Other prayers are recited in a low voice, and the visitor then places himself opposite to the black stone of the Kaaba, and prays two [p.95] rikats; at the conclusion of which, the stone is touched with the right hand, or kissed, if there is no great pressure of people.
— from Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt
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