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Hubbal

Hubal ( Arabic : ) is one of the main deities pre- Islamic to the Ka'ba in Mecca.

Outside of Saudi south, his name appears only in an inscription Nabataean where it is associated with two other deities, Doushara, Arabic: and Manawatu in Arabic: -. It is rather obscure origin, but was able to reconcile its name from the Aramaic mind. Some authors believe that the modern Arabic name comes from baal, naming gods Canaanite and Phoenician , preceded hou, definite article in a Canaanite dialect. According to Muhammad ibn Ishaq ( ^eighth century ), his statue would have been reported travel by Amr ibn Luhayy descendant of Qahtan and king of Hijaz , at the time or Khuza'a was in charge of the Kaaba, and placed on the roof of the building. He would have obtained Moab (ibn Ishaq), the former ikhbaris (oral chroniclers) cite Ham , which included Moab, as its place of origin.

According to Ibn Ishaq , the statue of the Kaaba was an anthropomorphic effigy carnelian ; right hand, once broken, was replaced by a golden hand by the Quraysh. Travelers returning from their trip came to see, went round and shaved their heads before him before returning home. We also practiced before him a divination using arrows to seven important events, or when doubt is cast on the paternity of a child, which was determined by whether the arrow was marked sarih (pure) or mulsag (Exhibit reported).

A traditional Islamic reports that Abd al-Muttalib had promised a son in sacrifice to Hubal who had helped trace the source Zamzam , fate would have first named Abdullah , father of Mohammed. On the advice of a soothsayer, we have offered to the god hundred camels in exchange. After ten guesses, each followed by an increase in the number of camels, Abdullah escaped with his life against a thousand camels.

Having conquered Mecca , Muhammad would have broken the idol of Hubal along with the 360 other than the Ka'aba was supposed to contain.