Custom keeps up that the stone was initially unadulterated and astonishing white, however has turned dark due to the wrongdoings of the general population. The Stone has endured spoilings and harm; the Ka’ba has been decimated and along these lines modified a few circumstances throughout the hundreds of years. It is said to have been struck and crushed to pieces by a stone terminated from a sling amid the Umayyad attack of Mecca in 756.
The pieces were rejoined by ‘Abd Allah ibn Zubayr utilizing a silver tendon . In January 930 it was stolen by the Qarmatians, who diverted the Black Stone to their base in Hajar (cutting edge Bahrain). Following 21 years the Stone was recuperated in 951 AD. The Black Stone comprises of various parts held together by a silver casing, which is secured by silver nails to the Stone .
A portion of the littler pieces have been established together to frame the seven or eight sections unmistakable today. The Stone’s uncovered face measures around 20 centimeters (7.9 in) by 16 centimeters (6.3 in). Its unique size is misty; its recorded measurements have changed impressively after some time, as the Stone has been renovated.
In the 10 th century, an onlooker portrayed it as being one cubit (marginally more than 2 feet (0.61 m) long). By the mid 17 th century, it was recorded as measuring 1.5 yards (1.4 m) by 1.33 yards (1.22 m). As per Ali Bey in the 18 th century, it was 42 inches (110 cm) high; Muhammad Ali detailed it as being 2.5 feet (0.76 m) long by 1.5 feet (0.46 m) wide