In Arabian mythology, Hubal (Arabic: هُبَل) was a god worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia, notably by the Quraysh at the Kaaba in Mecca. The god's icon was a human figure believed to control acts of divination , which was performed by tossing arrows before the statue.

Sep 19, 2020 · Hubal (هُبَل‎) was a god worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia, notably by Quraysh at the Kaaba in Mecca. After winning battle of Badr in 624 CE against Quraysh tribe, who were Hubal god’s devotees, Muhammad entered Mecca in 630 CE and removed the statue of Hubal from the Kaaba along with the idols of all the other pagan gods.

Hubal is a god associated with divination. His cult image stood in the Kaaba, and his rituals were in the form of throwing divination arrows before the image, in cases of virginity, death and marriage. [ 18 ]

He identified Allah with a pre-Islamic Arabian deity known as Lah or Hubal, which he called a lunar deity. Modern scholarship has dismissed this notion as unfounded.

Oct 28, 2020 · “I think about Hubal as a God of poetry, divination and revenge, a guardian of the death and inspiration. He had a gentle character during our interaction, so I’m surprised by all those...

Hubal, the moon god of the Kaba: What is quite certain is that the Pagan Arabs in Mecca worshipped a moon god called Hubal at the Kabah. Hubal was the Lord of the Kabah, being the highest ranking god of the 360 gods worshipped in the Kabah.

Nov 1, 2024 · Hubal was one of the most prominent male deities in pre-Islamic Arabia and was considered the chief god of the Kaaba in Mecca. His idol, made of red agate, stood in the Kaaba, surrounded by other idols, and he was regarded as a god of rain, fertility, and divination.

These views of Hubal have been studied by Muslim and western scholars, who have always insisted that there is no real evidence to link Hubal and Allah together, nor to connect them with being a moon-god. So where did Hubal come from? Islamic sources give us some clues.

Hubal was a Saudi Arabian moon god worshipped by the Quraysh tribe in Makkah. The idol of the God was shaped similarly to a Human and the people of Makkah threw arrows at the idol so they could get favors out of the God.

We explore the origins of Hubal, its status as the chief god of the Kaaba, and the intriguing connections to the Moabites and Syrian traditions. Drawing fro...more. Dive deep into the rich...