June 24, 2024 Mekke People
On 24 June 2024, the key of the Kaaba was handed over in a ceremony in Mecca to Abdulwahab bin Zain Al-Abidin Al-Shaibi of the Shaibi family. Succeeding the late Dr. Saleh Al-Shaibi, who had died days earlier, he became the 78th custodian of the Kaaba in the Islamic era.
194878 years ago
Ömer Fahreddin Türkkan (Fahreddin Pasha), who defended Medina until January 1919 during World War I, died near Eskişehir during a train journey on 22 November 1948. At his request, he was buried at Rumelihisarı in Istanbul.
1082Hijri
The Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi set out from Istanbul on his Hajj journey on 12 Muharram 1082 AH (21 May 1671). Joining the pilgrim caravan from Damascus, he devoted the ninth volume of his Seyahatname to Medina, Mecca, the Prophet's Mosque, the Kaaba and the rites of Hajj.
1918108 years ago
Sultan Abdülhamid II, who had the Hejaz Railway built from Damascus to Medina, died at Beylerbeyi Palace in Istanbul on 10 February 1918. Telegraph lines reaching the Hejaz had also been laid during his reign.
A few lines are enough; we’ll talk about the rest.
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