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According to one Islamic tradition, the Kaaba was originally built in heaven, 2000 years before the creation of the world, and a model of it still remains in heaven. Adam erected the Kaaba on earth but this was destroyed during the Flood. Abraham was instructed to rebuild it, and was assisted by Ishmail. While looking for a stone to mark the corner of the building, Ishmael met the angel Gabriel, who gave him the Black Stone, which was then whiter than milk. It later became black from the sins of those who touched it.

A more mundane explanation is that the Kaaba was built by the pagans of Mecca, perhaps a few centuries before the time of Muhammad. It became regarded as so sacred that even Arabic Jews and Christians came there to worship.

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