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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DX-" data-source="post: 7257202" data-attributes="member: 273958">Thanks .................<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes    :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" />As little is known of the history of the Kaaba, there are various opinions regarding its formation and significance.The early Arabian population consisted primarily of warring nomadic tribes. When they did converge peacefully, it was usually under the protection of religious practices.Writing in the Encyclopedia of Islam, Wensinck identifies Mecca with a place called Macoraba mentioned by Ptolemy. His text is believed to date from the second century AD, before the rise of Islam, and described it as a foundation in southern Arabia, built around a sanctuary. The area probably did not start becoming an area of religious pilgrimage until around the year AD 500. It was around then that the Quraysh tribe (into which Muhammad was later born) took control of it, and made an agreement with the local Kinana Bedouins for control.The sanctuary itself, located in a barren valley surrounded by mountains, was probably built at the location of the water source today known as the Zamzam Well, an area of considerable religious significance.Jathaka kathawe wathura ganna bawitha karapu "KULUGEDIYA" mathakada..........? The Black Stone is a significant feature of the Kaaba, believed by Muslims to date back to the time of Adam and Eve.Located at the eastern corner of the Kaaba, it is about 30 cm (12 in) in diameter and surrounded by a silver frame. Although not strictly obligatory, pilgrims can kiss the Stone, as Muhammad once did.The following incident gives an insight to the significance of the Black Stone in Islam:Narrated 'Abis bin Rabia: Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said, "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not seen God's Apostle kissing you, I would not have kissed you."Large crowds can make kissing the Stone impossible, so as pilgrims walk round the Kaaba they point to the Stone on each pass.Source - Wikipedia ( <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba#Location_and_physical_attributes" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba#Location_and_physical_attributes</a> )</blockquote>

Verification: Hathara warak wissa keeyada? (Hathara wadi karanna 20)

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