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Pre-Islamic Arab Religion

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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg\|title=Zamzam Well\|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg\|title=Zamzam Well\|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.\|description=}}

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Pre-Islamic Arab Religion

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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg\|title=Zamzam Well\|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg\|title=Zamzam Well\|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.\|description=}}

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Ancient Arabian Culture

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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Quran And Universe.jpg\|title=Cosmology of the Quran\|summary=The cosmology of ~~the~~ ancient ~~pagan Arabs~~ was carried on in the Qur'an. \|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Quran And Universe.jpg\|title=Cosmology of the Quran\|summary=The cosmology of ancient Mesopotamia was carried on in the Qur'an, though with some innovations. \|description=}}
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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Hijri Calendar.png\|title=Hijri Calendar\|summary= The months of the Hijri calendar find their origins in the pagan calendar of the pre-Islamic Arabs.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Hijri Calendar.png\|title=Hijri Calendar\|summary= The months of the Hijri calendar find their origins in the pagan calendar of the pre-Islamic Arabs.\|description=}}

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Arab Paganism

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	Islam arose in 7th century Arabia, and as such its appearance bears the markings of its ancient Arab and Near East milieu.		Islam arose in 7th century Arabia, and as such its appearance bears the markings of its ancient Arab and Near East milieu.

	==Arab ~~Paganism~~==		==Pre-Islamic Arab Religion==
	Islam casts itself as being in the prophetic tradition of Abraham, Moses, Eijah, Isaiah, and Jesus and his disciples. Yet many aspects of the religion either show the influence of or are plainly holdouts from the ancient ~~pagan~~ religion of the Arabs in antiquity.		Islam casts itself as being in the prophetic tradition of Abraham, Moses, Eijah, Isaiah, and Jesus and his disciples (indeed, besides Biblical stories the Quran has many [[Parallels Between the Qur'an and Late Antique Judeo-Christian Literature]]). Yet many aspects of the religion either show the influence of or are plainly holdouts from the ancient religion of the Arabs in antiquity.

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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Daughters of Hubal.jpg\|title=~~Pagan Origins of~~ Islam\|summary= Many of the features and rituals of contemporary Islam find their precedent not in the Judeao-Christian tradition but rather in pre-Islamic Arabian religion.\|description=}} {{PortalArticle\|image=Black Stone Mecca.jpg\|title=Black Stone\|summary= The Black Stone is a fixture of Islam's pilgrimage ritual, but already according to the Islamic tradition itself it was a center of ancient pagan religion in Arabia.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Daughters of Hubal.jpg\|title=Pre-Islamic Arabic Religion in Islam\|summary= Many of the features and rituals of contemporary Islam find their precedent not in the Judeao-Christian tradition but rather in pre-Islamic Arabian religion.\|description=}} {{PortalArticle\|image=Black Stone Mecca.jpg\|title=Black Stone\|summary= The Black Stone is a fixture of Islam's pilgrimage ritual, but already according to the Islamic tradition itself it was a center of ancient pagan religion in Arabia.\|description=}}
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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg\|title=Zamzam Well\|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg\|title=Zamzam Well\|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.\|description=}}

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The Formation of the Qur'an and Classical Arabic

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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Ancient Mushaf.jpg\|title=Textual History of the Qur'an\|summary=The Qur'an was never put down to writing during the prophet's lifetime~~, according~~ to the Islamic sources the impetus to put the Qur'an to writing came from the death of many of the Muslims who had memorized it.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Ancient Mushaf.jpg\|title=Textual History of the Qur'an\|summary=The Qur'an was never put down to writing as a single book during the prophet's lifetime. According to the Islamic sources the impetus to put the Qur'an to writing came from the death of many of the Muslims who had memorized it.\|description=}}
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	{{PortalArticle\|image=Huruf Muqta'a.jpg\|title=Huruf Muqatta'at (Disjointed Letters in the Qur'an)\|summary=Many of the chapters of the Qur'an begin with mysterious combinations of letters whose function remains unclear to this day.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Huruf Muqta'a.jpg\|title=Huruf Muqatta'at (Disjointed Letters in the Qur'an)\|summary=Many of the chapters of the Qur'an begin with mysterious combinations of letters whose function remains unclear to this day.\|description=}}

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Arab Paganism

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	{{PortalArticle\|image=\|title=Jinn\|summary= The Jinn, mystical beings which are neither demons nor angels, make an appearance in the Islamic tradition but have no antecedent in the Judeao-Christian tradition, but rather find their origin in pre-Islamic pagan Arabian religion.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=Medeival Jinn.jpg\|title=Jinn\|summary= The Jinn, mystical beings which are neither demons nor angels, make an appearance in the Islamic tradition but have no antecedent in the Judeao-Christian tradition, but rather find their origin in pre-Islamic pagan Arabian religion.\|description=}}

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	{{PortalArticle\|image=~~Black Stone Mecca.jpg~~\|title=Jinn\|summary= The Jinn, mystical beings which are neither demons nor angels, make an appearance in the Islamic tradition but have no antecedent in the Judeao-Christian tradition, but rather find their origin in pre-Islamic pagan Arabian religion.\|description=}}		{{PortalArticle\|image=\|title=Jinn\|summary= The Jinn, mystical beings which are neither demons nor angels, make an appearance in the Islamic tradition but have no antecedent in the Judeao-Christian tradition, but rather find their origin in pre-Islamic pagan Arabian religion.\|description=}}

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	*[[Treaty of Hudaybiyyah]]
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	*[[The Meaning of Consummate]]
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