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Ka‘ba itself. Of all the gods and goddesses worshipped at the Ka‘ba, the most important was Allah, but in the early seventh century other names were also revered there: Hubal loomed large among them, as did the three goddesses, Manat, Allat, and al-Uzza.15 There was even a picture inside the Ka‘ba of the Virgin Mary and Jesus. Traditional history suggests there were fully 360 idols in and around the site.
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
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