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The key to the Kaaba
(المفتاح الكعبة)

Title	The key to the Kaaba
Title Original	المفتاح الكعبة
Publication Date:	19th century
Publication Place	Türkiye - Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Subject	Bronze, silver: inlay
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	طول: 44 سم عرض: 12 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	FBQ.HH.821
Record ID	object;EPM;qt;Mus22;40;ar
Library Location	Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Date	19th century
Notes	Silver decoration adorns this bronze key attached to a moon-shaped ring. The unique mission of this key is to protect the Holy House of God. The inscriptions bear religious and political messages, including Quranic verses and the name of Sultan Abdul Aziz, who was authorized to keep this key in the 19th century AD. The Prophet Abraham and his son Ismail raised the foundations from the house, and from here began the legislation to protect and glorify the Holy House of God. Today, the Bani Shaybah keeps the key in a bag made of silk embroidered with gold and silver threads, as the Prophet Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) covenanted it. Bani Shaybah was given the honor of carrying the key of the Kaaba when Mecca was conquered. The Kaaba is opened twice a year with this key in order to clean it using rose water and Zamzam water.
Sample Text	Sarah Schroeder “The Key to the Kaaba” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus22;40;ar

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The key to the Kaaba

(المفتاح الكعبة)

Publication Date 19th century

Publication Place Türkiye - Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum

Subject Bronze, silver: inlay

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions طول: 44 سم عرض: 12 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID FBQ.HH.821

Record ID object;EPM;qt;Mus22;40;ar

Library Location Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum

Date 19th century

Notes Silver decoration adorns this bronze key attached to a moon-shaped ring. The unique mission of this key is to protect the Holy House of God. The inscriptions bear religious and political messages, including Quranic verses and the name of Sultan Abdul Aziz, who was authorized to keep this key in the 19th century AD. The Prophet Abraham and his son Ismail raised the foundations from the house, and from here began the legislation to protect and glorify the Holy House of God. Today, the Bani Shaybah keeps the key in a bag made of silk embroidered with gold and silver threads, as the Prophet Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) covenanted it. Bani Shaybah was given the honor of carrying the key of the Kaaba when Mecca was conquered. The Kaaba is opened twice a year with this key in order to clean it using rose water and Zamzam water.

Sample Text Sarah Schroeder “The Key to the Kaaba” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;qt;Mus22;40;ar