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.

2020年9月19日 · 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.

2008年1月20日 · One would have to fall back on the view that Allah might simply be another name for Hubal, as Wellhausen suggested; just as the Israelites knew Yahwe as Elohim, so the Arabs knew Hubal as Allah, meaning "God".

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. [ 20 ]

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.

2023年4月13日 · Hubal, an Arabian god whose worship was fostered in Mecca by the Khuza'i 'Amr b. Luhayy [q.v.] in the first half of the 3rd century A.D. Represented at first by a baetyl, like most of the Arab deities, it was later personified, with human features, by a statue made of cornelian, with the right arm truncated (cf. Judges III, 15, XX, 16) and ...

2020年10月28日 · “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...

2024年11月1日 · 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.

Dive deep into the rich history of Mecca's chief deity, Hubal, in this comprehensive video. We explore the origins of Hubal, its status as the chief god of t...

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.