Explain the significance of Mecca and the Ka'aba the beginning of Islam.

Mecca was an important trade and spiritual center of Arabian Peninsula, where the famous sanctuary Kaaba was built. Muhammad who was born in Mecca started preaching new religion there, but was opposed by the local leaders, who were afraid of his influence.

Eventually, Muhammad had to run away from Mecca, but he returned triumphally to the city, which became a sacred city for Muslims, while Kaaba became a sanctuary for only true God - Allah.

Explanation:

Even today is regarded as one of the sacred places of Islam.

On the other side, every true believer is obliged to visit Kaaba at least once during the year.

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africa, the second-largest continent, is bounded by the mediterranean sea, the red sea, the indian ocean, and the atlantic ocean. it is divided in half almost equally by the equator. the continent includes the islands of cape verde, madagascar, mauritius, seychelles, and comoros.

africa’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately.

the origin of the name “africa” is greatly disputed by scholars. most believe it stems from words used by the phoenicians, greeks, and romans. important words include the egyptian word afru-ika, meaning “motherland”; the greek word aphrike, meaning “without cold”; and the latin word aprica, meaning “sunny.”

today, africa is home to more countries than any other continent in the world. these countries are: morocco, western sahara (morocco), algeria, tunisia, libya, egypt, sudan, chad, niger, mali, mauritania, senegal, the gambia, guinea-bissau, guinea, sierra leone, liberia, côte d’ivoire, ghana, burkina faso, togo, benin, nigeria, cameroon, central africa republic, equatorial guinea, gabon, congo, democratic republic of the congo, angola, namibia, botswana, south africa, lesotho, swaziland, mozambique, zimbabwe, zambia, malawi, tanzania, rwanda, burundi, uganda, kenya, somalia, ethiopia, djibouti, eritrea and the island countries of cape verde, madagascar, mauritius, seychelles, and comoros.

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