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The Kaaba and the Black Stone of Mecca Aug 6th 2011, 10:00 By Austin Cline, Guide Photoraph of the Courtyard of the Great Mosque in Mecca, with the Kaaba to the Right Souce: Public Domain Measuring about 12 inches in diameter, this sacred stone if probably a meteorite, though no scientific tests have ever been done on it. When they walk around the Kaaba, Muslim pilgrims often try to reach out and touch or kiss the Black Stone. Today it is worn and cracked from centuries of pilgrimages and is only held together by a wide silver band. Muslims insist that the Black Stone is not an idol: prayers are directed to God alone. 7 of 10 Gallery Index: Kaaba in Mecca: Image Gallery with Photos, Drawings, Illustrations, and Diagrams Islam Images: Photos, Drawings, Illustrations Related to Islam Muhammad Drawings, Pictures, Cartoons: Images of the Prophet MuhammadWomen in Islam: Image Gallery of Muslim Women in Burqas, Chadors Filed In: Agnosticism / Atheism Related Articles Politics of the Kaaba in Mecca: How did Muhmmad Use the Kaaba to Promote Is... Kaaba or Ka'aba in Mecca - What Is the Kaaba, Islam's Holiest Shrin... Religion in Turkey - Islam Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock - What Is Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosq... Masjid al-Haram or Grand Mosque in Mecca - What Is Masjid al-Haram or the G... Austin Cline Agnosticism / Atheism Guide Sign up for My Newsletter

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