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The ''Maqām Ibrāhīm'' () is a small square stone associated with Ibrahim (
The stone inside the casing is square shaped and measures in length and width, and in height. It used to be enclosed by a structure called the ''Maqsurat Ibrahim'' which was covered by a ''sitara'': an ornamental, embroidered curtain that was replaced annually. Currently, it is placed inside a golden-metal enclosure. The outer casing has changed a number of times over the years; historic photographs show that the arch of the Banu Shaybah Gate stood next to it.
Abraham
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), Ismail (Ishmael
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Within Isla ...
) and their building of the ''Kaaba
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'' in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca
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in the Hejaz
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i region of Saudi Arabia
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. According to Islamic tradition, the imprint on the stone came from Abraham's feet. It is the only standing historic structure in the ''Mataf'' area out of at least six other, which were removed to clear the area for the circumambulation (''tawaf'').
Formation
According to one tradition, it appeared when Ibrahim stood on the stone while building the Kaaba; when the walls became too high, Ibrahim stood on the ''maqām'', which miraculously rose up to let him resume building and also miraculously went down in order to allow Ismail to hand him stones. Other traditions held that the footprint appeared when the wife of Ismail washed Ibrahim's head, or alternatively when Ibrahim stood atop it in order to summon the people to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.The stone
The stone inside the casing is square shaped and measures in length and width, and in height. It used to be enclosed by a structure called the ''Maqsurat Ibrahim'' which was covered by a ''sitara'': an ornamental, embroidered curtain that was replaced annually. Currently, it is placed inside a golden-metal enclosure. The outer casing has changed a number of times over the years; historic photographs show that the arch of the Banu Shaybah Gate stood next to it.
See also
*List of individual rocks
The following is a list of notable rocks and stones.
See also
* List of largest meteorites on Earth
* List of longest natural arches
* List of rock formations
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*Arabian Peninsula
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Geographically, the ...
*Holiest sites in Islam
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*Kaaba
The Kaaba (), also spelled Kaba, Kabah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaba al-Musharrafa (), is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and Holiest sites in Islam, holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Sa ...
*Zamzam Well
The Zamzam Well ( ) is a Water well, well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is located east of the Kaaba, the holiest place in Islam.
In the Islamic teachings, the well is a miraculously generated source of water, ...
References
Further reading
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