How accurate is it that the sacrifice was Isaac and not Ishmael (peace be upon them both)? And has the Hajj been in existence since the time of Adam (peace be upon him), or did it begin with the call of Abraham (peace be upon him) in His (Allah's) saying: "And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass"? And how can the designation "Qurashi" be justified for someone belonging to the tribe of Quraish, and is it valid to analogize that to "Matari" for someone belonging to the tribe of Mutay?
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What you have learned, that the Hajj is based on the story of the sacrifice of Ishmael, is incorrect. Its rituals are not entirely based on it, and the fact that some rituals are a reminder of past stories does not mean they were legislated for their sake. The Quran does not confirm that Isaac was the one to be sacrificed. We did not suggest that the Kaaba was built by Adam; rather, we suggested that Abraham was the first to build it. The correct attribution for Quraysh is "Qurashi," contrary to analogical reasoning, and this is what I have heard from the Arabs.
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