Editing Abraham in Islam (section)

==Relationship with Islamic shrines==
{{See also|List of mosques that are mentioned by name in the Quran|Qibla}}

One of Abraham's most important features in Islamic [[theology]] is his role as the constructor of the Kaaba. Although tradition recounts that [[Adam in Islam|Adam]] constructed the original Kaaba, which was demolished by the [[Flood myth|Great Flood]] at the time of Noah, Abraham is believed to have rebuilt it in its original form. The Quran, in the Muslim perspective, merely confirms or reinforces the laws of [[pilgrimage#Islam|pilgrimage]]. The rites were instituted by Abraham and for all Muslims, as they perform the pilgrimage, the event is a way to return to the perfection of Abraham's faith.<ref name="Lings">{{cite book |last=Lings |first=Martin |author-link=Martin Lings |title=[[Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources]] |publisher=Islamic Texts Society |year=1983 |isbn=978-0-946621-33-0}}</ref> Just as [[Medina]] is referred to as the "City of the Prophet [Muhammad]" or simply the "City of Muhammad", Mecca is frequently cited as the "City of Abraham", because Abraham's reformation of the monotheistic faith is believed to have taken place in Mecca.<ref name="Glasse" /> Likewise, Islamic belief links the original [[Haram (site)|sanctuary]] of [[Al-Aqsa]] in the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]] of [[Jerusalem]] to Abraham.<ref name="Michigan C 1986">{{cite book |author=Michigan Consortium for Medieval and Early Modern Studies |editor1=Goss, V. P. |editor2=Bornstein, C. V. |title=The Meeting of Two Worlds: Cultural Exchange Between East and West During the Period of the Crusades |publisher=Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University |volume=21 |page=208 |isbn=0918720583 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p44kAQAAMAAJ |year=1986}}</ref>

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File:Kaaba mirror edit jj.jpg|The [[holiest sites in Islam|most significant]] [[mosque]] in Islam, that is the [[Great Mosque of Mecca|Mosque]] of the [[Kaaba]] in the [[Hejaz]]i city of [[Mecca]], is believed to date to the time of Abraham and Ishmael<ref name="Michigan C 1986"/>
File:Maqam Ibrahim.JPG|The ''[[Maqam Ibrahim|Maqam]]'' (Station) of Abraham which is believed by Muslims to contain his footprints, near the Kaaba in ''[[Great Mosque of Mecca|Al-Masjid Al-Haram]]''
File:Temple Mount (Aerial view, 2007) 05.jpg|[[Temple Mount|Masjid Al-Aqsa]], also known as the [[Temple Mount]], [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]] of [[Jerusalem]] in [[Shaam]], is also believed to date to the lifetime of Abraham<ref name="Michigan C 1986"/>
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