HOLY KAAB'S DOOR : ENGINEER

 

STUTTGART - GERMANY : Muneer AI Jundi, an engineer who designed the door of the Holy Kaaba, passed away in Stuttgart, Germany last Wednesday.

Engineer AI Jundi who has the honor of having his name inscribed on the door of the Kaaba as a designer. AI Jundi designed the door of AI Kaaba by the order of King Khalid bin bin Abdel Aziz.

King Khalid had ordered the construction in 1397 AH using pure gold and the engineer, who belonged to Syria, was selected for the job.

The door was designed at the factory of Sheikh Mahmmod Bin Badar, a leading goldsmith in Makkah.

It was completed in 1398 AH with 250kg of pure gold.