Black Rock Kaaba. The Story behind the Black Stone Hajr e Aswad Throughout the year a huge number of Muslims all around the world have the honor to perform pilgrimage Umrah at the Holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. It is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba the ancient sacred stone building towards which Muslims pray in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca Saudi Arabia.
It is covered with a black silk cloth known as the kiswa and decorated with gold-embroidered calligraphy. As they circle the Kaaba pilgrims kiss touch or point towards it following the example of Prophet Mohammed PBUH. It is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba the ancient sacred stone building towards which Muslims pray in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca Saudi Arabia.
It is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba the ancient sacred stone building towards which Muslims pray in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca Saudi Arabia.
On the southeast side of the building is a gold door. As they circle the Kaaba pilgrims kiss touch or point towards it following the example of Prophet Mohammed PBUH. This holy stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba the ancient stone building towards which all Muslims pray. While circumambulating Tawaf around the Holy Kaaba the Muslims find it courteous to notice see or even touch the stone known as Hajre.