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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.
4 maj 2021 · CNN — 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.
19 maj 2021 · The black stone in the holy Kaaba was believed to be pure white before it turned black by absorbing the misdeeds of all the pilgrims who kiss and touch it. What is Hajr-e-Aswad? Hajr e Aswad is a black rock/stone placed into the eastern edge of the holy Kaaba at Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah.
22 cze 2023 · The black stone, known as hajr al-aswad in Arabic, is believed by Muslims to have been sent down to the Prophet Ibrahim and holds tremendous ritual significance, as pilgrims will often try...
The Kaaba, meaning cube in Arabic, is a square building, elegantly draped in a silk and cotton veil. Located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, it is the holiest shrine in Islam .
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.
Kaaba, shrine located near the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth. Muslims orient themselves toward this small shrine during the five daily prayers, bury their dead facing its meridian, and cherish the ambition of visiting it on pilgrimage.
