 The prophet Muhammad wore a carnelian / aqiq ring set with silver on his right hand as a commemoration of the removal of idols from the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 630 CE.To this day many Muslims do the same, including both Shia and Sunni clergy.. (citation needed)It is said that once a man was being whipped and Imam Ali passed from there he asked his companions to see if the man was wearing an Aqeeq ring or not.They said that he was not wearing a ring.