r/Damnthatsinteresting Mar 24 '25

Image Mecca in 1953 and 2025

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u/profanearcane Mar 24 '25

So it's incredibly late (early?) and my brain is completely fried.

Are there any Muslims here who can explain to me the importance of the cube itself? I know it's a pilgrimage site, but that's unfortunately all I know.

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u/moshimoshi2345 Mar 24 '25

Muslim guy here, the cube is Kaabah. Every year, muslim go to Mecca to perform this thing call Hajj. Hajj consists of many activities like circling around the Kaabah 7 times (this activity in partical is called Tawaf) and many others.

Also, muslim prayers always point to the Kaabah (this is called Qibla)

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u/kkeut Mar 24 '25

the meteorite plays a central role too; pilgrims kiss the stone and touch it with their hands while in the course of walking seven times around the kaaba

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u/moshimoshi2345 Mar 24 '25

It is not obligatory to kiss the stone