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Definition: The Ka'ba is a cubical shrine in Mecca which is sacred to Muslims. Muslims, facing Mecca when they pray, are in particular facing the Ka'ba, which they believe was built by Abraham and Ishmael (according to the Qur'an 2:124-127). Prior to Islam it had been a center of idol worship but tradition has it that Muhammad cleasened it of its polytheistic context and made it the focal point if Muslim religious practice.
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