Abu Talib accepted his nephew’s request[^3] and Ali who was...

Abu Talib accepted his nephew’s request[^3] and Ali who was only a child was brought-up in the house and under the guardianship of the Prophet (S). Construction of the Ka’ba The Holy Ka.’ba possessed a low wall, slightly taller than the height of one standing figure but sans any ceiling. Inside the Ka.’ba was a well wherein laid its treasures. In the thirty-fifth year of the Holy Prophet’s life, some thieves stole these treasures, on which the Quraish decided to re-build the Ka.’ba.

They divided the work of re-building the Ka.’ba amongst their own tribes. When the work reached the stage for fixing Hajar-ul-Aswad (the black stone), a dispute arose amongst the tribes of Quraish, as each was determined to place the black stone themselves to earn…