S/Arabia launches initiative to allow Muslims experience the Black Stone virtually
Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative that will allow Muslims around the world to touch the Black Stone at the Kaaba in Mecca virtually through Virtual Reality (VR) technology. The initiative was launched by Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, the General President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque. […]
S/Arabia launches initiative to allow Muslims experience the Black Stone virtually
Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative that will allow Muslims around the world to touch the Black Stone at the Kaaba in Mecca virtually through Virtual Reality (VR) technology.
The initiative was launched by Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, the General President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque.
The “Virtual Black Stone Initiative” aims to use virtual reality (VR) and digital experiences that simulate the real reality.
In May, Saudi Arabian authorities released new pictures that offer a never-before-seen close up view of the Black Stone in the Kaaba in Mecca. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques captured the details on the Black Stone – known as Hajar Aswad in Arabic – with a new technique that uses stacked panoramic focus.
Muslims revere, but do not worship, the Black Stone. The stone is set within a pure silver covering and is located in the corner of the Kaaba, about a meter and a half from the ground. (Al Arabiya)