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didn't want the situation to change.
However, the Sacred House together with its City had been created for the worship of
the Creator, even before the creation of Adam and humanity. First the angels had built it,
then it was rebuilt later on by the jinn and restored by Prophet Abraham.
There were also those steeped in the folklore of their idolatrous traditions who, on
account of pride, refused to acknowledge its value. To this sector, the fact that
their
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forefathers had seen fit to practice and uphold the folklore was sufficient reason for them
to continue in the same way. As such they were not prepared to question the authenticity
of their heritage, rather they chose to blindly defend the tradition their forefathers
invented.
Allah speaks of such people saying:
However, the Sacred House together with its City had been created for the worship of
the Creator, even before the creation of Adam and humanity. First the angels had built it,
then it was rebuilt later on by the jinn and restored by Prophet Abraham.
There were also those steeped in the folklore of their idolatrous traditions who, on
account of pride, refused to acknowledge its value. To this sector, the fact that
their
5
forefathers had seen fit to practice and uphold the folklore was sufficient reason for them
to continue in the same way. As such they were not prepared to question the authenticity
of their heritage, rather they chose to blindly defend the tradition their forefathers
invented.
Allah speaks of such people saying: