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The Miraculous Yemeni Corner of the Kaabah
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الركن اليماني
الإعجازي للكعبة، أعزها الله
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More than 1,400 years ago, a pregnant Fatimah bint Assad (فاطمة بنت أسد، عليها
السلام), Peace be upon her,
was performing tawaf (طواف)
(walking counter-clockwise around the exalted Kaabah (الكعبة، أعزها الله))
when she started laboring. As she approached the the Yemeni Foundation (or
Corner) (ar-Rukn al-Yamani -
الركن اليماني)
of the Kaabah, the stone building ruptured and opened-up. Fatimah bint
Assad, Peace be upon her, then entered the Kaabah through the slit where she
delivered her son, Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (الإمام علي بن أبي طالب،
عليه السلام), Peace be upon him, and remained there for three days. During
their stay inside the Kaabah,
Fatimah and her son, Peace be upon them, were served foods from the Heavens.
| أبيات شعر في ولادة
أمير المؤمنين، علي بن أبي طالب، عليه السلام: |
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| في الكعبة واتّخذتها كالصدف |
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كالدرّ ولدت يا تمام الشّرف |
| والكعبة وجهها تجاه النجف |
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فاستقبَلَتِ الوجوه شطر الكعبة |
In the above photograph of al-Kaabah,
ar-Rukn al-Yamani is visible to the right, next to the standing worshiper
dressed in white. The area of the Kaabah which ruptured for Fatimah bint
Assad, Peace be upon her, remains evident, clearly
visible, and impossible to repair even today! Since the occurrence of that
World-changing event, the Kaabah has been destructed, rebuilt, and renovated
numerous times, yet the Yemeni Corner keeps disintegrating continuously and remains
distinguished from the rest of the structure. The only way
to seal the slit in the Yemeni Foundation of the Kaabah has been to use special concrete (instead of granite rocks) in combination with long stainless steel nails as well as
molten metal for support (see photos below).
Fatimah bint
Assad, Peace be upon her, is buried in al-Baqi (البقيع)
in al-Madinah (Medina - المدينة المنورة)
near her grandsons al-Hassan bin Ali al-Mujtaba (الحسن المجتبى،
عليه السلام), Ali bin al-Hussain Zeyn-el-Aabideen (علي
زين العابدين، عليه السلام), Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqer
(محمد الباقر، عليه السلام), and Jaafar
bin Muhammad as-Sadeq (جعفر الصادق، عليه السلام),
and close to the tomb of
Prophet Muhammad (النبي
محمد، صلى الله عليه وآله), Peace be upon him and his
family, who is buried in the Mosque of the Prophet (المسجد النبوي),
and the Mistress of the Females of the Universes, Fatimah az-Zahra (فاطمة
الزهراء، سيدة نساء العالمين، صلوات الله عليها), Peace
be upon her, who is buried in a hidden grave located in either Baqi, or
most likely, in
ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyah (الروضة النبوية)
in the Mosque of the Prophet.
Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb, Peace be upon him, is buried in an-Najaf (النجف), Iraq
(العراق).
| A Poem About the Birth of Imam Ali, Peace Be Upon Him: |
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| O thee Complete Exaltedness, born like a pearl, |
| In the Kaabah, which thee took for a shell! |
| So the faces turn towards the Kaabah, |
| And yet the Kaabah faces towards Najaf! |
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| Translated by SF*BASIC |
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2006-01-11 (Hajj Season 1426 H) |
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The ruptured area of the exalted Kaaba (الكعبة) is to the left of the standing worshiper dressed
in white. This area of the Kaaba is distinguished from the rest of the
stone structure with its
different colors and tone. While the Kaaba is constructed with local
granite stones, the ruptured area of ar-Rukn al-Yamani (الركن
اليماني) is molded using special concrete as well as molten
metal and long stainless steel nails. Novice pilgrims often mistake this
area of the Kaaba for the corner carrying the Black Stone (الحجر الأسود)
and raise their hands to salute it while passing by it. |
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Stainless steel nails are driven into the miraculous Rukn al-Yamani (الركن
اليماني) of the Kaaba (الكعبة)
to prevent it from disintegrating. This area of the Kaaba requires
constant maintenance as it keeps breaking up. |
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Long stainless steel nails are driven into ar-Rukn al-Yamani (الركن
اليماني) of the Kaabah (الكعبة)
to prevent it from rupturing again. Four of these nails are visible above
the hand of the worshiper. This area of the Kaabah is a Living Miracle.
Over the centuries, many rulers have attempted to seal and hide the rupture but to no success.
The miraculous birth of Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (علي بن أبي طالب، عليه السلام), Peace be upon him, shall remain
evident to all visitors of the Kaabah until Judgment Day (يوم
القيامة). Imam Ali
bin Abi Taleb ,
Peace be upon him, is the first and last human being to be born in the holiest
temple in Islam. Never did it happen before Ali, Peace be upon him, and
never shall it happen again. |
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Special concrete and molten metal as well as stainless steel nails are used to
prevent the lower part of the Yemeni Corner (الركن
اليماني) of the Kaabah (الكعبة) from disintegrating. This
corner of the Kaabah miraculously ruptured more than 1,400 years ago so that
Fatimah bint Assad (فاطمة بنت أسد، عليها السلام), Peace be upon her, can deliver her son, Imam Ali bin Abi
Taleb (الإمام علي بن أبي طالب، عليه السلام),
Peace be upon him, inside the Kaabah. Indeed, God exalted the Kaabah with
the birth of Imam Ali, Peace be upon him, within its walls; and He exalted Imam
Ali, Peace be upon him, with his delivery into this World inside the Kaabah.
| من الأبيات المنقوشة على ضريح أمير المؤمين، عليه السلام، لإبن أبي الحديد المعتزلي: |
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| فكأن زنجيا هناك يجدع | |
قد قلت للبرق الذي شق الدجى |
| اتراك تعلم من بأرضك مودع | |
يا برق ان جئت الغري فقل له |
| عيسى يُقفِّيهِ وأحمد يتبع | |
فيك ابن عمران الكليم وبعدهُ |
| فيك والملأُ المقدَّس أجمع | |
بل فيك جبريلٌ وميكالٌ وإسرا |
| لذوي البصائر يستشف ويلمع | |
بل فيك نور الله جل جلاله |
| المجتبى فيك البطين الانزع | |
فيك الامام المرتضى فيك الوصي |
| لنظيرها من قبل إلا يوشع | |
يا من ردت له ذكاءُ ولمْ يفز |
| فيها لجثتك الشريفة مضجع | |
ما العالم العلويِّ إلا تربةٌ |
| في العالمين وشافعٌ ومشفِّع | |
بل أنت في يوم القيامة حاكمٌ |
| الدنيا ولا جمع البرية مجمع | |
والله لولا حيدرٌ ما كانتِ |
| وهو الملاذ لنا غداً والمفزع | |
وإليه في يوم المعاد حسابنا |
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Pilgrims touching the miraculous Yemeni Foundation (or Corner) of the Kaaba.
This corner is named Yemeni because it points in the direction of Yemen (اليمن). |
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Worshipers touching the miraculous Rukn al-Yamani (Yemeni Corner - الركن اليماني) of the Kaabah
(الكعبة). One of the
stainless steel nails used to prevent ar-Rukn al-Yamani from falling
apart is
visible to the right of the hand of the pilgrim. |
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2006-01-02 (Hajj Season 1426 H) |
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A worshiper touching the miraculous Rukn al-Yamani (الركن
اليماني) of the Kaabah (الكعبة).
One of the stainless steel nails used to prevent
the bottom of ar-Rukn al-Yamani from falling
apart is visible above the little finger of the
pilgrim. |
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2006-01-04 (Hajj Season 1426 H) |
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Lebanese-American pilgrims kissing the miraculous Rukn al-Yamani (الركن
اليماني) of the exalted Kaaba (الكعبة). |
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«سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلا من المسجد الحرام الى المسجد
الأقصى الذي باركنا من حوله» |
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"The Aqsa Mosque, which We have
blessed its surroundings." (The Quran) |
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The Exalted Kaabah is not the first Qibla (direction of paryer -
القبلة) in Islam. The imprisoned al-Aqsa
Mosque (المسجد الأقصى) in al-Quds (القدس)
is in fact the First Qibla (أولى القبلتين)
towards which the early
Muslims
have prayed. Indeed, the first martyrs of Islam have been laid to rest
facing towards al-Quds, Palestine (فلسطين).
God willing, let's never forget that our dearest First Qibla and Third Mosque in
Islam, al-Aqsa Mosque, is burdened by its occupation and waiting for its
promised day of liberation. Verily, it is in al-Aqsa mosque where al-Imam
al-Mahdi (الإمام المهدي، عليه السلام),
Peace be upon him, and the Messenger of God Jesus son of Mary (عيسى
بن مريم، عليهما السلام), Peace be upon them, shall soon together
pray. |
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