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Manaf (Arabic: مناف) was a pre-Islamic Arabian deity and given name that means "elevated". [1] Personal names incorporating the name Manaf such as "Abd Manaf" show that the deity was widespread among the tribes of Quraysh , Hudhayl , and Tamim .
Manaf: Manaf is a god, described by Muslim scholar At-Tabari as "one of the greatest deities of Mecca", although little information is available about him. He is attested in the Hauran as Zeus Manaphos, equated with Zeus. [22] It is said that women would keep his image away during menstruation. Some scholars suggest that Manaf might be a solar ...
Abd Manaf al-Mughirah ibn Qusai (Arabic: عبد مناف ٱلمغيرة بن قصي, ʿAbd Manāf al-Mughīrah ibn Quṣayy) was a Qurayshi and great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His father was Quṣai ibn Kilāb. Abd Manaf's name, meaning worshiper of Manaf, relates to the pre-Islamic deity Manaf.
Manaf (deity), a pre-Islamic Arabian deity; Ancient Arab names based on the phrase Abd Manaf (lit. slave of Manaf): Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; Hashim ibn Abd Manaf great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf, one of the ancestors of the Sahaba (Muhammad's companions)
Manaf (deity) Y. Ya'uq This page was last edited on 9 April 2020, at 00:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
Some scholars postulate that in pre-Islamic Arabia, including in Mecca, [27] Allah was considered to be a deity, [27] possibly a creator deity or a supreme deity in a polytheistic pantheon. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The word Allah (from the Arabic al-ilah meaning "the god") [ 30 ] may have been used as a title rather than a name.
Manaf (deity) (also Manaf), a pre-Islamic deity; See also. Manaf (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 15 June 2023, at 12:39 (UTC). Text is ...
Manaf (deity) N. Nzambi a Mpungu; Z. Zhulong (mythology) Zhun This page was last edited on 27 September 2023, at 00:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...