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The structure containing the Maqām. The Maqām Ibrāhīm (Arabic: مَقَام إِبْرَاهِيْم, lit. 'Station of Abraham') [1] [2] is a small square stone [3] associated with Ibrahim (), Ismail and their building of the Kaaba in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia.
The Maqam Ibrahim (Station of Abraham) is a small square stone in the Masjid al-Haram mosque which, according to Islamic tradition, bears the footprint of Abraham. [38] It used to be housed in a structure that had its own kiswah (textile covering) made in Cairo and replaced every year, as happens now for the Kaaba.
Another stone was the Maqam Ibrahim, the Station of Abraham, where Abraham stood for elevation while building the structure. The Black Stone and the Maqam Ibrahim are believed by Muslims to be the only remnant of the original structure made by Abraham as the remaining structure had to be demolished and rebuilt several times over history for its ...
Maqam Ibrahim, Makkah. This is the stone that Ibrahim (Abraham) stood on to build the higher parts of the Ka'bah. It contains two footprints that are comparatively larger than average modern-day human feet. The stone is raised and housed in a golden hexagonal chamber beside the Ka'bah on the Mataf plate.
Maqam Ibrahim is a rock that reportedly has an imprint of Abraham's foot and is kept in a crystal dome next to the Kaaba. [62] Safa and Marwa are two hills between which Abraham's wife [Haajar] ran, looking for water for her infant son Ismael, an event which is commemorated in the saʿy ritual of the pilgrimage. [Sa'aee] [citation needed]
The Maqam Ibrahim (Station of Abraham) is a small square stone near the Kaaba which, according to Islamic tradition, bears the footprint of Abraham. [25] It used to be housed in a structure with its own sitara that was replaced annually. [26]
Nearby the Kaaba was located the betyl which was later called Maqam Ibrahim; a place called al-Ḥigr which Aziz al-Azmeh takes to be reserved for consecrated animals, basing his argument on a Sabaean inscription mentioning a place called mḥgr which was reserved for animals; and the Well of Zamzam.
The Maqam Ibrahim (Station of Abraham) is a small square stone near the Kaaba which, according to Islamic tradition, bears the footprint of Abraham. [9] It used to be housed in a structure with its own sitara that was replaced annually. [4] The minbar (pulpit) within the Great Mosque has its own sitara. [4]