the attitude of the people to worship was influenced by respect for norms and traditions which informed their being pure idol-worshippers; their idol-worship represents the primitive form of semitic belief; they believed in plurality of gods in about 365 idols deposited at Ka;bah as objects of worship; the objects of worship were carved by themselves and were of many kinds conferred with powers of varying degrees; it was their belief that the idols served as intermediaries between them and the Supreme Being.