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What is the meaning of Mujahid's saying: "Al-Lat: A man who used to mix for the idolaters sawiq [a kind of gruel]. He died, and they then devoted themselves to his grave"?

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Al-Lat originated from a man who used to mix sawiq for pilgrims, and upon his death, he was worshipped. Sawiq is a food made from ground wheat and barley.

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