Security officers help a young pilgrim weeping in horror after getting caught in the melee of worshippers thronging the around the Holy Kaaba to greet and kiss the Black Stone. The Black Stone, or ...

The Black Stone in the Kaaba is a revered Islamic symbol, receiving special care from Saudi Arabia and marking the start and ...

Special parts of the Kaaba each hold deep religious significance Add as a preferred source on Google Exits from the Al Masa’a area, the pathway between Safa and Marwah, have also been strategically ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu kissed the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) at the Kaaba before Saudi authorities granted him the ...

Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative that will allow Muslims all around the world to touch the Black Stone at the Kaaba in Makkah virtually. The initiative that will use virtual reality (VR) ...

Thousands of Muslims circled the holy Kaaba stone at Mecca in Saudi Arabia before bidding farewell to the city, while others stoned pillars representing Satan in the nearby city of Mina as the hajj ...

Asharq Al Awsat In the southeastern corner of the Holy Kaaba stands the Black Stone, the faith-filled landmark from which Tawaf begins and ends, drawing the hearts and eyes of millions of Muslims ...

The Kaaba stands at the center of Islam's holiest sanctuary in Mecca, but its history stretches back beyond the beginnings of Islam and includes periods of political struggle, destruction and ...

Pilgrimage to Mecca brings millions of Muslims to Saudi Arabia every year. But now the kingdom has launched a virtual reality initiative that it says will allow Muslims to touch the Black Stone, a ...

Nigerian singer Asake went viral after a video showed him trying to reach the sacred Black Stone at the Kaaba during a visit to Mecca The clip captured the moment he struggled to get close due to the ...