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That
Abraham rebuilt the Ka'ba is a historical
fact. In addition, since the stone has
been there ever since, it stands to reason
that Abraham placed the stone in the Ka'ba.
The Black Stone is in fact the cornerstone
of the Ka'ba and is there as an emblem
of the progeny of Abraham which was rejected
by the Israelites and became the corner
stone of the Kingdom of God.
The Psalms contains a clear reference
to it: "The stone which the builders
refused is become the head-stone of the
corner." (Psalms 118:22) Ishmael
was looked on as being rejected by God,
or so the Israelites believed. Yet it
was a progeny of Ishmael that the Last
Prophet, "the head-stone of the corner"
was to arise.
While David (God's peace and blessings
be upon him) referred to it as "the
stone which the builders refused,"
Jesus spoke of it more plainly in the
parable of the husbandman, telling the
Israelites that the vineyard, which in
the parable stands for the Kingdom of
God, would be taken away from them and
given to "other husbandmen:"
that is, to a non-Israelite: "Did
ye never read in the scriptures. The stone
which the builders rejected, the same
is become the head of the corner?"
(Matthew 21:42); "The Kingdom of
God shall be taken from you, and given
to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof" (Matthew 21:43). That by
the rejected stone in the prophecy (21:42)
was meant a rejected nation (21:43) is
made clear by Jesus Christ (God's peace
and blessings be upon him). That this
rejected nation was none other than the
Ishmaelites has been borne out by history.
The Black Stone, therefore, passes for
the mithaq, the primordial covenant"
between the Creator and His created. And
in the whole world there is only this
unhewn stone, the stone, "Cut out
of the mountains without hands" (Daniel
2:45), and that is the cornerstone of
a building, which in point of importance,
stands unique in the world.
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