Difference between revisions of "Whitestone"

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* '''Black Stone:''' a meteorite which is displayed at the Ka'aba ([[cubehouse]]) within the Great Mosque at Mecca; dating from pre-Islamic times as a heavenly relic, the stone is venerated and ritually kissed; according to Islamic tradition, the stone was white when it first fell from heaven, but was blackened by the sins of the world
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone Wikipedia]
  
Refers to the Black Stone, which is displayed at the Kaaba (cube-house) within the Great Mosque in Mecca.  "Dating from pre-Islamic times as a heavenly relic, this stone is venerated and ritually kissed." (wikipedia)
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* '''whetstone'''
  
According to legend, the stone fell from heaven and was originally white, but was changed to black by the sins of the world.
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* '''whitest one''' → [[Issy]] → the White Stone and the Black Stone correspond to Issy's two divergent personalities

Revision as of 09:48, 29 June 2006

  • Black Stone: a meteorite which is displayed at the Ka'aba (cubehouse) within the Great Mosque at Mecca; dating from pre-Islamic times as a heavenly relic, the stone is venerated and ritually kissed; according to Islamic tradition, the stone was white when it first fell from heaven, but was blackened by the sins of the world
  • whetstone
  • whitest oneIssy → the White Stone and the Black Stone correspond to Issy's two divergent personalities