When the Foundation Stone sees the Kaab’a approaching, it shall cry out, “Peace be to the great guest”. (Zev Vilnay, Legends of Jerusalem) The Muslim Kaab’a in Mecca was a very ancient ruined holy ...

A Saudi official perfumes the Black Stone set into ... are encircling the Holy Kaaba for seven times known as Tawaf, and likewise walking back and forth between the hills of Safa and Marwah ...

Saudi Arabia is asking Umrah pilgrims to avoid standing too long beside the Black Stone in Mecca ... times around the Kaaba, and the Sa’i, which is walking between the hills of Safa and ...

Unlike other sacred sites, Mecca ... Ka'aba seven times while barefoot, as instructed by Muhammad. The ritual can take several hours to complete. At the southwest corner of the Ka'aba is a black ...

Cairo: Saudi authorities have urged pilgrims not to stand for too long next to a revered stone ... Kaaba for seven times known as Tawaf, and likewise walking back and forth between the hills ...