Although Muhammad had all the idols within it destroyed, why did he allow the Kaaba to be preserved?

A) It was the location of his divine inspiration.
B) He knew it would be the site of his ascendancy into Paradise.
C) It was his family's ancestral home.
D) He saw it as the Islamic world's symbolic center.

Kaaba

Arabic, “cube.” A small cubical building in Mecca, the symbolic center of the Islamic world.

Muhammad

The founder of Islam, regarded by Muslims as the last messenger and prophet sent by God to guide humanity.

Divine Inspiration

The concept that ideas or creativity are imparted to humans by a divine or supernatural force, often used in religious contexts.