THE BLACK STONE OF KAABA Traditions tell us that the Black Stone was originally white. The black stone is a sacred of Heaven, Which God gave to Adam. During the great floods when Noah built the Ark, the stone was lost and was cast up on the top of Mounth Qubais. When Abraham visited his son, Ismail, who lived near Kaaba, the Angel Gabriel appeared and told Abraham where the Black Stone could be found. Abraham carried out the Angels instruction, found the stone and incorporated in the kaaba. Before the advent of Prophet Mohammad the Black Stone was again lost and great confusion swept over the people. When it was found it become the subject of great conflict between the tribes. The person who entered the holy place at dawn on a certain day would be the final judge of the fate of the Black Stone. The decision was not made public to the people. It happaned that Mohammad himself, before he achieved his prophet hood, entered the sacred shrine first. Mohammad gave the judgment. A great sheet should be brought and the Black Stone should be put on the middle of it. Representative of each of the conflicting tribes should take up the sheet and carry it to the kaaba. Mohammad himself should take the Black Stone and place it in its position in the wall of the Kaaba. So, the Black Stone originated from the stone of Heaven, is now part the Kaaba. One day, Omar Ibn el Khattab, the second khaliph, stood before the Stone said, I Know that you are a Stone. even if you are from Heaven. I am kissing you only because the holy Prophet kissed you and advised all his followers to do so
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:00:08 +0000
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