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At a place called Thania, Abraham stopped and turned his face in the
direction of the ruins of Ka'ba -- the first House of Allah to be built on earth -

- which now lay buried in the sand. He raised his hands and supplicated:

"Our Lord,

I have settled some of my offspring in a barren valley
near Your Holy House;

Our Lord let them offer the prayer,

and make the hearts of men yearn towards them,

and provide them with fruits in order that they are thankful."

Koran, Chapter 4 verse 37.

Allah had promised Abraham that from his offspring would arise great