For Muslims around the world, it remains the spiritual focal point — the direction toward which they pray five times a day.

Muslim worshippers circumambulate around the Khana-e-Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Ara. AIRLINK 151.71 Decreased By -4.00 (-2.57%) ...

THE BLACK STONE IN THE KAABA. Share full article. July 19, 1885. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 19, 1885, Page 9 Buy Reprints.

The Kaaba sits at the center of the sacred al-Haram Mosque in Saudi Arabia. It plays an essential role in the rite of the hajj, the pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca, which begins today.

Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, was dressed in its new Kiswa (the cloth that covers the Kaaba) after Fajr prayer on Sunday by as many as 86 The Kiswa is made of pure silk with gold threads at ...

On behalf of King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Wednesday handed over the Kaaba Kiswa (black cloth) to the senior caretaker of the Kaab ...

The Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia will be illuminated by the sun directly overhead at 12:18 p.m. local time Friday, coinciding with the call to prayer in a phenomenon that happens only ...

Towels were used to wipe the walls of the Kaaba, and after the guests leave its hall, its floor covered with washed marble, will be processed.

Kaaba’s kiswa raised for 2024 Hajj season preparations Raised portion of the ornate covering shielded with white cotton fabric Last updated: May 24, 2024 | 16:10 ...

The sun gets aligned with Holy Kaaba twice in ayears. First when it moves from the equator to the Tropic of Cancer during the month of May and the second time when the sun returns south to the equator ...