The Kaaba

salman_s wrote: muslims do get the opportunity to go inside the kaaba when it is opened twice in a year one has to be very lucky, there is such a rush that the luckiest gets the chance its such a rush that it is difficult to balance the body so no question of carrying a camera

In answer to B.H.  During the Hajj the Kabah is closed because of the huge amount of people. But if you stay a few days after or go a few days before Hajj time, you should be able to go inside the Kabah. Many people make umrah at all different times of the year and are able to go inside of it.

I have read that Banī Shaybat (بني شيبة) tribe has the keys to the Kaaba.  When are the times that it is opened?  I have read that there are inscribed granite tablets inside the Kaaba.  What is written on the tablets?