There are many outstanding places on the globe, it is difficult to count them on the fingers. Among them, a special place is occupied by Mecca - the holy city of Islam, hidden from the world in a cozy valley. A city that does not need walls - it is preserved by the surrounding mountains and, as Muslims say, Allah himself. This is a city that everyone who considers himself a Muslim looks at in prayer. Even taking into account only the listed facts, it is already worth visiting Mecca. But here you will find even more amazing and unusual things. But first things first.
Here, at the bottom of the valley, you have the opportunity to visit the world-famous Haram ash-Sherif ("House of God") mosque. Every Muslim believes that the temple is at the center of the universe.
One of the stunning sights of Mecca is the flat stone of the Kaaba. It is located in the famous Kaaba Temple. According to the legend of the Arabs, this temple was built for Adam - the first of the people. He grieved greatly for the loss of paradise and the temple that was there. Then the Lord took pity on him and presented a copy of the heavenly temple, lowering it to earth from heaven. After the flood, the building and its place were lost.
Prophet Abraham rebuilt this building. BUTso that he would build the Temple faster, the angel Jabrail brought him a flat stone that hung in the air and could serve as scaffolding. This stone is now in the temple, so every believer can see the footprint of Abraham (Ibrahim) imprinted on it.
Why did the stone turn black?
As the legend says, the black stone appeared when Abraham had almost completed the construction of the Kaaba. At that time, he needed such an object that would mark the place where he could begin the ritual of walking around the temple. Since in Paradise the angels and Adam went around the temple seven times, Abraham wanted to do the same. For this reason, the angel Gabriel gave him a black stone.
One version says that the black stone is Adam's converted guardian angel. He was turned to stone after he missed the fall of Adam. When the black stone of the Kaaba fell from the sky to the earth, it was all glowing with a bright white color.
Gradually, the sins of the people turned it into a dark stone until it darkened completely. The composition of this artifact is still unknown to scientists.
Some believe that this is a piece of volcanic rock unknown to science. Others believe that it is a large meteorite that fell near the place where the Kaaba is located. Of course, the black stone does not become less attractive because of this, gathering not only believers, but also crowds of tourists near it.
After all, many interesting stories are connected with this stone. One day whenit was necessary to repair the Kaaba, each of the Quraish families wanted to have the honor of transferring the famous relic. Because of this, a bitter dispute arose between them. Mohammed solved the problem in an interesting way. He spread his cloak on the floor, put a black stone there, and each of the elders of noble families, taking his edge, moved the cloak to a new place. So Mohammed settled the dispute.
It is also interesting that Muslims believe in absolution after visiting Mecca. They call such a pilgrimage "Hajj" and wear white turbans as a sign of it. Perhaps everyone should at least touch the purity and beauty of the Kaaba by visiting the mysterious Mecca.
