Makkah governor, Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, has ordered an investigation into the incident, saying such an attitude would not be tolerated.
Prince Mishal also called for disciplinary action against the policeman for failing to live up to the privilege and honor of serving in such a holy place.
This image spread all over the Internet when Saudi newspapers expressed shock.
Social media's reactions ranged from gentle understanding of his condition after hours of confronting challenges to outright condemnation for not respecting the sanctity of the place.
Displaying the sole of one's foot or touching someone, or something sacred, with a shoe or with feet is considered highly offensive in the Arab culture.
The Kaaba is at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque, al-Masjid al-Haram, in Makkah. Tradition goes that the Kaaba was ordained by Allah to be built in the shape of the House in Heaven called Baitul Ma'amoor. Multiple parts of the Hajj pilgrimage requires pilgrims to make Tawaf, circumambulation, seven times around the Kaaba.
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