A Sacred Stone of Islam - see { 2 Kings 10:25-27 }
The Sacred Stone.
As a Moslem, You MUST make a pilgrimage to the Hadschar al Aswad, the "Sacred Stone" of the Kaaba, previously to Islams "Hi-Jacking of Judeo-Christianity", it was A Pagan Idol from Muhammed's Dad's faith for a thousand years. Then Mohammad decided he wanted Dad's old faithful back. Enter Muhammeds truce & treachery, the "Truce of Hudaybiyyah". That "Sacred Stone", (possibly a Wabar pearl: a meteorite related impact glass) was under the control of the pagan Quraysh Tribe until the Truce of Hudaybiyyah . (Kiss the hand of your enemy until you infiltrate enough to cut it off. Exactly what is going on in Europe and the U.S.A. as well as the rest of the non-Moslem World.)
What is the Hajj? It is the annual pilgrimage and is one of the great dramas of Moslem life. Performing the Hajj at least once in a lifetime is one of the five "pillars", or duties, of Islam.
Where the stone is, you are required to visit once in your life to be Moslem. It's the Hajj that requires you go walk around the Kaaba - a cubic building - seven times, to complete the ritual, touching or kissing the Hadschar, also known as "Yamin Allah", meaning "the right hand of God". A stone, very probably a meteor is the right hand of god? No, not God, but Allah.
See the stone here: http://www.toursaudiarabia.com/images/kaaba-3.html Touching or kissing the Black Stone has a profound impact on the faithful as it is suppose to count in their favor on judgment day. [See, Islam is NOT a faith of redemption, Unlike that of the faith of Christianity] The great Moslem traveler from Valencia, Ibn Jubayr (1145 - 1217) describes the emotion he felt on touching the stone; "The stone, when one kisses it, has a softness and freshness which delights the mouth, so much so that he who places his lips upon it wishes never to remove them". It suffices, moreover, that the prophet said that it is the Right Hand of God on Earth.
Every year about two million Muslims converge on Mecca and Medina - the two holiest places in Islam - to take part in an event which combines piety and passion!
Faithful, Religion of Peace; Hajj disasters
1987: Demonstration leads to more than 400 deaths
1997: 343 pilgrims die in fire
1998: Stampede leaves 119 dead
http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=24848
Many believe the Hadschar al Aswad - the black stone in the Ka'ba wall at Mecca, venerated for centuries before the time of Mohammed -is actually a meteorite
Meteorites in History and Religion
Throughout the ages, meteorites were venerated as sacred objects by different cultures and ancient civilizations. The spectacular fall of a meteorite, accompanied by light and sound phenomena, such as falling stars, smoke, thunder, and sonic booms, has always kindled the human imagination, evoking fear and awe in everyone who witnesses such an event. For obvious reasons, the remnants of these incidents, the actual meteorites, were often kept as sacred stones or objects of power. They were worshiped, and used in their respective religious ceremonies.
Hadschar al Aswad
http://www.meteorite.fr/en/basics/history.htm
There is another famous example from the Middle East, but there is some dispute about whether the object of veneration is actually a meteorite or not. We are referring to the "Hadschar al Aswad", the sacred "black stone", to which all Moslems pay homage on their "Hadsch", their pilgrimage to Mecca and the most important sanctuary of the Islam, the Kaaba. Each Moslem has the duty to make this pilgrimage once in his lifetime, to visit Mecca, and to walk around the Kaaba - a cubic building - seven times. Then, he has to pause at the southeast corner of the Kaaba to complete the ritual, touching or kissing the Hadschar, also known as "Yamin Allah", meaning "the right hand of God". Tradition says that this stone is a betyl, a meteorite that was given to Abraham by the archangel Gabriel. That stone also played a most important role in the life of Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, who immured [to build into a wall; especially : to entomb in a wall ] it into the wall at the southeast corner of the Kaaba. [Mo put it there? I think it be Mo's Dad, or even Grampa.]
The Hadsch is a rather strange ritual since Islam prohibits the worship and veneration of objects, but it seems that this tradition is much older than Islam itself. The Hadschar might be a true betyl, a real meteorite, since it is said to have a black crust and a light-gray interior. However, it might also represent a rather large Wabar pearl, a meteorite related impact glass that is found in central Saudi Arabia, not that far from Mecca. It's a pity that scientists haven't solved the mystery surrounding this sacred stone, but for normal religious reasons it has not been allowed. Wouldn't it be great to know that there is at least one ancient betyl left, and that it is still venerated after more than perhaps 2,000 years?
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=========================================================================================== Some Fundamentals of Islam Religion: 5 Pillars of Islam
TAWHID
While there is no compulsion in religion, belief in the oneness of Allah is an excellent thing. This idea of Allah as God, alone, unbegotten and without confederates, is expressed in the basic Islamic statement of faith, the shahadah (bearing witness) declaration: "I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is his prophet." [So God is one, but in the same breathe, Islam requires veneration of a Man. PBUH?]
This shahada must be sincere and held until death, repudiation of this confession nullifies hope for salvation. God is all-powerful and all-knowing. This genderless being has no associates, parents or children, was neither created nor begotten. Therefore, the Christian doctrine of the trinity is the result of human error that has corrupted the teaching of prophet Isa (Jesus). { The Christian belief in a triune God is considered polytheism by traditional Islam. Also, The Islamic MEssaih, The Mahdi will come back with Jesus and Kill all of those that beleived in Jesus Death and Resurrection. Islam's Mufti's and Imam's beleive Jesus will come back and practise Islam and venerate allah. Alastair Begg stated this was Ultimate Blashemy.}
SALAT
Prayers five times daily: at dawn, at noon, in the after-noon, in the evening, and before sleep, preceded by ceremonial washing. {I see the guy at work, slashing his face and filling his mouth with water and spitting it into the sink.}
Recitations from the Qur'an (in Arabic), along with prostrations (bowing or kneeling down, forehead-to-floor in humility) are part of salat. Prayer is done facing Makkah in Saudi Arabia. In Makkah, towards the Ka'abah.
HAJJ
Pilgrimage, at least once in a lifetime, to Makkah for those who have the means to do it. These hajji (pilgrims), two million strong, make the trip to the Saudi holy city every year attaining great religious merit in their community. Once they arrive in Makkah they perform a series of rituals, to be completed within a prescribed time.
Hajj rituals begin with a public declaration and wearing the ihram, a garment of two seamless pieces of white cloth (for men) and modest attire for women. Water from the spring of Zamzam is used for ritual cleansing. Cups, bowls and even burial shrouds may be rinsed with the holy spring water for special benefit.
On the second day there is reflection and prayer for mercy and renewal -- "the standing".
Next comes the stoning of the three pillars at Jamarat, representing stoning the Devil, a sometimes wild scene. Some men choose to have their heads shaved after throwing their stones, showing spiritual purity.
The Hajj ends with the circumambulating of the Ka'abah ("The Cube").
Only Muslims are allowed on Hajj. In the past Shiites, considered heretics, were not allowed on Hajj.
The Saudi family has a great responsibility as Khadim al Haramayn (servant of the two shrines of Makkah and Medina.) They have spent billions of their oil wealth fulfilling this responsibility.
ZAKAT
Alms for the poor or works of piety.
Two and one-half percent (for Sunni's) of one's capital wealth is to be given to the poor or used for the propagation of Islam. By giving alms, the Muslim's remaining wealth is puriÞed. Shias pay the khums tax, twenty per cent for zakat.
SAWM
Fasting dawn to dusk during the holy month of Ramadan. Nothing is to pass over the lips during the daylight hours of this time, and Muslims should refrain from sexual relations.
At sunset feasting may occur, as well as joyful festivities sometimes lasting all night.
The Five Pillars of Islamism*
top of page
THE GROUP
In the Bedouin culture of the desert, the root of Arab and Islamic traditions, a single individual is insignificant. Alone in the vast wastes of the Empty Quarter the individual is dead from thirst or bandits.
As a member of a tribe or clan, the solitary traveler has friends to feed and shelter him. Endogamy (in-group marriage) is common. Marrying your cousin strengthens connections between the family, the extended family and the tribe.
In the militarization of Islam, the group, or cell, or troop is the center of the individual's life. Loyalty to the group is 'asabiyya -- honorable and boundless. Loyalty is especially important for "true" Muslims, for they are the only ones with the single, real understanding of men and God.
LISTENING
Instructions come in many ways. Word of mouth works well, as does satellite TV, the Internet and the CD. Older technologies, such as videotapes and audiocassettes are still used. Even older ways of listening -- dreams -- are not forgotten.
Not listening opens the possibility of takfir, the accusation of apostasy, which is a crime punishable by death.
OBEDIENCE
Consensus is key to any group's cohesion, in the military it is known as discipline. It is easy when your leader is literally the cousin you grew up with. Personal opinion is void. Honor is preserved, the clan enhanced.
Outsiders, even though Muslims themselves, may be open to assassination by being perceived as siding with the enemy. Orthodoxy is preserved through assassination.
EMIGRATION
This echoes when followers of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) accompanied him on his Hijra from Mecca to Medina.
In this modern sense it could be called slow invasion. There is nothing more permanent than a temporary "guest worker" as countries such as Germany know. When the support community they can blend into is large active fighters are harder to spot. As with the example of Palestinians when Iraq invaded Kuwait, massive emigration makes easy work for Fifth Columnists when the time comes.
JIHAD
There is no Islam but true Islam!
All who do not agree are not real Muslims!
Defined as the foreign policy of the Islamic state on the British Al-Muhajirun (The Immigrants) English language website, jihad is: "using military force, where diplomacy fails, to remove the obstacles the Islamic State faces in carrying its ideology to mankind."
Jihad is the defense of Muslims against aggression from kufr oppressors, id est Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Communists, Wiccans, Atheists, Hollywood Movies, MacDonald's hamburgers, Rock music, kite flying et cetera.
In fact, jihad is da'wa, proselytizing, preaching conversion to Islam. Da'wa is another pillar of the new Islam, at least according to Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad of Al-Muhajirun (google both terms for more information on Islamism direct from the source).
* These are the Islamist's five pillars according to an Osama bin Ladin audiotape disseminated via the Internet in July of 2003 and affirmed by other Islamists the world over.
As a Moslem, You MUST make a pilgrimage to the Hadschar al Aswad, the "Sacred Stone" of the Kaaba, previously to Islams "Hi-Jacking of Judeo-Christianity", it was A Pagan Idol from Muhammed's Dad's faith for a thousand years. Then Mohammad decided he wanted Dad's old faithful back. Enter Muhammeds truce & treachery, the "Truce of Hudaybiyyah". That "Sacred Stone", (possibly a Wabar pearl: a meteorite related impact glass) was under the control of the pagan Quraysh Tribe until the Truce of Hudaybiyyah . (Kiss the hand of your enemy until you infiltrate enough to cut it off. Exactly what is going on in Europe and the U.S.A. as well as the rest of the non-Moslem World.)
What is the Hajj? It is the annual pilgrimage and is one of the great dramas of Moslem life. Performing the Hajj at least once in a lifetime is one of the five "pillars", or duties, of Islam.
Where the stone is, you are required to visit once in your life to be Moslem. It's the Hajj that requires you go walk around the Kaaba - a cubic building - seven times, to complete the ritual, touching or kissing the Hadschar, also known as "Yamin Allah", meaning "the right hand of God". A stone, very probably a meteor is the right hand of god? No, not God, but Allah.
See the stone here: http://www.toursaudiarabia.com/images/kaaba-3.html Touching or kissing the Black Stone has a profound impact on the faithful as it is suppose to count in their favor on judgment day. [See, Islam is NOT a faith of redemption, Unlike that of the faith of Christianity] The great Moslem traveler from Valencia, Ibn Jubayr (1145 - 1217) describes the emotion he felt on touching the stone; "The stone, when one kisses it, has a softness and freshness which delights the mouth, so much so that he who places his lips upon it wishes never to remove them". It suffices, moreover, that the prophet said that it is the Right Hand of God on Earth.
Every year about two million Muslims converge on Mecca and Medina - the two holiest places in Islam - to take part in an event which combines piety and passion!
Faithful, Religion of Peace; Hajj disasters
1987: Demonstration leads to more than 400 deaths
1997: 343 pilgrims die in fire
1998: Stampede leaves 119 dead
http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=24848
Many believe the Hadschar al Aswad - the black stone in the Ka'ba wall at Mecca, venerated for centuries before the time of Mohammed -is actually a meteorite
Meteorites in History and Religion
Throughout the ages, meteorites were venerated as sacred objects by different cultures and ancient civilizations. The spectacular fall of a meteorite, accompanied by light and sound phenomena, such as falling stars, smoke, thunder, and sonic booms, has always kindled the human imagination, evoking fear and awe in everyone who witnesses such an event. For obvious reasons, the remnants of these incidents, the actual meteorites, were often kept as sacred stones or objects of power. They were worshiped, and used in their respective religious ceremonies.
Hadschar al Aswad
http://www.meteorite.fr/en/basics/history.htm
There is another famous example from the Middle East, but there is some dispute about whether the object of veneration is actually a meteorite or not. We are referring to the "Hadschar al Aswad", the sacred "black stone", to which all Moslems pay homage on their "Hadsch", their pilgrimage to Mecca and the most important sanctuary of the Islam, the Kaaba. Each Moslem has the duty to make this pilgrimage once in his lifetime, to visit Mecca, and to walk around the Kaaba - a cubic building - seven times. Then, he has to pause at the southeast corner of the Kaaba to complete the ritual, touching or kissing the Hadschar, also known as "Yamin Allah", meaning "the right hand of God". Tradition says that this stone is a betyl, a meteorite that was given to Abraham by the archangel Gabriel. That stone also played a most important role in the life of Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, who immured [to build into a wall; especially : to entomb in a wall ] it into the wall at the southeast corner of the Kaaba. [Mo put it there? I think it be Mo's Dad, or even Grampa.]
The Hadsch is a rather strange ritual since Islam prohibits the worship and veneration of objects, but it seems that this tradition is much older than Islam itself. The Hadschar might be a true betyl, a real meteorite, since it is said to have a black crust and a light-gray interior. However, it might also represent a rather large Wabar pearl, a meteorite related impact glass that is found in central Saudi Arabia, not that far from Mecca. It's a pity that scientists haven't solved the mystery surrounding this sacred stone, but for normal religious reasons it has not been allowed. Wouldn't it be great to know that there is at least one ancient betyl left, and that it is still venerated after more than perhaps 2,000 years?
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2 Kings 10:25-27
25 As soon as Jehu had finished making the burnt offering, he ordered the guards and officers: "Go in and kill them; let no one escape." So they cut them down with the sword. The guards and officers threw the bodies out and then entered the inner shrine of the temple of Baal.
26 They brought the sacred stone out of the temple of Baal and
burned it.
27 They demolished the sacred stone of Baal and tore down the temple of Baal, and people have used it for a latrine to this day.
http://bible.gospelcom.net/passage/?book_id=12&chapter=10&verse=25&end_verse=27&version=31&context=context
=========================================================================================== Some Fundamentals of Islam Religion: 5 Pillars of Islam
TAWHID
While there is no compulsion in religion, belief in the oneness of Allah is an excellent thing. This idea of Allah as God, alone, unbegotten and without confederates, is expressed in the basic Islamic statement of faith, the shahadah (bearing witness) declaration: "I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is his prophet." [So God is one, but in the same breathe, Islam requires veneration of a Man. PBUH?]
This shahada must be sincere and held until death, repudiation of this confession nullifies hope for salvation. God is all-powerful and all-knowing. This genderless being has no associates, parents or children, was neither created nor begotten. Therefore, the Christian doctrine of the trinity is the result of human error that has corrupted the teaching of prophet Isa (Jesus). { The Christian belief in a triune God is considered polytheism by traditional Islam. Also, The Islamic MEssaih, The Mahdi will come back with Jesus and Kill all of those that beleived in Jesus Death and Resurrection. Islam's Mufti's and Imam's beleive Jesus will come back and practise Islam and venerate allah. Alastair Begg stated this was Ultimate Blashemy.}
SALAT
Prayers five times daily: at dawn, at noon, in the after-noon, in the evening, and before sleep, preceded by ceremonial washing. {I see the guy at work, slashing his face and filling his mouth with water and spitting it into the sink.}
Recitations from the Qur'an (in Arabic), along with prostrations (bowing or kneeling down, forehead-to-floor in humility) are part of salat. Prayer is done facing Makkah in Saudi Arabia. In Makkah, towards the Ka'abah.
HAJJ
Pilgrimage, at least once in a lifetime, to Makkah for those who have the means to do it. These hajji (pilgrims), two million strong, make the trip to the Saudi holy city every year attaining great religious merit in their community. Once they arrive in Makkah they perform a series of rituals, to be completed within a prescribed time.
Hajj rituals begin with a public declaration and wearing the ihram, a garment of two seamless pieces of white cloth (for men) and modest attire for women. Water from the spring of Zamzam is used for ritual cleansing. Cups, bowls and even burial shrouds may be rinsed with the holy spring water for special benefit.
On the second day there is reflection and prayer for mercy and renewal -- "the standing".
Next comes the stoning of the three pillars at Jamarat, representing stoning the Devil, a sometimes wild scene. Some men choose to have their heads shaved after throwing their stones, showing spiritual purity.
The Hajj ends with the circumambulating of the Ka'abah ("The Cube").
Only Muslims are allowed on Hajj. In the past Shiites, considered heretics, were not allowed on Hajj.
The Saudi family has a great responsibility as Khadim al Haramayn (servant of the two shrines of Makkah and Medina.) They have spent billions of their oil wealth fulfilling this responsibility.
ZAKAT
Alms for the poor or works of piety.
Two and one-half percent (for Sunni's) of one's capital wealth is to be given to the poor or used for the propagation of Islam. By giving alms, the Muslim's remaining wealth is puriÞed. Shias pay the khums tax, twenty per cent for zakat.
SAWM
Fasting dawn to dusk during the holy month of Ramadan. Nothing is to pass over the lips during the daylight hours of this time, and Muslims should refrain from sexual relations.
At sunset feasting may occur, as well as joyful festivities sometimes lasting all night.
The Five Pillars of Islamism*
top of page
THE GROUP
In the Bedouin culture of the desert, the root of Arab and Islamic traditions, a single individual is insignificant. Alone in the vast wastes of the Empty Quarter the individual is dead from thirst or bandits.
As a member of a tribe or clan, the solitary traveler has friends to feed and shelter him. Endogamy (in-group marriage) is common. Marrying your cousin strengthens connections between the family, the extended family and the tribe.
In the militarization of Islam, the group, or cell, or troop is the center of the individual's life. Loyalty to the group is 'asabiyya -- honorable and boundless. Loyalty is especially important for "true" Muslims, for they are the only ones with the single, real understanding of men and God.
LISTENING
Instructions come in many ways. Word of mouth works well, as does satellite TV, the Internet and the CD. Older technologies, such as videotapes and audiocassettes are still used. Even older ways of listening -- dreams -- are not forgotten.
Not listening opens the possibility of takfir, the accusation of apostasy, which is a crime punishable by death.
OBEDIENCE
Consensus is key to any group's cohesion, in the military it is known as discipline. It is easy when your leader is literally the cousin you grew up with. Personal opinion is void. Honor is preserved, the clan enhanced.
Outsiders, even though Muslims themselves, may be open to assassination by being perceived as siding with the enemy. Orthodoxy is preserved through assassination.
EMIGRATION
This echoes when followers of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) accompanied him on his Hijra from Mecca to Medina.
In this modern sense it could be called slow invasion. There is nothing more permanent than a temporary "guest worker" as countries such as Germany know. When the support community they can blend into is large active fighters are harder to spot. As with the example of Palestinians when Iraq invaded Kuwait, massive emigration makes easy work for Fifth Columnists when the time comes.
JIHAD
There is no Islam but true Islam!
All who do not agree are not real Muslims!
Defined as the foreign policy of the Islamic state on the British Al-Muhajirun (The Immigrants) English language website, jihad is: "using military force, where diplomacy fails, to remove the obstacles the Islamic State faces in carrying its ideology to mankind."
Jihad is the defense of Muslims against aggression from kufr oppressors, id est Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Communists, Wiccans, Atheists, Hollywood Movies, MacDonald's hamburgers, Rock music, kite flying et cetera.
In fact, jihad is da'wa, proselytizing, preaching conversion to Islam. Da'wa is another pillar of the new Islam, at least according to Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad of Al-Muhajirun (google both terms for more information on Islamism direct from the source).
* These are the Islamist's five pillars according to an Osama bin Ladin audiotape disseminated via the Internet in July of 2003 and affirmed by other Islamists the world over.
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