During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka'aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called ____________
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Marketplace and site of pre-Islamic fairs and poetry contests in Mecca. Location was tied to the pilgrimage season in pre-Islamic times and served as a place where warring tribes could come together peacefully to worship and trade together. A similar practice was adopted by Muslims on the hajj.
Marketplace and site of pre-Islamic fairs and poetry contests in Mecca. Location was tied to the pilgrimage season in pre-Islamic times and served as a place where warring tribes could come together peacefully to worship and trade together. A similar practice was adopted by Muslims on the hajj.