An idolater symbolizes his Almighty in some idol, matter, a place, building or stone. There are people believe in meditation of whole, the Almighty, and oppose any kind of symbolization.
How can Islam be an anti Idol religion, hence all Muslims bow towards a stone in Macca?
ultimately people belonging to all religens
pray to some physical structure or go into
man made structure to pray.
the goal is same everyone wants to be blessed
they bow towards MECCA not to any stone....
the stone being there has no significance of the sort....
even if it were present muslim prayers wud continue the same way....
and the most important thing to notice (even if the stone thing is considred) is that they bow towards a stone in Mecca and not bow to a stone....
"Our Lord! forgive us our sins and anything we may have done that transgressed our duty; establish our feet firmly and help us against those that resist faith." **Quran(3:147)
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