The Black Stone (Arabic: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَد, romanized: al-Ḥajar al-Aswad) is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, the ancient building in the center of the Grand Mosque in …

Black Stone of Mecca, Muslim object of veneration, built into the eastern wall of the Kaʿbah (small shrine within the Great Mosque of Mecca) and probably dating from the pre-Islamic religion of …

May 4, 2021 · High resolution photos have been revealed for the first time of an ancient religious stone in Mecca, Islam’s holy city, a Saudi government agency has announced.

May 19, 2021 · The black stone is the starting and ending point of the obligatory rite of Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. It is the only remnant of the original structure of the holy Kaaba built by …

Mar 7, 2019 · The Black Stone of Mecca is a crystal stone that Muslims believe came from heaven to earth through Archangel Gabriel. It is the centerpiece of a sacred ritual called tawaf …

The Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) inside the Kaaba is one of Islam’s most revered relics. Located in the eastern corner of the sacred cube-shaped structure in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this …

May 21, 2024 · Hajar al-Aswad, or “The Black Stone,” is a revered object in Islamic tradition, situated in the southeastern corner of the Kaaba, the holy shrine at the heart of Masjid al …

The picture above shows the Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone), which is set in the eastern corner of the Ka’bah. Tawaf begins and ends facing this sacred stone.

May 23, 2024 · The Black Stone is a 30 cm (12 in) diameter stone embedded in a silver frame on a corner of the Kaaba (Arabic: cube) in Mecca. The Kaaba is the holiest place in Islam, located …

The Black Stone of Mecca, also known as “Al-Hajar Al-Aswad” in Arabic, is an ancient, dark rock that is set in the eastern corner of the Kaaba, a cube-shaped building located in the center of …