Kaaba, including: Qibla, Black Stone, Masjid Al-haram, Year Of The Elephant, Kiswah, People Reported To Be Born In The Kaaba, Tawaf


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More info: The Kaaba ( / DIN 31635: / / ) is a cube-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam. The building predates Islam, and, according to Islamic tradition, the first building at the site was built by Ibrahim. The building has a mosque built around it, the Masjid al-Haram. All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba during prayers, no matter where they are. Read more...

The Black Stone


The Black Stone by Cheops Books

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Everyone was convulsed by the Planes Operation on 9/11. No one heard about the Black Stone Plot. It was to take place on the very same day ? September 11, 2001. It failed. The key co-conspirator escaped the collapse of the Twin Towers. He's back and ready to try again. The time could be a year away ? or one second from now. The clock is ticking . . .

Madeline Anthony-Pratt climbs over the wall to her neighbor's house one night to retrieve her cat. Intruders appear. She hides in the shadows. They whisper in a foreign tongue and hold out a Pepsi can with black crud on it. They light a match.

Why are they trying to blow up her neighbor's house tonight? The men aren't telling as the match gets closer to the wick.

This is no ordinary plot. It's bigger than 9/11 and far more devastating. The Black Stone Plot has been two thousand years in the making.

Praise for Linda Cargill?s To Follow the Goddess:
?An auspicious beginning ? and a delightful read?
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Everyone was convulsed by the Planes Operation on 9/11. No one heard about the Black Stone Plot. It was to take place on the very same day ? September 11, 2001. It failed. The key co-conspirator escaped the collapse of the Twin Towers. He's back and ready to try again. The time could be a year away ? or one second from now. The clock is ticking . . .

Madeline Anthony-Pratt climbs over the wall to her neighbor's house one night to retrieve her cat. Intruders appear. She hides in the shadows. They whisper in a foreign tongue and hold out a Pepsi can with black crud on it. They light a match.

Why are they trying to blow up her neighbor's house tonight? The men aren't telling as the match gets closer to the wick.

This is no ordinary plot. It's bigger than 9/11 and far more devastating. The Black Stone Plot has been two thousand years in the making.

Praise for Linda Cargill?s To Follow the Goddess:
?An auspicious beginning ? and a delightful read?
? The Kirkus Reviews Read more...

The Black Stone and its importance
Arab News - Oct 16, 3462

When we do the tawaf around the Kaaba, during the pilgrimage or the Umrah, or even as a sunnah, we always start and finish at the eastern corner of the Kaaba where the Black Stone is placed. It is recommended to kiss the Black Stone or


German Firm to Assess Catering Project for Mecca Pilgrims
Spiegel Online - Oct 10, 2011
German Firm to Assess Catering Project for Mecca Pilgrims

AP Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers shuffle around the Kaaba, the black cube in the center of Mecca's Grand Mosque. The annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, draws around 2.5 million people each year. This is one bid that could spice up anyone's


Mecca for the rich: Islam's holiest site 'turning into Vegas'
New Zealand Herald - Sep 26, 2011

Dr Alawi's most pressing concern is the planned £690m expansion of the Grand Mosque, the most sacred site in Islam which contains the Kaaba - the black stone cube built by Ibrahim (Abraham) that Muslims face when they pray.


Saudi Arabia brings cultural, religious exotica to India
Times of India - Sep 28, 2011

In a touching gesture, the culture showcase 'performed a Haj ritual' by offering guests holy water from the Zamzam Well, a sacred spring located 18 km from the black stone at Kaaba, a building, on the complex of Masjid-al-Haram.


When art is at its best

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The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities and a number of other art houses attended the event. All the products, such as rugs and prayer beads, were inspired by the heritage and culture in Saudi Arabia. The academy was designed to provide opportunities for women outside the academy to participate in this forum with their crafts. More than 30 projects have been posted.

Jawaher Al-Zahrani, director general of the academy, said the organizers have worked on strengthening the crafts initiative. The Academy also supports the unskilled women.

"We want these women to have a regular source of income," said Al-Zahrani."We have 105 women working at home during the year. We produce about 3000 prayer rugs in the year and we also ensure that products meet quality standards.

Source: Arab News

4-u: In search of the Black Stone of the Kaaba

by 4u

There it was, high up above the door - a piece of dark stone about 5 cm tall and 4 cm wide - Cool!!! But far away. Digital camera out - take pictures, zoom, picture… lower the resolution so I can get more digital zoom… Great! Unfortunately, the resolution is not really great enough to tell if this rock, exposed to the elements for about 500 years is a meteorite or not.! What would a slice of Allende or Zag look like after that long? in Istanbul? Yes! The Ottoman Empire was quite large, and at one time,...

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