Before Prophethood
Idol-worship in Makkah :
The Quraysh continued to hold to the religion of Ibrahim and Isma'il alaihumas salam, glorifying the creed of tawhid and the worship of Allah alone, until 'Amr ibn Luhayy became their chief. He was the first to deviate from the religion of Isma'il alaihis salam and to set up idols which he encouraged people to worship. Once he had travelled from Makkah to Syria on business where he saw people worshipping idols. He was so impressed that he brought some idols back to Makkah and set them up, commanding the people there to venerate them.
Traditionally some people would take a few stones from the Haram the sanctuary, with them when they travelled from Makkah as a token of respect for the holy spot. This led to the day when they began to worship any stones they liked. Later generations lost track of the reasons why stones were originally venerated and the Quraysh were happy to worship stone idols just like the people were doing in surrounding countries.
Idol-worship in Makkah :
The Quraysh continued to hold to the religion of Ibrahim and Isma'il alaihumas salam, glorifying the creed of tawhid and the worship of Allah alone, until 'Amr ibn Luhayy became their chief. He was the first to deviate from the religion of Isma'il alaihis salam and to set up idols which he encouraged people to worship. Once he had travelled from Makkah to Syria on business where he saw people worshipping idols. He was so impressed that he brought some idols back to Makkah and set them up, commanding the people there to venerate them.
Traditionally some people would take a few stones from the Haram the sanctuary, with them when they travelled from Makkah as a token of respect for the holy spot. This led to the day when they began to worship any stones they liked. Later generations lost track of the reasons why stones were originally venerated and the Quraysh were happy to worship stone idols just like the people were doing in surrounding countries.
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