BLACK STONE (Hajar Aswad)

When Prophet Ibrahim. with his son to build the Kaaba, many shortcomings experienced. At the first beginning, the Kaaba has no entrance. Prophet Ibrahim. with the Prophet Ismail as. endeavor to make the transport rocks from the mountain range. In a story mentioned at the time of construction of Ka’ba nearing completion, it was Abraham. still feel the shortage again to put a stone in the Kaaba. Prophet Ibrahim. said to the Prophet Ismail as., “Go thou find a stone that I would put as a marker for human beings.”Then the Prophet Ismail as. went from one hilltop to another hill to find a good and suitable stone. When the Prophet Ismail as. ‘re looking for a rock on a hill, suddenly came the angel Gabriel as. gives a beautiful stone. Ishmael immediately brought it to the Prophet Ibrahim. Prophet Ibrahim. glad to see a truly beautiful stone, he kissed her several times.Then the Prophet Ibrahim. asked, “Where can you rock?” Prophet Ismail as. replied, “This stone is not burdensome received from my granddaughter and grandson (Jibreel).” Prophet Ibrahim. kiss the stone again and followed by the Prophet Ismail as. Until now the Black Stone is kissed by people who went to the House. Anyone who bertawaf the Kaaba disunnahkan kissed the Black Stone. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims fought to kiss the Black Stone, which did not kiss enough with just a wave signaled from afar.Historically, the Black Stone is a stone given the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Ismail AS when looking stone ruled by his father, Prophet Abraham who want to raise the Kabah. At that time, the Black Stone burning because it was so white. The light shining on the West and East.The changing colors of the original Black Stone Abyad (White) to aswad (black) for the sins of Adam’s posterity. In this regard, there are words of the Prophet SAW which means, “Black Stone was sent down from heaven, color whiter than milk. The sins of Adam’s descendants who make black “. Which is correct? Wallaahua’lam.Hajar Aswad, who now is 8 small chunks of rock due to the rupture of the original great. The eight blocks were still neatly in place as it is now. Cracks occurred in the days Qaramithah, the sect of the Shiite Al-Bathiniyyah of followers of Abu Tahir Al-Qaramathi that lifted and carried the Black Stone to the IHSA ‘in the year 319 Hijri. But the stone was returned again in the year 339 Hijri.