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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Meaning of 'threw down' here?
Hello,
I've been going through the pages of Hutton Webster's Early European History and came across this (it's about Mohammed's activity; p 420):
"Many of the conquered Bedouins enlisted under his banner and in 630 A.D. captured Mecca for the prophet. He treated its inhabitants leniently, but threw down all the idols in the Kaaba. After the submission of Mecca most of the Arabs abandoned idolatry and accepted the new religion."
I looked up throw down, but still don't see what the expression means here. Could you, please, help me? Thank you.
'Kaaba' refers to the famous stone, I presume.
I've been going through the pages of Hutton Webster's Early European History and came across this (it's about Mohammed's activity; p 420):
"Many of the conquered Bedouins enlisted under his banner and in 630 A.D. captured Mecca for the prophet. He treated its inhabitants leniently, but threw down all the idols in the Kaaba. After the submission of Mecca most of the Arabs abandoned idolatry and accepted the new religion."
I looked up throw down, but still don't see what the expression means here. Could you, please, help me? Thank you.
'Kaaba' refers to the famous stone, I presume.
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Hi, Overturned, smashed, destroyed, knocked down Clive
- Hi, Overturned, smashed, destroyed, knocked down Clive
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Thank you very much, Clive.
But then do you have any idea how I should picture this? I mean, the only way I can interpret it then is that somehow, there were idols in the Kaaba - either carved in it, drawn on it, or put inside it. Do I understand it right? Thanks.
But then do you have any idea how I should picture this? I mean, the only way I can interpret it then is that somehow, there were idols in the Kaaba - either carved in it, drawn on it, or put inside it. Do I understand it right? Thanks.
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Just forget it, it's not that important for me to know. Thanks again for the answer.
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