. ▁Pre - I sl am ic ▁poetry ▁also ▁gives ▁the ▁cult ▁object ▁the ▁name ▁" the ▁White ▁Quart z ▁Id ol ▁of ▁Tab al ah ", ▁a ▁thing ▁sw orn ▁by ▁in ▁o ath ▁form . ▁According ▁to ▁H ish am ▁I bn ▁Al - K al bi , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁shr ine ▁of ▁D h ul - K hal asa ▁now ▁constit utes ▁the ▁threshold ▁of ▁the ▁gate ▁of ▁the ▁mos que ▁at ▁Tab al ah . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁D h ul - K hal asa ▁is ▁usually ▁taken ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁temple , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Y emen ite ▁Ka ’ ba ▁by ▁the ▁tribes ▁who ▁worship ed ▁it . ▁Old ▁accounts ▁say ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁god ▁who ▁was ▁specifically ▁worship ed ▁there ▁as ▁well . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ly ▁worship ed ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" G od ▁of ▁Red em ption " ▁as ▁the ▁pure ▁white ▁stone ▁symbol ized ▁pur ity , ▁seen ▁as ▁absol ving ▁or ▁absor bing ▁the ▁s ins ▁of ▁its ▁dev ote es . ▁The ▁name ▁D h ul - K hal asa ▁itself ▁means ▁having ▁or ▁possess ing ▁pur ity , ▁or ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁pur ify , ▁free , ▁to ▁be ▁clear ing , ▁res cu ing . ▁ ▁From ▁classical ▁sources ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁div ination ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fert ility . ▁H ish am ▁I bn ▁Al - K al bi ▁quotes ▁from ▁a