Packet 9: Tossup 13

Architectural expansions of the area around this object are recorded on two of the ten white marble tablets housed within it. Keys (15[1])to this object (15[2])are held (15[2])by a sect (15[1]-5[1])that unlocks it (15[2])when it is annually (15[1])cleaned (15[1])with (15[1])perfume. (15[2])A golden (15[1])water (15[1])spout (15[3]-5[1])drains (15[1])into the Hateem wall located next to this object. (15[3])The kiswah (15[3])cloth (15[1])covers this object (15[2]-5[1])located (15[1]-5[1])in the (15[2]-5[1])(*) Masjid al-Haram. A black stone (-5[1])inside this structure (10[1])is kissed by pilgrims (10[1])who perform tawaf by circling it seven times. (10[1])Because this object is the Qibla, (10[1])Muslims pray in the direction of it five times a day. For 10 points, (10[1])name this building in Mecca that is the most sacred object in Islam. ■END■ (10[4])

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