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Any evidence of the origin of the black stone in the Ka'ba in Mecca?

72 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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TIL Churchill believed Muslims would dominate India due to their "warrior" spirit. In 1942, he remarked, "Eventually, the Moslems will become master, because they are warriors." His deep anti-Hindu sentiment was evident as he often referred to Hindus as a "beastly people with a beastly religion"

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TIL that Churchill admired Islam so much that he considered converting in 1907, prompting his family to beg him not to.

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Any evidence of the origin of the black stone in the Ka'ba in Mecca?	72	AskHistorians
TIL Churchill believed Muslims would dominate India due to their "warrior" spirit. In 1942, he remarked, "Eventually, the Moslems will become master, because they are warriors." His deep anti-Hindu sentiment was evident as he often referred to Hindus as a "beastly people with a beastly religion"	11	todayilearned
TIL that Churchill admired Islam so much that he considered converting in 1907, prompting his family to beg him not to.	1	todayilearned