"The Black Stone in the Ka'ba isn't paganism—it's a blessing from Allah, not an idol. The Qur'an doesn't call it divine, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ‘The Black Stone is from Paradise' (Sunan an-Nasa'i), and he kissed it as an act of devotion to Allah, not worship of it. It's a marker for Hajj—‘And take the standing place of Abraham as a place of prayer' (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:125)—tied to Abraham's (peace be upon him) legacy, not pagan gods.
Jesus (peace be upon him) taught pure worship—‘We gave him the Injeel, in which was guidance and light' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:46)—and the Qur'an says, ‘The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:75). Pagans misused it before, but Islam purified it—‘Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him' (Surah An-Nisa, 4:48). It's a symbol, not a deity, directing us to Allah alone."