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It is also said that, when Muhammad cleansed the Ka\u2018ba in Mecca of the idols that surrounded it \u2014 thus restoring it to what he saw as its Abrahamic, monotheistic purity \u2014 he left only one item undisturbed: \u00a0Inside the structure was an icon of Mary and the infant Jesus. \u00a0Out of respect for them, he left it there.<\/p>\n
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