The Holy Kaaba was painted in 1887 by Al-Sayyid Abd al-Ghaffar, during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

The Holy Kaaba was painted in 1887 by Al-Sayyid Abd al-Ghaffar, during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

Abd al-Ghaffar is credited with being the earliest Arabian photographer from Makkah and the first resident to photograph the Holy city.
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