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|'''[[Ka'aba]]''' | |'''[[Kaaba|Ka'aba]]''' | ||
|The holiest shrine in Islam and the first of many non-Muslim worship place to be forcibly converted by Muslims into a mosque. During Muhamad's time, Mecca was a center of idol-worship, with the Ka'aba housing 360 idols. Muhammad discarded the 360 idols but retained for Islam, the Ka’aba with its [[#B|Black Stone]], justifying it with the mythical claim that Abraham and Ishmael originally constructed it. | |The holiest shrine in Islam and the first of many non-Muslim worship place to be forcibly converted by Muslims into a mosque. During Muhamad's time, Mecca was a center of idol-worship, with the Ka'aba housing 360 idols. Muhammad discarded the 360 idols but retained for Islam, the Ka’aba with its [[#B|Black Stone]], justifying it with the mythical claim that Abraham and Ishmael originally constructed it. | ||
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|'''Khutbah''' | |'''Khutbah''' | ||
|A speech delivered by a Muslim cleric before Friday prayers | |A speech delivered by a Muslim cleric before Friday prayers. | ||
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