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Ibn al-Zubayr establishes his command post on …
Years: 683 - 683
September
Ibn al-Zubayr establishes his command post on the grounds of the Grand Mosque.
On Sunday, October 31, the Kaaba, over which a wooden structure covered with mattresses had been erected to protect it, catches fire and burns down, while the sacred Black Stone bursts asunder.
Many later sources ascribe the fault to the besiegers, but more reliable accounts attribute the event to a torch borne by one of Ibn al-Zubayr's followers, which the wind had wafted onto the building.
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Years: 683 - 683
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