Agate Stone - MyRings Boutique

For centuries, Agate was a precious gemstone for use in jewelry or small art sculptures. The Aqeeq stone in Islam is know as a very blessed stone and there are numerous Hadiths describing its many benefits.
It is mined in different parts of the world such as Iran, Iraq, Alaska, Brazil, Argentina and China. But the best quality of Aqeeq is extracted from the mines of Sanaa in Yemen and is a very thick, cohesive and porous stone, with a reddish-brown color that is the most popular color of Aqeeq.

Different Types of Agate

Aqeeq has been used as a gemstone for thousands of years. Persian poets have used the name of this stone many times in their poems. Although it lost some of its popularity at times, its glory is now more than restored.

Agate types are usually seen in the form of circular or flat layers, but the presence of impurities and different shapes, sometimes creates images of plants or sceneries which makes them more valuable. The variety of these forms has given rise to different names.

WHAT IS AGATE (AQEEQ, AQIQ, AKEEK) STONE?

Red-Brown Yemeni Agate with Handmade Silver Ring MR0013

Properties of Agate Stone

Apart from the fact that many properties of some types of this stone have been mentioned in Islamic sources, these stones are also used in different types of magic depending on the color or the type of writing engraved on them.