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The peoples of Arabia were predominately polytheistic, and Mecca was the place of their most important sanctuary, the Ka’ba (see below).
Its ancient origins are unknown but, since all accessible deities were
represented there, it was a place of annual pilgrimage for all tribes.
At one time there were said to have been as many as three hundred and
sixty idols in and around the Ka’ba. This, too, was under the control of
the Quraysh, who wisely established a non-violent zone that was Haram (sacred, forbidden),
radiating for twenty miles around the sanctuary, and made Mecca a place
where any tribe could enter without fear and where they were free to
practice both religion and commerce.
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