This is the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque's own institutional record, the Saudi state body responsible for the care of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and, within it, the Kaaba and the Black Stone, al-Hajar al-Aswad, set in its eastern corner. As the modern custodian's own account it is authoritative for the object's current custody and physical maintenance. Its limit is that it is a state institutional record concerned with present-day administration, not a historical or theological study of the Black Stone's pre-Islamic and early Islamic significance, so a claim about that deeper history needs a scholarly source alongside this custodial record.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
This is the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque's own institutional record, the Saudi state body's own account of present-day custody and maintenance, hence the middle tier for an institutional self-account rather than a historical or theological study. NotesThe Saudi state body responsible for the care of the Masjid al-Haram and the Kaaba, including the Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad) set in its eastern corner.
Citation
AuthorGeneral Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque
PublisherKingdom of Saudi Arabia
Publication Year2021
URLhttps://www.gph.gov.sa/
Source TypeInstitutional
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyGeneral Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophets Mosque (Saudi Arabia)
Custodian BasisThis presidency is the modern custodian of the Grand Mosque of Mecca and the fabric of the Kaaba, in which the Black Stone is embedded.
Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
Hagar, Figures This source names Hagar directly: "it, the Kaaba and the Black Stone, al-Hajar al-Aswad, set in its eastern corner."
Claims Backed By This Source (25 claims)
This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 12 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Custodians & Museums, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Artifacts & Relics, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
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