Quzah information

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 qaws Quzaḥ (قوس قزح), "Bow of Quzah", which became the Arabic term for rainbow.^[4]

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

[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.

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