Saudi Arabian authorities released on Monday new pictures that offer a never-before-seen closeup view of the Hajr-e-Aswad (Black Stone) in Holy Kaaba in Makkah. During the Umrah or Hajj pilgrimage, Muslims touch the Hajr-e-Aswad after every Tawaf – or circumambulation – around the Kaaba. However, due to the large number of pilgrims who visit every […]
