section_path: Significance in Islam/Masjid al-Haram/Hajr-e-Aswad (The Black Stone)
section_name: Hajr-e-Aswad (The Black Stone)
paragraph_text: Hajr-e-Aswad (The Black Stone)
  
  The Black Stone is a stone, considered by scientists to be a meteorite or of similar origin and believed by Muslims to be of divine origin. It is set in the eastern corner of the Ka'bah and it is Sunnah to touch and kiss the stone. The area around the stone is generally always crowded and guarded by policemen to ensure the pilgrims' safety. In Islamic tradition, the stone was sent down from Jannah (Paradise) and used to build the Ka'bah. It used to be a white stone (and was whiter than milk). Because of the worldly sins of man, it slowly changed color to black over the years after it was brought down to Earth.