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Locating Hajar-e-Aswad (Black Stone) to Start or Finish Tawaf

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Kaaba is in shape of a cube having four corners named as below:

  1. Rukun Al Aswad (Corner having Hajar e Aswad or Black Stone)
  2. Rukun Al Yamani (Named after Yemen)
  3. Rukun Ashami (Named after Syria)
  4. Rukun Al Iraqi  (Named after Iraq)

Tawaf (circumambulating around kaaba), which is an integral part of Islamic rituals Hajj and Umrah, starts from Rukun Al Aswad and finishes at same location. My following suggestions may help you in locating Rukun Al Aswad of kaaba to start/finish Tawaf: Continue reading Locating Hajar-e-Aswad (Black Stone) to Start or Finish Tawaf →