2797 The site of Makkah was granted to Abraham (and his son Isma'i 1) for a place of worship that was to be pure {without idols, the worship being paid to Allah, the One True God) and universal, without being reserved (like Solomon's Temple of later times) to any one People or Race. (R). 2798 Cf.
2:125. Note that here the word qa'imin (who stand up for prayer) occurs in place of 'akifin (who use it as a retreat). In practice the meaning is the same. Those who go for a retreat to the Ka'bah stay there for the time being.