Haram, is one of the most sacred and significant places for Muslims around the world. Every year, millions of believers ...

Saudi Arabia releases first-ever photos of holy Kaaba stone With hajj pilgrimage limited due to COVID restrictions, kingdom publishes high-resolution images of al-Hajar al-Aswad, which believers ...

In the bustling city of Makkah, surrounded by skyscrapers and technology, stands a simple cube-shaped structure made of stone—the Kaaba. Despite its modest form, it is the most revered site in the ...

The stone is framed in pure silver at the southeast corner of the Kaaba (Ka’bah), the cube-shaped building constructed by Abraham and his son Ishmael, according to the Quran.

In the Kaaba, the most ancient and remarkable building or the great Mosque at Mecca, is preserved a miraculous stone, with the print of Abraham's feet impressed upon it.

Muslim pilgrims touch the Kaaba stone, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they pray ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 17, 2018.

The black stone, on the eastern corner of the Kaaba, is said to have been placed there by the Prophet Mohammed, who allegedly kissed it. Al-Haram Mosque, July 1, 2022. AMR NABIL / AP ...

The stone, softened by divine will, retained the marks of his feet. Hijr Ismail: Also known as Hateem This crescent-shaped area adjacent to the north-western wall of the Kaaba is enclosed by a ...

The Kaaba, meaning cube in Arabic, is Islam's holiest site and serves as the qibla, ... Pilgrims return to Mina and perform rami (stoning) of all three stone pillars on each day.

A barrier around the Kaaba that was set up at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has now finally been removed. Pictures show excited worshippers clamouring to get near the Black Stone.