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Short description: Arabic god of the weather
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Quzaḥ (Arabic: قزح) is a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather,[1] worshiped by the people of Muzdalifah. The pre-Islamic rite of the Ifada celebrated after the September equinox was performed facing the direction of Quzah's sanctuary.[2][3] A lasting reference to Quzah is the term Template:Xlit (Arabic: قوس قزح; 'bow of Quzah'), which became the Arabic term for rainbow.[4][full citation needed] Qaws is also said to be the name of the chief deity worshipped by the Edomites, though Josephus actually identified him as Quzah.[5]
References
- ↑ Jordan, Michael (2004). "Quzah". Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses (2nd ed.). p. 260. ISBN 0-965-51025-5. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofgods02edjord/page/260/mode/2up. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ Hidiroglou, Patricia (1994). L'eau divine et sa symbolique: Essais d'anthropologie religieuse. Albin Michel. ISBN 2226205705. OCLC 1524828812.
- ↑ Hitti, Philip K. (1987). Islam, a Way of Life. Regnery Gateway. p. 37. ISBN 0-89526-992-9. https://archive.org/details/islamwayoflife00hitt/page/36/mode/2up. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ Bartlett, J.. Edom and the Edomites. p. 201.
- ↑ Vriezen, Th. C. (1965). "The Edomitic Deity Qaus". Oudtestamentische studiën. 14. Leiden: Brill. pp. 330–353. https://books.google.com/books?id=YYYeAAAAIAAJ&dq=qos+quzah&pg=PA335.
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