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. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and ...

According to the Holy Prophet (sa), the black stone in the Ka’aba is one of the remnants of the stones that were showered from ‘heaven’. The ‘stones’ that came from ‘heaven’ (which we now understand were probably part of a meteor-showered in that area under the command of God) were used to build the very first house of worship of God.

Jan 11, 2018 · The Black Stone of Mecca, Al-Ḥajaru al-Aswad, “Black Stone”, or Kaaba Stone, is a Muslim relic, which according to Islamic tradition dates back to the time of Adam and Eve. It is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient sacred stone building towards which Muslims pray, in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

May 19, 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.

Apr 3, 2020 · The Kaaba is a cubic-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most sacred mosque. One of it’s corners has a mysterious black stone said to have supernatural Every day, five times a day, Muslims across the world face the holy site of Mecca and pray.

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.

Mar 7, 2019 · Muslim pilgrims revere the stone as a powerful symbol of faith. Here's why: Muslims believe that the first human being, Adam, originally received the black stone from God and used it as part of an altar for worship.

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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 …

Jun 15, 2023 · The Black Stone (ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَد‎, al-Hajr al-Aswad) is a rock that was embedded into the east-facing corner of the Ka'bah, which is located in Mecca and is the "house of God" towards which Muslims pray five times a day.