryHijri   An old clock installed by Ottoman Sultan Abdulhameed (the 1st) from 1277 Hijri   In the Zamzam exhibition there is a steel cage and bucket for withdrawing water that was dismantled towards the end of 14thcentury Hijri     And here is a water pot from 1299 Hijri    ! And here is a shadow system that was installed over Zamzam for calculating prayers timing ? it dates back to 1023 Hijri      Aapki  dua  ki  talib Mrs RUBINA YASMEEn ==================== Join My Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yaadein_meri