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===Black stone=== | ===Black stone=== | ||
{{Main|Black Stone|l1=Black Stone}}Housed in the eastern corner of the Ka'aba's walls is the [[black stone]], which is known to have been a sacred baetyl revered by the pre-Islamic Arabs. Islamic scriptures teach that the stone fell from heaven and was once completely white, only to be lost during Noah's flood and blackened by the sins of mankind. This stone is then said to have been provided back to [[Ibrahim]] by [[Gabriel]] as Ibrahim was constructing the Ka'aba | {{Main|Black Stone|l1=Black Stone}}Housed in the eastern corner of the Ka'aba's walls is the [[Black Stone|black stone]], which is known to have been a sacred baetyl revered by the pre-Islamic Arabs. Islamic scriptures teach that the stone fell from heaven and was once completely white, only to be lost during Noah's flood and blackened by the sins of mankind. This stone is then said to have been provided back to [[Ibrahim (Abraham)|Ibrahim]] by [[Gabriel]] as Ibrahim was constructing the Ka'aba | ||
===According to historians=== | ===According to historians=== | ||