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Muhammad's tribe, the Quraysh, controlled Mecca's main shrine. What was this cube-like structure called?

AKaba
BHaram
CSanam
DUmma
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Kaba
1. Idols of many tribes were placed inside it. 2. The shrine was the Kaba. 3. Tribes made annual pilgrimages to it. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 4, The Central Islamic Lands._
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