Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the cube-shaped Kaaba and why they matter in Islam. Associated Press. Published September 24, 2015 5:26am EDT | Updated December 9, 2015 7:44pm EST.

The Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia will be illuminated by the sun directly overhead at 12:18 p.m. local time Friday, ... the cube-shaped structure, ...

Kaaba means "the cube" in Arabic. This 14-meter high building is considered by Muslims to be the "house of God" on Earth. It is clearly mentioned twice in the Koran, ...

Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque on Sunday to begin the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years, in the heat of the ...

Over 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage Sunday. They will circle Islam’s most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Saudi Arabian city of ...

Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure covered in a black, gold-embroidered cloth, but view it as their most sacred place and a powerful symbol of unity and monotheism.

It’s the location of the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure that Muslims around the world turn to five times a day when praying. Advertisement.

So likewise the Kaaba, a cube-shaped building in the city of Makkah. It owes it original construction to two interesting phenomenon: 1) to the Prophet Abraham and his son Isma’il: as the place of ...

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia — Vast crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several ...