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Reversion to Idolatry
Prophet's Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac had passed away, and over the centuries the
worship of Allah, the Creator, became corrupted. However, the pilgrimage to Ka’bah
continued with great treasures being brought by pilgrims which were then stored within
the Ka'bah.
Prophet Ishmael’s descendants and the tribe of Jurhumites had increased greatly in
number to the extent that many decided to leave Mecca and settle elsewhere. With the
new settlements there also came new pagan neighbors who influenced some of the
migrants. The idols their pagan neighbors worshipped were those that had been
worshipped during the prophethood of Noah before the Flood and had been unearthed
in Jeddah by Amr, Luhai’s son who re-established their worship. These idols were now
brought to Mecca and placed around Ka’bah and worshipped, with the idolaters claim
that their idols had powers to intercede between Allah and mankind. To the idolaters,
Allah had become remote and some ceased to believe in the Everlasting Life.
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Prophet's Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac had passed away, and over the centuries the
worship of Allah, the Creator, became corrupted. However, the pilgrimage to Ka’bah
continued with great treasures being brought by pilgrims which were then stored within
the Ka'bah.
Prophet Ishmael’s descendants and the tribe of Jurhumites had increased greatly in
number to the extent that many decided to leave Mecca and settle elsewhere. With the
new settlements there also came new pagan neighbors who influenced some of the
migrants. The idols their pagan neighbors worshipped were those that had been
worshipped during the prophethood of Noah before the Flood and had been unearthed
in Jeddah by Amr, Luhai’s son who re-established their worship. These idols were now
brought to Mecca and placed around Ka’bah and worshipped, with the idolaters claim
that their idols had powers to intercede between Allah and mankind. To the idolaters,
Allah had become remote and some ceased to believe in the Everlasting Life.
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