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Kaaba
The House in Mecca that Abraham and Ishmael raised, and its history.
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The Kaaba before Islam: 5 ancient witnesses, weighed
Diodorus, Ptolemy, a new inscription, a Psalm and the Quran: 5 witnesses to the Kaaba, each weighed. Read on.
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5 facts about the Black Stone and why Muslims touch it
What the Black Stone is, what the rite involves, what Umar said and what Islam counts as idolatry: 5 facts about the stone at the Kaaba.
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6 rites of Hajj and what they mean
Niyya, ihram, tawaf, the standing at Arafat, sacrifice and stoning: 6 rites of the pilgrimage to Mecca and the story behind each.