al-Hajar al-Aswad corner
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The al-Hajar al-Aswad corner is the southeastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca that houses the revered Black Stone, which pilgrims touch or gesture toward during the circumambulation ritual.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Hajar al-Aswad corner canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural feature
ⓘ
religious site feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
eastern side of the Kaaba
ⓘ
southern side of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibrahim (Abraham) in Islamic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| category |
Islamic holy places
ⓘ
Kaaba architecture ⓘ |
| contains | Black Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | southeast ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | closely monitored by mosque security ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
الركن الأسود
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
الركن الشرقي ⓘ ركن الحجر الأسود ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRole | southeastern corner of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | focus of supplication during tawaf ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
encased Black Stone fragments
ⓘ
silver frame around the Black Stone ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRole | marks each completed circuit in tawaf ⓘ |
| hasStatus | protected by Saudi authorities ⓘ |
| houses | Black Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makkah Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| materialContext | Black Stone is set into the wall of the corner in a silver frame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Mataf (open white marble area for tawaf)
ⓘ
Multazam area between Black Stone corner and Kaaba door ⓘ |
| orientation | faces the main area of the mataf (tawaf area) ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
pilgrims gesture toward the Black Stone
ⓘ
pilgrims kiss the Black Stone ⓘ pilgrims raise their hand toward the Black Stone ⓘ pilgrims touch the Black Stone ⓘ |
| roleInTawaf |
ending point of each circuit
ⓘ
starting point of circumambulation ⓘ |
| significance |
most venerated corner of the Kaaba
ⓘ
primary reference point for counting tawaf rounds ⓘ |
| usedInRitual |
Hajj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umrah NERFINISHED ⓘ tawaf ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Hajj pilgrims
ⓘ
Umrah pilgrims ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.