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High resolution photos have been revealed for the first time of an ancient religious stone in Mecca, Islam’s holy city, a Saudi government agency has announced. The images of al-Hajar al-Aswad ...

Take a closer look at the Black Stone of Mecca Part of the Hajj pilgrimage entails kissing or touching the stone after every Tawaf Published: 19 September ,2016: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020 ...

Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam's most revered relics - the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building.

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Videos and photos from Mecca this week showed pilgrims placed in neatly spaced concentric circles around the black-clad Kaaba, which authorities said had been sterilized and perfumed by 3,500 workers.

The hajj — Arabic for “pilgrimage” — is a five-day religious pilgrimage to Mecca and nearby holy sites in Saudi Arabia that all Muslims who are physically and financially able must perform ...

The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims who are able to must perform at least once in their lifetime. It takes place at a set time of year: in 2022, it ran from 7 to 12 July.