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Black Stone

Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Ranked #1 of 5 attractions in Mecca
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Owner description: This holy stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient stone building towards which all Muslims pray. Many Muslims believe that the... more » Owner description: This holy stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient stone building towards which all Muslims pray. Many Muslims believe that the stone (originally white but now black from absorbing the sins of man) fell from heaven during the time of Adam and Eve. « less
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Lisbon, Portugal
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55 reviews 55 reviews
35 attraction reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

it is a strong religious story behind this stone. so everybody likes to touch or kiss it. so try to be nice when you reach it and touch/kiss it very fast and leave the place so the others can see it too.

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Bandung, Indonesia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

It's very crowded. But, to be able to reach and kiss it, you only need a faith in Allah. A faith that Allah will lead us to the stone. Insya Allah.

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Chicago, Illinois
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9 reviews 9 reviews
6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

it is very tempting to try to touch it but it is almost impossible especially in between prayers, you have to be patient and follow a long queue.

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Riyadh
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74 reviews 74 reviews
24 attraction reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

Probably the second most important thing people like to do in the Haram, after the Hajj/Umrah, is to get a chance to kiss the black stone. Some are lucky enough to get to it unscathed, but for most, it involves a lot of pushing and shoving and bad looks from every direction :) Like many have said, if you can... More

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N.J York City, New York, USA
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

always crowded, it is not easy to reach unless you have to be patient, and follow the queue - only for men- for ladies there is no clear queue.

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Tripoli, Lebanon
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15 reviews 15 reviews
12 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

it's very hard to reach, please don't push people to reach it. It's better not to reach it then hurting others!

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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21 reviews 21 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

located at teh starting point of "Tawaf" normally it si said to be a stone from haeven, it was a white color stone which was changed to black by the humain sins... if you would have the chance to reach it it preferable to ahnd touch it or if you got the chance to kiss it it would be much... More

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

I idid about 10 tawaafs while I was in Mecca but to get to the black stone to me looked very dangerous. it did not bother me much as I have been to mecca a few times. I would suggest that the custodians of the holy mosque devise a way to have this facility reviewed to give more people an... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

best experience but shame people push and shove . its a holly place but people do not care they just push u around and try to knock you down so they can go forward and kiss the stone.

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birmingham
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

I was inches away from touching the black stone however people push through like huligans and injure people around them which defeats the reasons of umrah so didn't bother trying to touch it again

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