After reaching Mecca, Muslims on Haj pilgrimage come to Masjid al Haram and circle the Kaaba seven times and pray, this process is called Tawaf, but do you know what is inside the Kaaba? Holy Kaaba ...

Unlike other sacred sites, Mecca is closed off to believers ... At the southwest corner of the Ka'aba is a black stone encased in silver. Some Muslims believe that this is a stone from the heavens.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (CNN ... Among the rites during the Hajj are the circling of the Ka'aba, the stone building Muslims believe was originally built by Abraham and his son Ishmael.

Islamic artefacts dating back hundreds of years, including the cloth used to cover the Kaaba in Mecca, will go on display at ...

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