Hajr e Aswad, also known as the Black Stone, is a sacred stone located in the eastern corner of the Holy Ka’bah in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. According to Islamic history and the hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Hajr e Aswad was brought from heaven to earth by Angel Jibreel (AS) . Originally, it was a single stone, but it was broken down into eight pieces due to various historical incidents. The encasement of Hajr e Aswad that holds the stone together is manufactured from pure silver, which serves as a protective mechanism for the holy stone. The silver encasement was first made by Abdullah bin Zubair (RA) and later replaced by different Caliphs. Today, the sacred stone’s physical appearance comprises eight small rocks molded together using the Arabic frankincense. The stone is irregular oval, about seven inches in diameter, with an undulated surface, composed of about a dozen smaller stones of different sizes.