The black cube that was once dyed in purple and red, has been a part of our lives ever since we are born. Once known as a universal shrine, it housed every recognised god of pre-Islamic Arabia.

There were attempts to do this in AlBidayah (The Beginning), where the Kiswah – the black-and-gold cloth that drapes the Kaaba (the cube-shaped shrine at the centre of Mecca’s Grand Mosque) – is ...

Although not a first timer, performing the 2025 Hajj was evidently a profound experience, being one of the privileged guests of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.The trip which lasted for 16 days (May 27 to ...

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1. The Black Stone (Al-Ḥajar al-Aswad) The Black Stone is set in the southeastern corner of the Kaaba. It marks the point where Tawaf —the ritual of circling the Kaaba—begins and ends. Positioned ...

Mina, June 04, 2025, SPA -- The Kiswa, the cover of the Holy Kaaba, is encircled by a belt adorned with bold Thuluth script, harmoniously arranged in a magnificent geometric design. This intricate ...

Makkah, March 04, 2025, SPA -- The General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque is hosting the First House Exhibition at the Grand Mosque's third expansion this Ramadan.