First of all, the Black Stone is not mentioned in the Qur' an. It is only a marker at which point the tawaf ( the circumambulation of the Ka' bah ) starts and ends. The traditions speak about kissing or touching the Stone during tawaf; but this is not compulsory. Our scholars are unanimous that waving in that direction is enough.
It is reported that 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab drew near the Black Stone and kissed it, saying :
" No doubt, I know that you are only a stone and can neither benefit nor harm anyone. If I had not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you I would not have kissed you." ( Al- Bukhari )
As for the Black Stone in the Ka`bah, it is not an idol; and nobody worships it. It is simply ‘a black stone’ and its chief use in the Ka`bah during pilgrimage is as a marking stone.
This basically means that we humans must not worship any god other than the One and Only Creator of the universe. You know the first of all commandments, according to Jesus is:
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one..” (Mark 12: 29)
Here he was actually reiterating the First Commandment of the Torah as revealed to Moses:
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one..” (Deuteronomy 6:4)
The Qur'an repeatedly and most emphatically states that God is One and Only. You can read this concrete Islamic concept in the Qur'an:
*{Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him.}* (Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4)
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