And when we appointed the holy house of MECCA to be a place of resort for mankind, and a place of security; and said, Take the station of Abraham for a place of prayer; and we covenanted with Abraham and Ismael, that they should cleanse my house for those who should compass it, and those who should be devoutly assiduous there, and those who should bow down and worship. […] And when Abraham and Ismael raised the foundations of the house, […]
Qur'an, sura 2 (An-Nisa) ayat 119
The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, 2 vols., trans. George Sale, London: printed for L. Hawes, W. Clarks, and R. Collins, 1764, vol. 1, p. 24.
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