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(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine

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After circling the Ka'aba, next, the pilgrims have to perform the 'Say'a', which includes walking seven times between two hills known as the Safa and Marwa, which represents Hagar's (Hajira's) search for water for her son Ismail.
All the roads leading to the Ka'aba had turned into a running sea of people and entire space surrounding Haram was filled with the pilgrims.
Stressing the need for enhancing bilateral Parliamentary relations between both the nations, the Speaker said that Parliament of Pakistan is committed to strengthen the relation between Pakistan and KSA.Imam-e- Ka'aba Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al-Juhani has said that the success in this world and hereafter would be possible by following the teachings of Islam.
He said officials of the Saudi spy agency, formerly led by Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, gave the MKO three tons of solid gold, at least four suitcases of custom Rolex watches as well as fabric covering the Ka'aba, Islam's holiest shrine.
Offering views of the Holy Mosque, the hotel is located within the precincts of Al-Masjid Al-Haram and the new Jabal Ka'aba district, said a report in Arab News.
1 / 4 Guests of King Salman for Hajj and Umrah Program visited the Kiswa Factory of the Holy Ka'aba. (SPA) JEDDAH: Guests of King Salman for Hajj and Umrah Program visited the Kiswa Factory of the Holy Ka'aba on Tuesday to watch the stages of cladding, and hear an explanation of its history and the raw materials used in its manufacture.
The Leader further said the Ka'aba to which Muslims turn five times a day to say their prayers as well as Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabi in Medina belong to all Muslims, and not to those who dominate the land where those most sacred Islamic sites are.
That Riyadh gang is incompetent to be guardians of or manage Hajj pilgrimage to House of Allah, the Ka'aba, and most holy sanctuaries of mosques, due to un-Islamic lifestyle of Al-Saud merry makers.
A loose translation of Al-Mahmal is the carriage or the carrier, and this word represents only one thing for all Egyptians; Kesswet el-Ka'aba or the cloth that covers the Ka'aba in Mecca.
Students (Syed Nayyar Ahmed, Mirza Wasif Saeed, Hafiz ur Rehman, Maham Sami, Jawwad Naseer, Atif Haseen Siddiqui and Wania Saeed) were involved in the designing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle named Ababeel, named after the swallow bird Ababeel which protected the sacred Ka'aba from evil attack.
In addition to the 1,624 guestrooms and suites, which range from 32 to 84 square meters in size, with the majority providing direct and unobstructed views to the Haram area and Ka'aba, Swissotel Al Maqam Makkah offers a variety of restaurants and dining experiences.
Jeddah, Dhu-AlHijjah 2, 1437, Sep 4, 2016, SPA -- On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, attended here today at his office in Jeddah hand-over ceremony of the Kiswa (black cover) of the Ka'aba ( the Grand Mosque) to the senior keeper (Sadin) of the Ka'aba.
-- The cover of Ka'aba to be changed on 9th of Dhu Hijja in the Islamic calendar.
I'd pointed out semi-humorously that her prize-winning design bore than a passing resemblance to the Ka'aba, the ultimate Holy Place of Islam in Mecca.
The photograph was taken next to the Ka'aba, the most sacred site in the world for Muslims, located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.