Show black stone of 0 set into a corner of the baaba the temple or obrine of mecca la Is what bat Is known 0 pvn as the black stone it Is fin an irregular oval bolder boulder bow lder about seren inches in dik diameter meter three inches broad and deep reddish brown in color it is 1 encircled I ruled by a kilver band stud studded dei with silver nails it has been split by heat carried away by and broken by a blow but the bind and n nills hold it together some have declared it a fragment of lava other othan i piece of volcanic basalt millions of ki ases have worn its rough c somewhat what smooth the mohammed ins believe it was a hyacinth brought from heaven by gabriel to abraham ani and that contact with the human race has changed its properties |