Situated in the Mosque of Makkah (Mecca), this is the holiest place on earth for the islamic faith. Once in his lifetime a follower of that faith should make the hajj to visit the Ka'aba. Inside he should seek to kiss the al-Hajar-ul-Aswad, a black stone, as Muhammad once did.
While happy to have such a holy site, the vast crowds that flock here each year place a great burden on the limited resources available.
聖殿克爾白在禁寺廣場中央,聖殿又稱天房(真主的房子)。聖殿採用麥加近郊山上的灰色岩石建成,殿高14米多,殿的四角依所朝方向分別稱為伊拉克角、敘利亞角、也門角和黑色角。殿門為金製,位於東北角,高3米,寬2米,離地約兩米。殿內以大理石鋪地,三根大柱支撐殿頂。聖殿自上而下終年用黑絲綢帷幔蒙罩,帷幔中腰和門簾上用金銀線繡有《古蘭經》經文,帷幔每年更換一次。 |