No, you see the Kaaba in Mecca in the back and that is the black stone, the Hadshar.
The painting shows a popular legend. Depicted is the young prophet Mohammed (very unusual for Islamic art) with the black stone. After a renovation of the Kaaba, the clans of the Quraish got into a controversy, to whom of them the honor shall be due, to enchase the black stone back into the Kaaba. So Mohammed proposed to lay the stone on a cloth and each clan-chief shall hold a corner. Like this they carried the stone to the Kaaba, where Mohammed himself immured it. With that he confirmed his title of "Amin" And where the stone is still today. Mark & Norbert stroke immediately that the stone is painted black. Because another legend says, that initially the stone was white and turned black from the sins of those, who touched it. Best! Martin -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von David Gunning Gesendet: Montag, 4. Oktober 2010 22:28 An: [email protected] Betreff: [meteorite-list] Meteorite miniatures Yo Martin, So this may help prove, what, that in ancient Persia polishing ten-pin bowling balls with rugs may have been more common than previously thought? Spare me! Dave Gunning ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
