against the idols in the Ka’ba… But at the same time, he adopted into Islam the essentially pagan pilgrimage to Mecca, though he changed its content (making it refer to the one true God instead of the various gods of the desert), he included the sacred black stone found in the Ka’ba in the pilgrimage. So even today, people touch the stone and expect to receive blessing from doing so… Although magic is condemned in the Koran, certain magical practices or spells are admitted. You may use a spell (according