What is inside that big black box in Mecca?

Answer 1

it is empty. nothing is inside. Kabah is a mosque -- the first Mosque built by Adam and his son Abel-pbut.

Answer 2

a meteorite a pre Islamic worship item, funnily enough it was stolen and broken and returned


The Kaaba is a large masonry structure roughly the shape of a cube. (The name Kaaba comes from the Arabic word "muka'ab" meaning "cube"). It is made of granite from the hills near Mecca. The most current dimensions for the structure are: 15 m high (49') with sides measuring 10.5 m (34') by 12 m (39').

It is covered by a black silk curtain decorated with gold-embroidered calligraphy. This cloth is known as the kiswah; it is replaced yearly. The Shahada is outlined in the weave of the fabric. About two-thirds of the way up runs a gold embroidered band covered with Qur'anic text.

In the eastern corner is the Rukn-al-Aswad (the Black Stone or al-Ħajaru l-Aswad), generally thought to be a meteorite remnant; at the northern corner lies the Rukn-al-Iraqi ('The Iraqi corner'); at the west lies Rukn-al-Shami ('The Levantine corner') and at the south Rukn-al-Yamani ('The Yemeni corner').

Entrance to the inside of the Kaaba is gained through a door set 2.13 meters above the ground on the north-eastern wall of the Kaaba.


Inside the Kaaba, there is a marble floor. The interior walls are clad with marble half-way to the roof; tablets with Qur'anic inscriptions are inset in the marble. The top part of the walls is covered with a green cloth decorated with gold embroidered Qur'anic verses. The building is believed to be otherwise empty. Caretakers perfume the marble cladding with scented oil, the same oil used to anoint the Black Stone outside.

Muslims throughout the world face the Kaaba during prayers. For most places around the world, coordinates for Mecca suffice. However, in the Sacred Mosque, worshippers pray in concentric circles radiating outwards around the Kaaba. Therefore, the focus point is in the middle of the Kaaba.

The Black Stone is comparatively small, being roughly 30 cm (12 in.) in diameter However, it can be recognized instantly by the large silver band that surrounds it.

When pilgrims circle the Kaaba as part of the ritual of the Hajj, many of them try, if possible, to stop and kiss the Black Stone.

The Stone is actually broken into several pieces, damage which occurred when it was stolen in 930. Qarmatian warriors sacked Mecca and carried the Black Stone away to their base in Bahrain. It was returned twenty-two years later. In the process, the Black Stone was cracked. It is now held together by the silver band, which is fastened by silver nails to the Stone.

There are various opinions as to the status and meaning of the Black Stone.

Many Muslims regard the Stone as 'just a stone'. When Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph, came to kiss the Stone, he said, in front of all assembled: "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither harm anyone nor benefit anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Messenger kissing you, I would not have kissed you. Many Muslims follow Umar: they pay their respects to the Black Stone in a spirit of trust in Muhammad, not with any belief in the Black Stone itself.

Some say that the Stone is best considered as a markeruseful in keeping count of the ritual circumambulations (tawaf) one has performed.

Other Muslims are more willing to believe that the Stone itself has some supernatural powers. They believe that it fell from the sky during the time of Adam and Eve, and that it has the power to cleanse worshippers of their sins by absorbing them into itself. They say that the Black Stone was once a pure and dazzling white; it has turned black because of the sins it has absorbed over the years

Still others believe that the Stone can only erase the believer's minor sins. On the Day of Judgement, the Stone will testify before God (Allah) in favor of those who kissed it.

The Stone was an object of veneration in pre-Islamic days. Early chroniclers say that the Kaaba was rebuilt during Muhammad's youth, and that there was some contention among the Quraysh, Mecca's ruling clan, as to who should have the honor of raising the Black Stone to its place in the new structure. Muhammad is said to have suggested that the Stone be placed on a cloak and that the various clan heads jointly lift the cloak and put the Stone into place Secular historians see this tale as a later glorification of Muhammad, but agree that it accurately represents the pre-Islamic status of the Black Stone

Just as there are various viewpoints regarding the religious significance of the Stone, there are also various opinions as to the history and nature of the Stone.

Muslims say that the Stone was found by Abraham (Ibrahim) and his son Ishmael (Ismail) when they were searching for stones with which to build the Kaaba. They recognized its worth and made it one of the building's cornerstones.

Secular historians point to the history of meteorite worship, in pre-Islamic Arabia, and say that it is likely that the Stone is a meteorite or possibly impact glass, from the meteorite impact crater at Wabar, about 1100 km from Mecca There is no way to test this hypothesis without removing and examining the Stone, which would not be permitted by its guardians.

Answer 3

It's called Kaabah.

It's empty, its just a prayer house.

Not to be confused with Black Stone:

"Many Muslims regard the Stone as 'just a stone'. When Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph, came to kiss the Stone, he said, in front of all assembled: "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither harm anyone nor benefit anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Messenger kissing you, I would not have kissed you. [2]. Many Muslims follow Umar: they pay their respects to the Black Stone in a spirit of trust in Muhammad, not with any belief in the Black Stone itself." (source: wikipedia)

Answer 4

well I'm sure u dont read alot, or watch TV either cause they keep cleaning it and several people are allowed to go in, not because they r better than the others, but because they r the ones who spend millions cleaning the area yearly
this place is so holy for Muslims, i went there and never felt so secure and pure like i did there, i used to wake up at 3.am to walk there to pray cause i wont miss it for life
Muslim girl
proud to be one

Answer 5

only the shadow knows? Actually it is a big black rock. It is not actually worshipped but is noted and respected as a landmark.

Answer 6

A little black box!

Cheers!

Answer 7

Nothing, just lots of very holy ancient inscriptions in Arabic.

Answer 8

nothing it's empty.
It has lots of compartments like shelves that used to house idols of all sorts, but now it's empty.

Answer 9

a black stone that supposidly absorbs all sins, and other religious relics sacred to islam.

Answer 10

HEY SMILEY, IT IS A BLACK STONE, BUT SOME SAY IT IS A HOAX.