The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam and stands at the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslims around the world face toward the Kaaba during their daily prayers, a direction ...

It is Islam’s holiest shrine – and for a few moments on Friday, it will also be the easiest to find. Astronomers say the sun will pass directly over the top of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi ...