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KaabaIn Mecca, Saudi Arabia, an oblong building in the quadrangle of the Great Mosque, into the northeastern corner of which is built the Black Stone declared by the prophet Muhammad to have been given to Abraham by the archangel Gabriel, and revered by Muslims. By using special compasses or noting the position of the qiblah wall within the mosque, Muslims are able to face towards the Kaaba when they pray, and it is the focus of the hajj (pilgrimage). |
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NORTHRIDGE -- At the start of hajj, Zauman Kahn stood on the third floor of Mecca's Great Mosque and stared below at the sea of Muslims moving counter-clockwise around the sacred Kaaba. Images of central shrines include the Kaaba in Mecca and a large 17th-century model of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Every adult Muslim, who is physically and economically able, is required to make a pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca at least once, and perform the appropriate rituals there. |
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