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Black Stone

The Black Stone (Arabic: الحجر الأسود, romanized: al-Ḥajar al-Aswad) is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, the ancient building in the center of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is revered by most Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.

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Owner
Government of Saudi Arabia
Location
Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Associated with
Pilgrims during Hajj and Umrah rituals
Built
Antiquity (pre-Islamic period; according to Islamic tradition from heaven)
Built by
Prophet Ibrahim and Prophet Ismail.
Condition
Preserved; fragments set in silver frame

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Black Stone

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples171
Avg. degree1.98
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Black Stone

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related to Desecrations · 35
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related to history · 34
Black Stone → Abalat, Arabia, Artemis, Aziz Al-Azmeh, Bethel, Ghaiman, God, God Ha'Rachaman, Gracious One, Hebrew Bible, However, Idolatry, Islam, Islamic, It, Jacob's Ladder, Jewish, Kaaba, Levant, Mecca
related to Physical description · 18
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related to Muhammad · 16
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related to Ritual role · 16
Black Stone → At, Dawn, God, Greatest, In, Kaaba, Madinah, Mecca, Muhammad, Muzaffar Iqbal, Pilgrim's Passage, Some, Stone, The Black Stone, They, Writing
related to Meaning and symbolism · 15
Black Stone → Abraham, According, Adam, Adam's, Gabriel, Great Flood, Ishmael, Kaaba, Muhammad, Muslim, Muslims, One, Rukn, Touching, Yamani
related to Appearance of the Black Stone · 10
Black Stone → Arabia, European, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Kaaba, Mecca, Richard Francis Burton, Swiss, The Black Stone, Travels, Visiting
related to Scientific origins · 7
Black Stone → According, Austro-Hungarian, CE, It, Its, Paul Partsch, The Black Stone
Associated with · 1
Black Stone → Pilgrims during Hajj and Umrah rituals
Built · 1
Black Stone → Antiquity (pre-Islamic period; according to Islamic tradition from heaven)

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Black StoneAssociated withPilgrims during Hajj and Umrah rituals1.00infobox
Black StoneBuiltAntiquity (pre-Islamic period; according to Islamic tradition from heaven)1.00infobox
Black StoneBuilt byProphet Ibrahim and Prophet Ismail.1.00infobox
Black StoneConditionPreserved; fragments set in silver frame1.00infobox
Black StoneCulturesIslamic1.00infobox
Black StoneEventRitual touching or kissing during Tawaf1.00infobox
Black StoneHeight112 cm (44 in)1.00infobox
Black StoneLength20 cm (7.9 in)1.00infobox
Black StoneLocationMasjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia1.00infobox
Black StoneManagementGeneral Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques1.00infobox
Black StoneMaterialStone fragments held together with cement and surrounded by a silver frame1.00infobox
Black StoneOwnerGovernment of Saudi Arabia1.00infobox
Black StonePart ofKaaba1.00infobox
Black StonePeriodsPre-Islamic Arabia to present1.00infobox
Black StonePublic accessYes (restricted during pilgrimage flow)1.00infobox
Black StoneRegionHejaz1.00infobox
Black StoneSatellite ofMasjid al-Haram1.00infobox
Black StoneTypeSacred stone / Islamic relic1.00infobox
Black StoneWebsitehttps://www.gph.gov.sa1.00infobox
Black StoneWidth16 cm (6.3 in)1.00infobox

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