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[[File:Touching the Black Stone.jpg|thumbnail|right|350px|Pilgrims looking for a chance to kiss or touch the Black Stone]] | |||
'''Istilām al-hajar''' (Arabic: {{ia|استلام الحجر}}, lit, Touch of the Stone) is to touch and kiss the [[Black Stone]] (Hajar al-Aswad) with the intention of being [[Tabarruk|blessed]]. There are different [[hadith]]s in which istilam al-hajar is commanded, which is interpreted by [[jurist]]s as the act being [[recommended]]. | '''Istilām al-hajar''' (Arabic: {{ia|استلام الحجر}}, lit, Touch of the Stone) is to touch and kiss the [[Black Stone]] (Hajar al-Aswad) with the intention of being [[Tabarruk|blessed]]. There are different [[hadith]]s in which istilam al-hajar is commanded, which is interpreted by [[jurist]]s as the act being [[recommended]]. | ||
According to a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], the philosophy behind the act is that the Black Stone will testify in one's favor on the [[Day of Judgment]]. | According to a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], the philosophy behind the act is that the Black Stone will testify in one's favor on the [[Day of Judgment]]. | ||
==Hajar al-Aswad== | ==Hajar al-Aswad== | ||
[[File:The Black Stone.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Black Stone]] | |||
{{Main|The Black Stone}} | {{Main|The Black Stone}} | ||
Al-Hajar al-Aswad, or the Black Stone, is a sacred stone with an old history and a special status in the Islamic culture and the rituals of [[hajj]]. The stone is installed in the Eastern Corner (al-Rukn al-Sharqi) of the [[Ka'ba]] (which is also known as "al-Rukn al-Aswad"—the Black Corner—or "al-Rukn al-Hajari"—the Stone Corner) one and a half meters above the ground. The Black Stone is not mentioned in the [[Qur'an]]. According to a [[hadith]] from Imam al-Sadiq (a), the Black Stone is one of the "clear proofs" (al-ayat al-bayyinat) of the Ka'ba. | Al-Hajar al-Aswad, or the Black Stone, is a sacred stone with an old history and a special status in the Islamic culture and the rituals of [[hajj]]. The stone is installed in the Eastern Corner (al-Rukn al-Sharqi) of the [[Ka'ba]] (which is also known as "al-Rukn al-Aswad"—the Black Corner—or "al-Rukn al-Hajari"—the Stone Corner) one and a half meters above the ground. The Black Stone is not mentioned in the [[Qur'an]]. According to a [[hadith]] from Imam al-Sadiq (a), the Black Stone is one of the "clear proofs" (al-ayat al-bayyinat) of the Ka'ba. | ||
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