Black Stone corner
E43194
The Black Stone corner is the southeastern angle of the Kaaba in Mecca where the revered Black Stone is set and toward which many pilgrims begin and end their circumambulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Stone corner canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural feature
ⓘ
religious site feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Iraqi corner of the Kaaba
ⓘ
Yemeni corner ⓘ
surface form:
Yemeni corner of the Kaaba
|
| associatedRitual |
Hajj
ⓘ
Umrah ⓘ tawaf ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic pilgrimage sites
ⓘ
Religious architectural elements ⓘ Sites associated with the Kaaba ⓘ |
| contains | Black Stone ⓘ |
| directionOfMovement | counterclockwise around the Kaaba ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
الركن الأسود
ⓘ
al-Ḥajar al-Aswad ⓘ
surface form:
ركن الحجر الأسود
|
| hasPosition | southeastern corner of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| houses | Black Stone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaaba
ⓘ
Makkah Province ⓘ Masjid al-Haram ⓘ Mecca ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| materialContext |
Kaaba
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Stone is set into the Kaaba wall at this corner
|
| orientation |
faces roughly east
ⓘ
faces roughly south ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaaba ⓘ |
| pilgrimPractice |
many pilgrims attempt to kiss the Black Stone there
ⓘ
many pilgrims point toward the Black Stone there ⓘ many pilgrims touch the Black Stone there ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInPilgrimage | primary landmark for counting tawaf circuits ⓘ |
| significance |
ending point of tawaf for many pilgrims
ⓘ
starting point of tawaf for many pilgrims ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.