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The
Maqām
Ibrāhīm
is
a
small
square
stone
associated
with
Ibrahim
(Abraham),
Ismail
(Ishmael)
and
their
building
of
the
Kaaba
in
what
is
now
the
Great
Mosque
of
Mecca
in
the
Hejazi
region
of
Saudi
Arabia.
According
to
Islamic
tradition,
the
imprint
on
the
stone
came
from
Abraham's
feet.
According
to
one
tradition,
it
appeared
when
Ibrahim
stood
on
the
stone
while
building
the
Kaaba;
when
the
walls
became
too
high,
Ibrahim
stood
on
the
maqām,
which
miraculously
rose
up
to
let
him
continue
building
and
also
miraculously
went
down
in
order
to
allow
Ismail
to
hand
him
stones.
Other
traditions
held
that
the
footprint
appeared
when
the
wife
of
Ismail
washed
Ibrahim's
head,
or
alternatively
when
Ibrahim
stood
atop
it
in
order
to
summon
the
people
to
perform
the
pilgrimage
to
Mecca.
The
stone
inside
the
casing
is
square
shaped
and
measures
40
cm
(16
in)
in
length
and
width,
and
20
cm
(7.9
in)
in
height.
It
used
to
be
enclosed
by
a
structure
called
the
Maqsurat
Ibrahim
which
was
covered
by
a
sitara:
an
ornamental,
embroidered
curtain
that
was
replaced
annually.
Currently[when?]
it
is
placed
inside
a
golden-metal
enclosure.
The
outer
casing
has
changed
a
number
of
times
over
the
years;
historic
photographs
show
that
the
arch
of
the
Banu
Shaybah
Gate
stood
next
to
it.
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