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== Role of Ishmael's Descendants in the History of the Kaaba ==
== Role of Ishmael's Descendants in the History of the Kaaba ==
Ishmael was responsible for the development and administration of the [[Kaaba]] and the [[Hajj rituals]] until the end of his life. After him, his son took over Ishmael's responsibilities. The administration of the Kaaba throughout many periods of history was always entrusted to Ishmael's descendants, who inherited it generation after generation.<ref>Tarikh Ya'qubi, vol. 1, pp. 221-223; Al-Kamil, vol. 2, p. 42; Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, Ibn Kathir, vol. 1, p. 57.</ref> In some periods, due to religious deviation and some conflicts, the custodianship was not in the hands of Ishmael's descendants.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 21; Tarikh Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 241.</ref> The custodianship of the Kaaba was for a time in the hands of the [[Jurhum tribe]].<ref>Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 111; Tarikh Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 222; Tarikh Tabari, vol. 2, p. 37; Akhbar Makkah, Azraqi, vol. 1, pp. 81-82.</ref> These positions remained in the hands of the [[Quraysh tribe]], who were descendants of Ishmael, until the time of [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)]].<ref>Futuh al-Sham, vol. 2, p. 141.</ref>
Ishmael was responsible for the development and administration of the [[Ka'ba|Kaaba]] and the [[Hajj rituals]] until the end of his life. After him, his son took over Ishmael's responsibilities. The administration of the Kaaba throughout many periods of history was always entrusted to Ishmael's descendants, who inherited it generation after generation.<ref>Tarikh Ya'qubi, vol. 1, pp. 221-223; Al-Kamil, vol. 2, p. 42; Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, Ibn Kathir, vol. 1, p. 57.</ref> In some periods, due to religious deviation and some conflicts, the custodianship was not in the hands of Ishmael's descendants.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 21; Tarikh Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 241.</ref> The custodianship of the Kaaba was for a time in the hands of the [[Jurhum tribe]].<ref>Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, vol. 1, p. 111; Tarikh Ya'qubi, vol. 1, p. 222; Tarikh Tabari, vol. 2, p. 37; Akhbar Makkah, Azraqi, vol. 1, pp. 81-82.</ref> These positions remained in the hands of the [[Quraysh tribe]], who were descendants of Ishmael, until the time of [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)]].<ref>Futuh al-Sham, vol. 2, p. 141.</ref>
 
== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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