HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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worship their gods.
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give money to the poor ofMecca.
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trade at its large marketplace.
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show their devotion to Islam.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before they heard Muhammad’s teachings, many Arabs visited the Kaaba in Mecca each year in order to..? Before they heard Muhammad’s teachings, many Arabs visited the Kaaba in Mecca each year to worship the Arabian gods and goddesses.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Kaaba was a sanctuary in pre-Islamic times. Muslims believe that Abraham (known as Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition), and his son, Ismail, constructed the Kaaba. 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-3: -Arabian polytheism, the dominant form of religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, was based on veneration of deities and spirits. Worship was directed to various gods and goddesses, including Hubal and the goddesses al-Lāt, al-’Uzzā, and Manāt, at local shrines and temples such as the Kaaba in Mecca.
Detailed explanation-4: -The early history of the Kaaba is not well known, but it is certain that in the period before the rise of Islam it was a polytheist sanctuary and was a site of pilgrimage for people throughout the Arabian Peninsula.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Conquest of Mecca (Arabic: , romanized: Fatḥ Makkah) was the capture of the town of Mecca by Muslims led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in December 629 or January 630 AD (Julian), 10–20 Ramadan, 8 AH. The conquest marked the end of the wars between the followers of Muhammad and the Quraysh tribe.