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Ta'lab is a moon god primarily worshipped by the Sum'ay, a Sabaean tribal confederation which consisted of the tribes Hashid, Humlan and Yarsum. He was also associated with pastures. He had an important temple in Riyam. Attested: Theandrios: Theandrios is the Greek name of a god worshipped by the Arab tribes of Mount Hermon. Attested: Wadd
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Arabian gods" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ...
Divine images of the gods and goddesses worshipped by Qedarite Arabs, as noted in Assyrian inscriptions, included representations of Atarsamain, Nuha, Ruda, Dai, Abirillu and Atarquruma. The female guardian of these idols, usually the reigning queen, served as a priestess ( apkallatu , in Assyrian texts) who communed with the other world. [ 145 ]
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The Book of Idols (Kitāb al-ʾAṣnām), written by the Arab scholar Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (737–819), is the most popular of the Islamic-era works about the gods and rites of pre-Islamic Arab religions. [1]
She is mentioned in Qur'an 53:19 as being one of the goddesses who people worshipped. Relief from Hatra of the Arabian goddess Al-Lat, likely flanked by goddesses Manat, and al-Uzza. Iraq Museum "Eye" imagery in many forms is associated with the goddess. Al-ʻUzzā, like Hubal, was called upon for protection by the pre-Islamic Quraysh.
The Arabic names of God are used to form theophoric given names commonly used in Muslim cultures throughout the world, mostly in Arabic speaking societies. Because the names of God themselves are reserved to God and their use as a person's given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ...