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In historic first, close-up photos of Hajr-e-Aswad captured

Adviser to Saudi information ministry says images are up to 49,000 megapixels

Our Correspondent May 04, 2021

Close-up image of Hajre Aswad (Black Stone). PHOTO: SAUDI INFORMATION MINISTRY

ISLAMABAD:

For the first time in history, Saudi officials captured crystal clear close-up images of the Hajr-e-Aswad (sacred Black Stone) of the Ka'aba in Makkah.

Adviser to the Saudi information ministry in a statement on Monday said that it took 7 hours to take the pictures which are up to 49,000 megapixels.

He said since the Black Stone is “piece of Jannah and the first-ever high resolution pictures reflect how beautiful paradise would be...”

Hajr-e-Aswad is situated in the eastern corner of the Ka'aba and thought to be a whole, which can be seen placed in a silver encasement but it is actually comprised eight small rocks that moulded together using Arabic frankincense, according to AlArabiya News.

The smallest stone is no bigger than 1CM, while the biggest does not exceed 2CM. The encasement, made out of pure silver, only serves as a protection mechanism for the sacred stone.

History books on the Black Stone recall how it was placed in the Ka'aba by Prophet Abraham, after it was presented to him by the angel Gabriel. The stone is recognised as to have come from heaven.

Technical Information

Shooting Time: 7 hours.
Number of Photos: 1050 Fox Stack Panorama.
Image Resolution: 49,000 Mega Pixels.
Processing Time: More Than 50 Working Hours. https://t.co/E9xktWDGJr pic.twitter.com/MOUWWJZbHA
— 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 (@HaramainInfo) May 3, 2021

COMMENTS (6)

Manoj Shri Amarnath | 2 years ago | Reply Technically I manoj shri amarnath disciple of atharvvediya uttar disha ke pujya shri gurudev bhagvan dharm samraat bhagvatpaad anant shri vibhushit jyotishpeethadheeshvar jagadguru Shankaracharya shrimat swami vasudevanand sarasvati ji Maharaj shri jyotirmath badrikashram Himalaya am adopted son of pujya shri shivling ji Maharaj shri encroached in kaabaa in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Love | 3 years ago | Reply God loves you and wants you to change to more loving take the vaccine use the mask to help stop death. Eat and exercise healthy everyday to avoid clots and such. Others and I also love you Luke 14 Forsake all everyone and yourself for JE Luke 16 Work for JE not payments then He will give you and your family the food and clothing if they follow too Matthew 25 Luke 12 6 Sell everything and give to poor asap and keep all your giving in secret Mark 16 John 17 Share the Truth to everyone working with others in love and peace Revelation 13 14 Don t take the mark of the beast right hand or forehead only way to buy or sell Not vaccine or mask but maybe implant or quantum technology Revelation 17 18 U.S. may be the Babylon to be destroyed in one hour with fire

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Ten Jee | 3 years ago | Reply I was last there in 2006 and my recollection is to me it looked likes shades of dark brown not black though the from afar it does indeed seem black. It is said that by Qiyamat it will have turned completely black which might give relief to the wayward and heedless among us in a belief that it has a long way to go until then but I wouldn t count against a quickening at some point. I hope and pray that I get to see it again and that Allah give us all tofeeq to go there and bask in the spiritual radiances of these places.

Ali Zain | 3 years ago | Reply What a beautiful stone. Thumps up for providing the technical details as well. I will definitively try to download the raw image if available.

Haiqa | 3 years ago | Reply Black stone stuck in Kaaba is no more than a symbol of pagan worship of ancient modern Arabs who foolishly belive in a fabricated story of it being placed in the Pagan shrine by the prophet.

Zara Jameel | 3 years ago | Reply MashAllah so beautiful and heart touching. It is glistening like a thousand rubies from within. Hats off to capturer of this magnificent stone of the heavens.

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