The lighthouse continued to function until the time of the Arab conquest, then several disasters occurred and the shape of the lighthouse was changed to some extent, but it still continued to function.
Indlu yokukhanyisela yaqhubeka isebenza kuze kufike isikhathi sokunqotshwa kwama-Arabhu, khona-ke kwenzeka izinhlekelele eziningana futhi isimo sendlu yokukhanyisela sashintshwa ngezinga elithile, kodwa saqhubeka nokusebenza.