Who was it that made an idol out of dates and worshipped it, then ate it, and what is the full story behind that?
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Scholars have mentioned that the people of the Pre-Islamic Era (Jahiliyyah) used to craft idols from everything, and perhaps they even made them from dates. If they became hungry, they would eat them. We have not come across a detailed story of a specific person who did this.
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