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What is the size of Hajr e Aswad?
It is the starting and ending point of the Circumambulation (Tawaf). The reddish-black stone is oval-shaped and 30cm in size.
How big is the stone of Kaaba?
The Stone is roughly 30 cm (12 in.) in diameter, and 1.5 meters (5 ft.) above the ground. When pilgrims circle the Kaaba as part of the Tawaf ritual of the Hajj, many of them try, if possible, to stop and kiss the Black Stone, emulating the kiss that it received from the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
What is the Black Stone of Kaaba made of?
Based on the color of the Kaaba (dark red brown with some black) most probably it is made of a combination of magnetite and basalt (Igneous rock). The Black Stone, or the Kaaba stone, is set on the outside of one corner of the Kaaba is kissed by all pilgrims who can gain access to it.
How did Hajr e Aswad break?
The Stone has suffered repeated desecrations and damage over the course of time. It is said to have been struck and smashed to pieces by a stone fired from a catapult during the Umayyad Caliphate’s siege of Mecca in 683.
Why do Muslims kiss Hajr e Aswad?
So, why do the Muslims kiss the Black Stone ( Hajr Al Aswad)? Muslims kiss the Black Stone in the fervent belief that it came from God (Allah) in paradise and because it was the usual custom of the revered Prophet Mohammed (SAW).
Why do Muslims kiss the black stone in Kaaba?
What is the Black Stone (Hajr-E-Aswad)?
1)According to the Hadith, Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Anhu)narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Hajr-e-Aswad (the black stone) was revealed from Jannat and it was whiter than milk.Thereafter, the sins of man had blackened it.’ (Tirmidhi vol.1 pg.166; HMSaeed)
What is the height of the Black Stone in Mecca?
According to Ali Bey in the 18th century, it was described as 110 cm (3 ft 7 in) high, and Muhammad Ali Pasha reported it as being 76 cm (2 ft 6 in) long by 46 cm (1 ft 6 in) wide. The Black Stone is attached to the east corner of the Kaaba, known as al-Rukn al-Aswad (the Corner of the Black Stone).
What was the length of the Black Stone?
The length was about a cubit. Ibn I’llan Al-Makki, one of the scholars at that time, saw the Black Stone during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Murad. Its length was then half a cubit and its width was a third of a cubit. It was white in colour but its top was black because of the misdeeds done by mankind.
How did Hazrat Ismail (as) get the stone from Garbriel?
Hazrat Ismail (AS) went in search of the stone, but after a while when He could not find any suitable rock. and came back to His father and saw that a rock was already placed in the empty space, upon which He asked His father about the stone, regarding which Hazrat Ibrahim replied that it was delivered to Him by Garbriel.