Muslims do not worship the black meteorite fragment that adorns a corner of the Ka'aba. Muslims worship God alone. Worshiping a material object would be considered heresy in Islam. They cherish the black stone as a symbol of God's power and because it was touched by their prophet, Muhammad.

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Counterclockwise! LOL! [9 words]	Abu Nundik	Feb 26, 2009 08:41
HILARIOUS !! [109 words]	Bjorn Free	Feb 26, 2009 01:25
This is Al Arabiya News..It is now 10 pm Mecca! [9 words]	Alan	Jul 4, 2008 08:04
Another proposition [14 words]	Godot	May 21, 2008 07:52
MECCA MEAN TIME [128 words]	V. RAJAGOPALAN	May 12, 2008 10:52
Mecca, the center of the earth?!!! [128 words]	M.D'Souza	May 9, 2008 12:46
↔ ⇒ Correction [49 words]	Nina	Dec 19, 2008 01:20
↔ Correction to "Correction". [51 words]	M.D'Souza	Dec 19, 2008 17:07
↔ Get your facts straight... [117 words]	Mohamad	Sep 23, 2009 06:40
Separation is So Bad? [314 words]	Ron	May 5, 2008 17:54
Zulu Time = GMT = Mecca Mean Time? [284 words]	Romesh Chander	May 5, 2008 15:49
↔ West readily accepted the 'Arabic' (actually Sanskrit) numerals? [83 words]	M.D'Souza	May 9, 2008 13:06
↔ "Arabic Numerals"?--they're not! [39 words]	Bruce McFarling	Jun 24, 2008 16:18
↔ charts [33 words]	Randall	Apr 10, 2009 14:45
Jerusalem is the center... [6 words]	AdamE	May 2, 2008 18:15
↔ Mecca Time is the best time [46 words]	Ahmad	May 18, 2008 22:39
↔ Allahs time [41 words]	Milton	May 25, 2008 09:38
↔ Mecca schmecca [191 words]	Rocky	May 27, 2008 20:04
↔ Ahmad....Ahmad.... Ahmad.... [190 words]	Jsupermax	Jul 3, 2008 00:46
↔ Fisher Price Toys could hire you to record & insert your message into their 'baby doll' series. [48 words]	M.D'Souza	Dec 19, 2008 16:40
Same story different country [128 words]	RJ	May 1, 2008 14:22
↔ What time Koran uses? [68 words]	Romesh Chander	May 5, 2008 15:57
↔ center of the world descendant from allah wisdom and command [206 words]	omar	Oct 21, 2008 14:28
↔ Corrupt Bible [27 words]	Bible thumper	Aug 22, 2009 15:35
No science in mecca choice [349 words]	Phil Greend	Apr 27, 2008 23:56
↔ Number of Nobel prizes (in the sciences) won by "the Muslim world" equals zero [52 words]	Bill Bennetta	Apr 29, 2008 09:02
↔ Racism? [99 words]	Ali Yoonessi	Nov 21, 2008 12:53
↔ Another victim if Arabian ignorance [597 words]	dhimmi no more	Aug 23, 2009 17:09
↔ Imperialism and Islam [311 words]	AY	Aug 23, 2009 22:22
↔ :) Nobel prize? [44 words]	Ali	Aug 24, 2009 13:55
↔ Another tablighee and another victim of Arabian imperialism [821 words]	dhimmi no more	Aug 26, 2009 06:59
↔ Muslims and the Nobel Prize [169 words]	dhimmi no more	Aug 26, 2009 18:03

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