HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Rocky, dry desert
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Wet land
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Grassland
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Tropical forest
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tradition holds that it was originally a simple unroofed rectangular structure. The Quraysh tribe, who ruled Mecca, rebuilt the pre-Islamic Kaaba in c.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to popular Islamic legend, the stone was given to Adam on his fall from paradise and was originally white but has become black by absorbing the sins of the thousands of pilgrims who have kissed and touched it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of the marble is white while some of it is colored. The walls of the Kaaba’s interior are made of colorful and emblazoned marble. The Kaaba’s interior is covered with a red silk curtain that has white-embroidered texts which includes some of God’s names. This curtain also covers the Kaaba’s ceiling.
Detailed explanation-4: -Islamic tradition identifies Bakkah as the ancient name for the site of Mecca.