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'''Hubal''' (هبل) was the head moon-god of the polytheistic Arab pantheon at the [[Kaaba|Ka'ba]].<ref>Karen Armstrong (2000,2002). Islam: A Short History. pp. 11. ISBN 0-8129-6618-x.</ref> Hubal's idol was one of many located in the Kaaba, which [[Muhammad]] ultimately removed and destroyed upon his conquest of [[Mecca]]. Despite Hubal's importance to the pagan Arabs, the [[Quran]] does not mention the moon-god by name, even as it mentions the names of other pagan Arab deities, such as [[Satanic Verses - Gharaniq Incident|al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat]]. Some have suggested that Muhammad's idea of [[ | '''Hubal''' (هبل) was the head moon-god of the polytheistic Arab pantheon at the [[Kaaba|Ka'ba]].<ref>Karen Armstrong (2000,2002). Islam: A Short History. pp. 11. ISBN 0-8129-6618-x.</ref> Hubal's idol was one of many located in the Kaaba, which [[Muhammad]] ultimately removed and destroyed upon his conquest of [[Mecca]]. Despite Hubal's importance to the pagan Arabs, the [[Quran]] does not mention the moon-god by name, even as it mentions the names of other pagan Arab deities, such as [[Satanic Verses - Gharaniq Incident|al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat]]. Some have suggested that Muhammad's idea of [[Allah]] was simply a transformation of preexisting ideas of Hubal and perhaps, another pagan Arab god, Baal, however these claims appear untenable. | ||
==Description in hadith== | ==Description in hadith== | ||
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See pages 127-132 | See pages 127-132 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Allah | [[Category:Allah]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Paganism]] | ||
[[bg:Хубал]] | [[bg:Хубал]] | ||