NEW LIGHT ON THE ORIGIN OF THE HOLY BLACK STONE OF THE KA'BA |
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Authors: | Elsebeth Thomsen |
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Abstract: | At various times the Black Stone of the Ka'ba has been considered to be lava, basalt, a meteorite and lately an agate. This paper discusses the possibility that it may consist of impactite glass, derived from the meteoritic craters of Al-Hadidah, called Wabar. |
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