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To: Iscool
But if I remember correctly, over in Mecca, they walk around in a circle, by the millions with the 'black' rock in the center of the circle...They pray to the rock, they kiss the rock...The rock is supposed to Allah...

Your rememberance is incorrect. Again.

2,493 posted on 06/22/2011 10:49:32 AM PDT by Titanites
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To: Titanites
Your rememberance is incorrect. Again.

It's close...Close enough to make the point...

In recent years, however, literalist views of the Black Stone have emerged. A small minority accepts as literally true an allegorical hadith which asserts that "the Stone will appear on the Day of Judgement (Qiyamah) with eyes to see and a tongue to speak, and give evidence in favor of all who kissed it in true devotion, but speak out against whoever indulged in gossip or profane conversations during his circumambulation of the Kaaba".

The black stone

2,494 posted on 06/23/2011 8:54:46 AM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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