Unsolved:Quzah

From HandWiki
Revision as of 22:23, 22 October 2022 by Corlink (talk | contribs) (url)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

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 autumnal equinox was performed facing the direction of Quzah's sanctuary.[2][3] A lasting reference to Quzah is the term qaws Quzaḥ (قوس قزح), "Bow of Quzah", which became the Arabic term for rainbow.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Michael Jordan, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, p. 260.
  2. ↑ Patricia Hidiroglou, L'eau divine et sa symbolique.
  3. ↑ Philip Khuri Hitti, Islam, a Way of Life, p. 37.
  4. ↑ J. Bartlett, Edom and the Edomites, p. 201.




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Unsolved:Quzah&oldid=2168962"