guardians of the Kaaba
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The guardians of the Kaaba are the hereditary custodians responsible for the care, keys, and ceremonial opening of Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| guardians of the Kaaba canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious position
ⓘ
custodial role ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| ArabicName |
حَجَبَة الكعبة
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
سَدَنَة الكعبة NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hajj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ Umrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremony |
handing of the Kaaba key to the ruler for ceremonial opening
ⓘ
opening of the Kaaba for cleaning ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Prophet Muhammad according to Islamic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ceremonial opener of the Kaaba
ⓘ
custodian of the Kaaba ⓘ keeper of the keys of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| heritage | hereditary custodianship ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity |
continued after the advent of Islam
ⓘ
pre-Islamic origin of custodianship ⓘ |
| importance |
central to rituals surrounding the Kaaba
ⓘ
symbolic role in Islamic sacred history ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
keys of the Kaaba door
ⓘ
ritual cleaning of the Kaaba ⓘ schedule of opening the Kaaba ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Arabic ⓘ |
| location |
Masjid al-Haram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Muslim community
ⓘ
Saudi monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
care of the Kaaba
ⓘ
ceremonial opening of the Kaaba ⓘ cleaning of the Kaaba interior ⓘ closing of the Kaaba ⓘ maintenance of the Kaaba door keys ⓘ supervision of access to the Kaaba interior ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Kaaba access management
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram interior rituals ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of sacred custodianship
ⓘ
trust over the House of Allah ⓘ |
| titleHolderFamily |
Al-Shaybi family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bani Shayba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | hereditary in the Bani Shayba clan ⓘ |
| typeOfCustodianship |
familial
ⓘ
hereditary ⓘ |
| worksWith |
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi religious authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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