Who struck the Kaaba with a trebuchet in the Islamic era, and why?
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The one who struck the Kaaba with a trebuchet was Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Al-Thaqafi, and his siege of Ibn Al-Zubayr was the reason. Imam Al-Dhahabi described him as an oppressive, tyrannical, malicious individual who shed blood, and his good deeds are submerged in the sea of his sins; his matter is with Allah.
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