Due to some expansion work in Haram, tawaf space was a bit narrow in front of Kaaba door and black stone and queuing for touching the stone was too long couldn't stand more as we were very tired after a long trip and umrah performance.
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Black Stone
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Ranked #1 of 5 attractions in Mecca
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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This holy stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient stone building towards which all Muslims pray. Many Muslims believe that the...
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This holy stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient stone building towards which all Muslims pray. Many Muslims believe that the stone (originally white but now black from absorbing the sins of man) fell from heaven during the time of Adam and Eve.
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Torrance, California
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Muscat Governorate, Oman
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This the holiest place in the Muslim World and anybody who visited this place experience
A form of inner peace and calm and tranquility ,which have never transcend before.
The place is the centre of Muslim world and touching the purify black stone is one of the
Religious rituals if its in your reach,don't push anybody or fight to get...
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Sydney, Australia
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I would wanted to touch it, but although tawaf area was not that much of a crowd, queue was very long for men and women were not queued so we decided not follow and we just only waved at it from a distance as prophet says.
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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There cudnt be anything to dislike about this holy place . its peace and holy worship. i pray to Allah that very muslim in the world like me and my family gets a chance to visit this holy place insha allah
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I love everything about the journey.touching the black stone is a religious rituals that is why it is very special things to do when you go for hajj or umrah.
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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late at night, really really early in the mornings and absolutely my favourite is under the mid day sun - lunch time. These are my preferred times to touch or kiss the Black Stone.
The Islamic Historical importance of the Black Stone is a lengthy one, but in a nutshell, this stone, made up of a few small stones, is...
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Lisbon, Portugal
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it is a strong religious story behind this stone. so everybody likes to touch or kiss it. so try to be nice when you reach it and touch/kiss it very fast and leave the place so the others can see it too.
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Bandung, Indonesia
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It's very crowded. But, to be able to reach and kiss it, you only need a faith in Allah. A faith that Allah will lead us to the stone. Insya Allah.
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Chicago, Illinois
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it is very tempting to try to touch it but it is almost impossible especially in between prayers, you have to be patient and follow a long queue.
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Riyadh
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Probably the second most important thing people like to do in the Haram, after the Hajj/Umrah, is to get a chance to kiss the black stone. Some are lucky enough to get to it unscathed, but for most, it involves a lot of pushing and shoving and bad looks from every direction :)
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