We may understand from various verses and traditions that: KABBA was built before HAZRAT ABRAHAM, and its foundation goes back to Adam and Eve. In the flood of NOAH, it was ruined, and then God showed to HAZRAT ABRAHAM the foundations of the temple, and he rebuilt it with the help of his son. By chance the verse which is the subject of our discussion, alludes to this incident; and gives a hint that the foundations of KAABA already existed when ABRAHAM decided to raise it up and rebuild it: ``And when ABRAHAM and ISHMAEL, raised the foundation of the house, (THAT ALREADY EXISTED) and then prayed saying: Our Lord! accept this (CONSTRUCTION) from us, for You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.'' ABRAHAM and his son Ishmael, built the KAABA again, and established the rites and usage of the sacred town.