One of top-ten questions about Islam and Muslims is about kissing the Black Stone and facing the Sacred Ka'ba during prayers. Some say that perhaps Muslims worship Ka'ba or the Black Stone?   RESPONSE What is the Black Stone? Black Stone (al-Hajr al-Aswad) is a Sacred Stone placed in the Sacred Ka'ba.   What is it for?When Muslims go for pilgrimage to Makkah this acts as starting point for circumambulating the Sacred Ka'ba and has some symbolic significance. As we mentioned it marks the starting point of the circumambulation (tawaaf) of the Sacred Ka'ba. Those who circumambulate in the immediate