{"id":97484,"date":"2021-07-03T17:40:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T12:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=97484"},"modified":"2021-07-03T17:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T12:10:08","slug":"no-a-shivaling-wasnt-revealed-in-mecca-madina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-a-shivaling-wasnt-revealed-in-mecca-madina\/","title":{"rendered":"No, a Shivaling wasn&#8217;t revealed in &#8216;Mecca Madina&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two images are circulating on social media with the claim that for the first time in history the Shivaling was revealed in Mecca-Madina. The claim requests Hindus to share the images.<\/p>\n<p>[Original text in Hindi: \u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0926\u0940\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0947 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u091a\u0941\u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0936\u0947\u092f\u0930 \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0947]<\/p>\n<p>The first image has recently been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1241374946302658&amp;set=basw.AbotQ0vUPVIL45HKviOFqTWV7jUS8WSNq494vZjcX7yut9lzs5gT6mIgN5rqufERciiyJyDoij7ySs0bxpPMeL_I3q3HrdiGv6r_nkp_iv2XENiTq95QP4j4ZZHK-us-DqCn3C91PZ3Ir0WQEpizlVkVq4kfX3m3eis3EQp3frwf1RpHXAfvVb7s_0mb7-7lP0wUkVoMn6Ua48p9DjsNqvHOMAKqXw_inYSSstnXzm8DG_7ZomjzcoBDljAwNKCBmX1B-1XocToEMBO3MITbmc0uOJ5Nf0bJDDlJJobxB356-44kumgn7ViTcJeE0udiQV62R8AvAkr8Ep_tlbw1axWvYw4BKO71mJLcM45fJVtLDrzkg7QI5e-XSzFUEvOdiGObVqHuuP-Ak1jaRj-cRycU4ih3kjRhxHeWyCYP6qfGQH8ITQrPnfBym25B3cQ819OCCllRm6u0fl2BuuuWuT91xWmIC0h10RhylAqzfJRQsrzBIRK0wULgF4fA7vuvoG-1pLY96GnHzxgnBgDBZlMPEk4nlcbhhIDViMWy7jmLS7BerWcFEcV6ogD-vNaUfvoVLh9zQDdloF_Iq3FxBGkuZ82w8c2iQfrzNCC0WL_wHjyjH6mzxECnaQXhqDZH3iDUnJT4Eg9rigwXjFat_t_DOGmIfHA5RwHTwKJ6JlEGrxDWCHdedKrMS77B9VBdXYwh1SsZbGUIWNiHpzjzQ9ssV3tG1DY-nOWk8CJATSSt8slkJypmsM5u4E_BIO_S3qmjUX9iBsuD04Un3ACwb6Id3eMY_MefbWPazBJ-yhXX90mn6a4ivHggMwfNUEtjRAc0KEzNFlNqZ7oDMGe3bk9ikeDYmY_LtBQgbKx7Y1nhh7udl5lPXE2-6sppgUMDgYw&amp;opaqueCursor=AbozsLxCBksZ8XooBi4Yn0nIOfq01qnAl2BeaSdpdmmw1EN2LFw5HEJcWUzojvtig1FwmOZydKZ9lkxzlThjGnS3VvrbjvChUeLTVtq5071eVT9PRYKZmQCiI8H_Z_5vzVa7q1ImouUT2x-sYROJTGUDaTPEeOh0IRMiPAWXmyAT8v5JaM8jF49Yz-eTpxvSjao6D3AqBSZ1UvfrooDFxEcRKlgXiUzNWRRBmSGXB8HbGaF7y8BFp0-RBVyczlgaW4tZEAr34bAdIb2pvgiIDiEctRgxR3G53-Wi631L70mPj1MRQrBK42bpBlNyB_jZ_7LJkhcSaNiiW1zK15XNMfiEMaaHxpUD6QHejxJnaqjs_BKMtcK9n4Jh-7J17DdfC6v18JnI_ps_gTDffi-aFW8ffVGKQnUq-6bxIJSCzgCxV-WSv0IszOOupson7_hL80Nc-CxT48fwCa_e2venmHejHdsvZOVNGTYMa8fy1ivtF6K4aAaRuWmA3VdyJ6Dr1Hj-B5gHyr2ZbZZAn5yvCXD4EaS4OIGUtffEgLRhVMMyFIyk_Ecxm2Efv5k4-eK3LmuMyl7KVpvJee-RbwyUyazemsETthhHqXoDMqrSjvKBjGtyoWi15xoEeQRIocV2AFe-0LibOSnMi3-8MhrbT6kHVW4DDNok3b9Z9wt2e26g9G4Id4XprWxmKdERwRvU6zVQe2flKBNfckwiCpj5iRSIK5X1RRHpOjXHLRiocuT7YQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared on Facebook<\/a> while the second image has been on the platform at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1716096448432928&amp;set=a.752196521489597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since 2017.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97484 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-a-shivaling-wasnt-revealed-in-mecca-madina\/2021-07-02-20_43_44-netflix\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1903\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_43_44-Netflix.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_43_44-Netflix.jpg 1903w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_43_44-Netflix-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_43_44-Netflix-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_43_44-Netflix-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_43_44-Netflix-1536x736.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1903px) 100vw, 1903px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-a-shivaling-wasnt-revealed-in-mecca-madina\/2021-07-02-20_53_45-7-facebook-mozilla-firefox\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1892\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_53_45-7-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_53_45-7-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 1892w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_53_45-7-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_53_45-7-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_53_45-7-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_53_45-7-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-1536x736.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1892px) 100vw, 1892px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The claim is viral on both <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE&amp;sde=AbougOeto8EJ41sJh4MLPmYy0hdfbEKx1-Uoe3olHMg47ZRh6b3h4SYLcH_EZ-rWe6OWTsRo0WxVpk0pibj6Zj_4iJaQ-G_Doh-yuAQpqCved1QiICEKV0wSco97Ptk9TtM4IfXPzUYnvgSHCothG02PHWJ2imvEmC25HGJMJ6DsNPpu3h1xEDXcdIQtkN-3pWNw6kH88DDLdinvZuF1YW6GTLY1hiJXtwDPJxY2VYG9RSlHau1MHewPrpj1lS10IWfztSxyQvTfB0r7cTLvnipRRN1mSWxBWAdD6MXgaZKWSZ35XtmDphf3kypScSrJOvHYThjVmQQEEUm1J54nZaWaT4cUqtwlaRLzXHiusoIjAt_RB9JK91twc2YA3qpTX3g1KuzjP5TcziOpkiVa1IGXPbGkAEqQpt8zYEHbbC32M3Pe2aEqoba9FIWYEoHwXU2KpUh8r9OGDGIPUvy8nP8SVPdTbmEh4j-Yc_wG9syyUWLmahAQecb9XVjbBSHL2Bi2vco3jiRrII43JSnZVzFaq5M30eLNL3-3dcURSIggiRjj0k9DCyxEnZ__yWncyv475bHyUYZcG9_8yrK0Ql1-6XTMIbh4kbkkrM11vbYhPbSbL06RxXKBpu1MGLqpj_c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. Alt News has also received several requests to verify the claim on its official WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-97484 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-a-shivaling-wasnt-revealed-in-mecca-madina\/2021-07-02-20_59_40-7-%e0%a4%87%e0%a4%a4%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b8-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%82-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%ac%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1904\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_59_40-7-\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940-\u092c\u093e\u0930-\u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e-\u092e\u0926\u0940\u0928\u093e-\u0915\u093e-\u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e-\u0917\u092f\u093e-search-results-_-Fac-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_59_40-7-\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940-\u092c\u093e\u0930-\u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e-\u092e\u0926\u0940\u0928\u093e-\u0915\u093e-\u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e-\u0917\u092f\u093e-search-results-_-Fac-min.jpg 1904w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_59_40-7-\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940-\u092c\u093e\u0930-\u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e-\u092e\u0926\u0940\u0928\u093e-\u0915\u093e-\u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e-\u0917\u092f\u093e-search-results-_-Fac-min-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_59_40-7-\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940-\u092c\u093e\u0930-\u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e-\u092e\u0926\u0940\u0928\u093e-\u0915\u093e-\u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e-\u0917\u092f\u093e-search-results-_-Fac-min-1024x486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_59_40-7-\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940-\u092c\u093e\u0930-\u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e-\u092e\u0926\u0940\u0928\u093e-\u0915\u093e-\u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e-\u0917\u092f\u093e-search-results-_-Fac-min-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-02-20_59_40-7-\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940-\u092c\u093e\u0930-\u092e\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e-\u092e\u0926\u0940\u0928\u093e-\u0915\u093e-\u0936\u093f\u0935\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e-\u0917\u092f\u093e-search-results-_-Fac-min-1536x728.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1904px) 100vw, 1904px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-a-shivaling-wasnt-revealed-in-mecca-madina\/screenshot_20210702-201046\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Screenshot_20210702-201046.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Screenshot_20210702-201046.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Screenshot_20210702-201046-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Screenshot_20210702-201046-1024x843.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Screenshot_20210702-201046-768x632.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Image 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the first image, we performed a reverse image search on Yandex which took us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.cl\/haideralii\/rukn-e-yamani-corner-of-kaaba-%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%86%D9%89\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page on Pinterest<\/a> that describes the image as &#8220;Rukn E Yamani corner of Kaaba&#8221;. The image carries the name of the Facebook page &#8216;Cities of muhammad (pbuh)&#8217; on top. A rummage through the page took us to the original photo published in 2012.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CitiesOfMuhammad.pbuh\/photos\/a.219795448150076\/219799044816383\/?type=3\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CitiesOfMuhammad.pbuh\/photos\/a.219795448150076\/219799044816383\/?type=3\"><p>\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u0648\u0645\u0646\u06cc\u0646 \u06a9\u0648 \u062c\u0634\u0646 \u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f\u062a \u0645\u0648\u0644\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u06cc {\u0639\u0644\u06cc\u06c1 \u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645} \u0628\u06c1\u062a \u0628\u06c1\u062a \u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u06a9&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CitiesOfMuhammad.pbuh\/\">Cities of muhammad (pbuh)<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CitiesOfMuhammad.pbuh\/photos\/a.219795448150076\/219799044816383\/?type=3\">Monday, 3 September 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We found a reference to the Rukn-e-Yamani on the Government of India&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hajcommittee.gov.in\/Files\/Others\/2021\/haj_guide_english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haj guide PDF<\/a> (page 41) prepared by the Haj Committee of India, a statutory body of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. It says that the Kaaba in Mecca has four corners 1) Hajr-e-Aswad, 2) Rukn-e-Shami, 3) Rukn-e-Iraqi and 4) Rukn-e-Yamani.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97541 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/eddf6dc6-51c4-4cb6-834e-424cd9f3bdcc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/eddf6dc6-51c4-4cb6-834e-424cd9f3bdcc.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/eddf6dc6-51c4-4cb6-834e-424cd9f3bdcc-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hajjumrahplanner.com\/rukn-al-yamani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rukn-e-Yamani<\/a>\u00a0translates to &#8220;The Yemeni Corner&#8221; and is situated on the southwestern corner of the Kaaba. It faces Yemen thus the name Rukn-e-Yamani. Pilgrims perform &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.islamiclandmarks.com\/makkah-haram-sharief\/rukan-yamani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Istilaam<\/a>&#8221; on the exposed corner i.e., they kiss or touch the corner and make a prayer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97549\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97549\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-97549 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-2021-07-03T173343.896.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-2021-07-03T173343.896.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-2021-07-03T173343.896-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-2021-07-03T173343.896-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Untitled-design-2021-07-03T173343.896-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CitiesOfMuhammad.pbuh\/photos\/a.219795448150076\/331019250361028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cities of muhammad (pbuh)\/Facbook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Furthermore, Rukn-e-Shaam is the &#8220;The Syrian Corner&#8221;, Rukn-e-Iraqi is &#8220;The corner that faces Iraq&#8221; and Hajr-e-Aswad or &#8220;Black Stone&#8221; is on the eastern corner of the Kaaba.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the second viral image, we again performed a reverse image search which took us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/in.pinterest.com\/pin\/691443349012866324\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page on Pinterest<\/a> that identifies the idol as &#8220;12 Heads Shivalinga, Veeratpur, Rajasthan, India&#8221;. Taking this as a clue, we looked for more details and found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/viratnagar-buddhist-art-and-mughal-architecture-in-jaipur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mapsofindia.com<\/a> link that says a huge cave in Pandu Hills of Virat Nagar, Rajasthan houses a statue of Nandi and a Shivaling decorated with 12 faces of Shiva. The photo was uploaded in 2015 on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/viratnagar-buddhist-art-and-mughal-architecture-in-jaipur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maps of India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97532 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_42_07-Netflix-e1625309512554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"859\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_42_07-Netflix-e1625309512554.jpg 859w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_42_07-Netflix-e1625309512554-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_42_07-Netflix-e1625309512554-768x726.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also found a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p3dEsXnK72A?t=173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vlog on YouTube<\/a> that gives a tour of the temple. Below we have added a screenshot that show the structure in the viral image is the same as the one in the vlog.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-97530 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_33_12-Viral-Image-1200-\u00d7-628px-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_33_12-Viral-Image-1200-\u00d7-628px-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 962w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_33_12-Viral-Image-1200-\u00d7-628px-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-03-14_33_12-Viral-Image-1200-\u00d7-628px-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hence, the Rukn-e-Yamani corner of the Kaaba in Mecca and a Shivaling located at the Pandu Hills in Rajasthan were shared with the false claim that a Shivaling was displayed in &#8220;Mecca-Medina&#8221;. It must be noted that the viral claim erroneously clubs &#8220;Mecca and Medina&#8221; together. Mecca and Medina are two different cities. Mecca is considered to be the holiest of three cities in Islam, the other two being Medina and Jerusalem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two images are circulating on social media with the claim that for the first time in history the Shivaling was revealed in Mecca-Madina. The claim requests Hindus to share the images. 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