Black Rock Kaaba. It now consists of three large pieces and some fragments surrounded by a stone ring and held together with a silver band. Inside the floor is made of marble and limestone and has three pillars.
It is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba the ancient sacred stone building towards which Muslims pray in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca Saudi Arabia. This holy stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba the ancient stone building towards which all Muslims pray. The Black Stone Hajr Al Aswad consists of 8 fragmented pieces of small black stones set into an oval silver frame.
The Black Stone of Mecca Al-Ḥajaru al-Aswad Black Stone or Kaaba Stone is a Muslim relic which according to Islamic tradition dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.
Historical research claims that the Black Stone marked the Kaaba as a place of worship during pre-Islamic pagan times. As they circle the Kaaba pilgrims kiss touch or point towards it following the example of Prophet Mohammed PBUH. According to historians the Black Stone was one of many baetyls employed to idolatrous ends by pre-Islamic Arab pagans who used the Kabah as a. Only eight pieces of the Black Stone can be seen.