How did Muhammad change the Kaaba? A. He had it torn down to the ground. B. He added statues of traditional gods. C. He turned it into an Islamic holy site. D. He moved it from Mecca to Medina.

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How did Muhammad change the Kaaba? A. He had it torn down to the ground. B. He added statues of traditional gods. C. He turned it into an Islamic holy site. D. He moved it from Mecca to Medina.

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Kiersten Winters · Answer 1

C. He turned it into an Islamic holy site.

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Already during the lifetime of Muhammad, Kaaba became considered as a holy Islamic site. After the flood of 600 CE, Muhammad himself participated in its reconstruction, and have also settled arguments between the clans of Mecca regarding this question - representative of which clan should set Black Stone cornerstone in place. To resolve this dispute, Muhammad instructed elders of all the clans of Mecca to carry the stone on a cloak together, while he have set it in place.