The
Black Stone of the Ka’bah dates back before the creation of humankind. The
black stone is a revered object set in a corner wall of the Ka’bah, a sanctuary
Muslims believe to be the holiest place on Earth. The stone, haven been
sundered, is composed of several pieces and fragments, bound together by a
silver ligature. It is semicircular and measures about ten inches horizontally
and twelve inches vertically.
A mysterious object of old and possible of extraterrestrial origin is revered today by Muslims around the world as being consummately holy, as coming from the Supreme Being, Allah, and as having been touched through the millennia by holy men from Abraham to Mohammed. This is Alhajar Al-Aswad, the Black Stone, and it is lodged in a wall of a sanctuary on grounds that are strictly forbidden to non-Muslims.
According to Islamic tradition, the stone came to Earth long ago from heaven, where numerous angels linked in a chain worshipped Allah by chanting and praying as they continually circled Al-baitul Ma’moor, the House meant for the worship of Allah by Angels,
A mysterious object of old and possible of extraterrestrial origin is revered today by Muslims around the world as being consummately holy, as coming from the Supreme Being, Allah, and as having been touched through the millennia by holy men from Abraham to Mohammed. This is Alhajar Al-Aswad, the Black Stone, and it is lodged in a wall of a sanctuary on grounds that are strictly forbidden to non-Muslims.
According to Islamic tradition, the stone came to Earth long ago from heaven, where numerous angels linked in a chain worshipped Allah by chanting and praying as they continually circled Al-baitul Ma’moor, the House meant for the worship of Allah by Angels,