The Kaaba: Center of the Universe
…m and his son Isma’il: as the place of worship to only one God. And 2) the site of an ancient meteorite, now called the black stone. This natural occurrence was itself sacred and then enhanced by years of continual reverence. It used to be the corner stone of the actual structure which was destroyed several times due to the unusual but occasional torrential rains in the desert. The pre-Islamic Arabs maintained the Kaaba as a sacred place even as t…
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