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The Black Stone is seen through a portal in the Kaaba. 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 Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
19 maj 2021 · Situated in the eastern corner of the house of God, Kaaba – the Black Stone is known as Hajar al-Awad in Arabic. It is the sacred stone where Tawaf—the obligatory rite of Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage—starts and ends.
During most of the year the Kaaba is covered with an enormous cloth of black brocade, the kiswah. Located in the eastern corner of the Kaaba is the Black Stone (al-Ḥajar al-Aswad), whose now broken pieces are surrounded by a ring of stone and held together by a heavy silver band.
21 maj 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-Haram in Makkah. This sacred stone, encased in a silver frame, holds profound religious significance for Muslims around the world.
27 maj 2024 · The Black Stone, an ancient sacred stone, is embedded in the eastern corner of the Ka’bah, one and a half meters above the ground. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: The black stone came down from paradise and it was whiter than milk, but the sins of the sons of Adam turned it black.
28 wrz 2024 · 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 the Arabs. It now consists of three large pieces and some fragments, surrounded by a stone ring and held.
The pre-Islamic Kaaba housed the Black Stone and statues of pagan gods. Muhammad reportedly cleansed the Kaaba of idols upon his victorious return to Mecca, returning the shrine to the monotheism of Ibrahim. The Black Stone is believed to have been given to Ibrahim by the angel Gabriel and is revered by Muslims.
