Kaaba
Kaaba (Ka'abah or Ka'ba) Central shrine of Islam, located in the Great Mosque in Mecca. In prayer, Muslims face the meridian that passes through the Kaaba. Each pilgrim who undertakes the Hajj circles the shrine seven times, touching the Black Stone for forgiveness. The Black Stone is said to have been given to the patriarch Abraham by the Archangel Gabriel.
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