Muslims worldwide can now touch Kaaba’s Black Stone virtually
Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative that will allow Muslims all around the world to touch the Black Stone at the Kaaba in Makkah virtually.
The initiative that will use virtual reality (VR) technology, was launched by Sheikh Dr Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, the general president for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, reports Al Arabiya.
The "Virtual Black Stone Initiative" will be part of the Kingdom's Agency for Exhibitions and Museums Affairs represented by the General Administration of Digital Exhibitions, in cooperation with the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research at the University of Umm al-Qura, adds the report.
Muslims believe the famous Black Stone descended directly from heaven.
The stone is set within a pure silver covering and is located in the corner of the Kaaba, about a metre and a half from the ground.
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