In pictures: Never-seen-before detailed images of the Maqam Ibrahim in Grand Mosque, Saudi Arabia
For the first time in history, Saudi officials captured high-definition images of the Maqam Ibrahim located in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
According to AlArabiya News, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques captured the details of the Station of Abraham with a new technique that uses stacked panoramic focus.
A day earlier, officials released crystal clear close-up images of the Hajr-e-Aswad (sacred Black Stone) of the Ka'aba in Makkah.
Maqam Ibrahim is the stone that bears the imprint of where the Prophet Ibrahim stood while building the Kaaba when the walls became too high.
Muslims believe that the stone in which the footprints are imprinted descended directly from heaven along with Hajr-e-Aswad.
Photos: Twitter/Haramain Sharifain
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For the first time in history, Saudi officials captured crystal clear close-up images of the Hajr-e-Aswad (sacred Black Stone) of the Ka'aba in Makkah.
Adviser to the Saudi information ministry in a statement on Monday said that it took 7 hours to take the pictures which are up to 49,000 megapixels.
He said since the Black Stone is a “piece of Jannah and the first-ever high-resolution pictures reflect how beautiful paradise would be...”
Hajr-e-Aswad is situated in the eastern corner of the Ka'aba and thought to be a whole, which can be seen placed in a silver encasement but it is actually comprised of eight small rocks that molded together using Arabic frankincense
The Black Stone:
It is the starting and ending point of Circumambulation.
Shape: Oval
Color: Reddish Black
Diameter: 30 cm
Location: In the southeastern corner of the Kaaba from the outside.
Technical Information
Shooting Time: 7 hours.
Number of Photos: 1050 Fox Stack Panorama.
Image Resolution: 49,000 Mega Pixels.
Processing Time: More Than 50 Working Hours.
