Practices associated with older Abrahamic tradition remained recognizable in that society: pilgrimage to the Sacred House, direction in ritual devotion, washing after major impurity, circumcision and aspects of bodily cleanliness.
Respect for the sacred precinct, sacred months, kinship-based marriage restrictions and sacrifices or vows directed toward Allah also persisted. Their presence does not mean that all contemporary forms or motives were pure and correct.
The key distinction is between the origin of a rite and the way it is understood or practiced later. A recognizable inherited form may coexist with substantial alteration.
Some awareness of prayer, fasting, charity, family ties and moral prohibitions also remained, but weak observance and prevalent wrongdoing showed that retaining a tradition does not itself complete religious reform.