al-Rukn al-Yamani

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al-Rukn al-Yamani is the southwestern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, revered in Islamic tradition as a blessed point where many pilgrims touch or supplicate during the Hajj and Umrah.

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al-Rukn al-Yamani canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy place
architectural element
religious site
adjacentTo southern wall of the Kaaba
western wall of the Kaaba
faces Yemen
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Islamic pilgrimage practices
hasDirection southwest
hasNameOrigin association with Yemen
hasPilgrimageSeason Hajj
Umrah
hasReligiousTradition Islam
isAssociatedWith invoking blessings
rituals of tawaf
seeking forgiveness
isConsidered blessed point
isCornerOf Kaaba
isDifferentFrom al-Hajar al-Aswad corner
al-Rukn al-Iraqi
al-Rukn al-Shami
isMentionedIn Hadith literature
Islamic jurisprudence texts
isNear path of circumambulation
isOneOf Kaaba
surface form: four corners of the Kaaba
isPlaceOf supplication
isRespectedAs place where prayers are answered (according to some traditions)
isReveredBy Muslims
isTouchedBy pilgrims
isUnderAuthorityOf General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
isVisitedBy Hajj pilgrims
Umrah pilgrims
isWithin Sacred Mosque boundary
locatedIn Makkah Province
Masjid al-Haram
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
partOf Kaaba

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Yemeni corner hasTransliteration al-Rukn al-Yamani