The Black Stone of the Kaaba.

Stefan Georgeta
4 min readJun 23, 2022

Muslims focus their gaze on the Kaaba, a Mecca shrine, five times each day when performing the namaz. The sanctuary’s northeastern corner houses the Black Stone of the Kaaba. This is Islam’s greatest treasure. The famed sanctuary’s creator and construction date are unknown. The Kaaba has reportedly always been a revered site for the inhabitants of Arabia, long before Muslims arrived on the scene. The prophet Ibrahim started residing in Mecca after the passing of his mother Hajar, at least according to Muslim folklore, which they prioritize.
He constructed the Kaaba shrine there, next to the spring of living water Zam-Zam (Fill-fill), at Allah’s instruction. What’s the appearance of the Kaaba shrine? The corners of this cubic construction represent regions of the planet. Iraqi is the name given to the northern corner, Syrian to the western, Stone to the eastern, and Yemen to the southern. Kiswat, an ornate fabric, is used to cover the Kaaba. The fabric is reportedly changed once a year and is reportedly produced in Egypt each year before being tran sported to Mecca by a caravan of pilgrims. In the month of Zul Hijjah, just before the Egyptian caravan arrives, the black cloth is replaced with a white one, and the Kaaba “accepts the ihram,” or ritually…

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