Wednesday 28 September 2011

Agnosticism / Atheism: What's Hot Now: The Kaaba, the Multazam, and Nearby Structures

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The Kaaba, the Multazam, and Nearby Structures
Sep 28th 2011, 10:01

Close to the northwestern side of the Kaaba is a raised and curved exterior wall, about 1.5m high and 17.5m long, called the multazam. At the conclusion of the tawaf, the circumambulation around the Kaaba, Muslims press themselves up against the multazam in order to receive power and blessings associated with the structure. Opposite the Black Stone is the sacred well of Zamzam where pilgrims drink and where Hagar is supposed to have found water for herself and Ismail in the desert.

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