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Pre-Islamic Arabia

The religious and cultural context of pre-Islamic Arabia, including the worship of idols like Hubal.

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Feb 6, 2026

allah is the god hubal

The claim that “” is an oversimplification advanced mainly by early-20th-century speculation and revived by modern anti‑Islamic writers; established scholarship treats Hubal and the Islamic Allah as d...

Feb 6, 2026

kissing the black stone was a pagan practice

The simple claim " was a pagan practice" is partly supported by historical evidence: ritual touching or kissing of sacred stones (baetyls) and the istilām gesture existed in and were performed at idol...