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Respected teacher, is there a special sanctity inherent in the staff of Moses, the ring of Solomon, and the Black Stone? Or is it God’s will that has bestowed a special sanctity on these objects? For example, was the water of Zamzam created with a special sanctity, so that God placed healing in it? Are these objects the same in this respect?
The staff of Moses (AS) came from a sapling in Paradise, which Gabriel (AS) brought to him. The Black Stone and the stone of the Children of Israel also came from Paradise. The Black Stone turned black because of people’s sins, while the stone of the Children of Israel brought forth water for Moses (AS). These objects acquired sanctity because of their divine origin and their association with the prophets.
Surely, the substance, essence, and structure of every precious thing are made from special and noble materials; its constituent elements will differ from those of other things.
عن عبد الله بن سنان قال سمعت أبا عبد الله ع یقول عصا موسى قضیب آس من غرس الجنه أتاه بها جبرئیل ع ...
الغیبه( للنعمانی) ؛ النص ؛ ص238
ʿAbd Allah ibn Sinan said: I heard Abu ʿAbd Allah say, “Moses’ staff was a branch of myrtle from a tree planted in Paradise. Gabriel brought it to him …”
الغیبیه (للنعمانی )/ ترجمه غفارى ؛ ؛ ص335
روى عن الباقر ع أنه قال: نزلت ثلاثه أحجار من الجنه مقام إبراهیم و حجر بنی إسرائیل و الحجر الأسود استودعه الله إبراهیم حجرا أبیض و کان أشد بیاضا من القراطیس فاسود من خطایا بنی آدم.
بحار الأنوار (ط - بیروت)، ج12، ص: 84
Imam al-Baqir (AS) said: “Three stones were brought down from Paradise: the Station of Abraham—the stone on which Abraham stood while building the Kaaba; the stone of the Children of Israel—the stone that Moses (AS) struck by God’s miracle, causing water to gush from it for the Children of Israel; and the Black Stone. God entrusted it to Abraham when it was brilliantly white, but it turned black because of the sins of those who touched it.”
To be continued … still in progress …