Hubal
E532338
Hubal was a major pre-Islamic Arabian deity, particularly revered at the Kaaba in Mecca as a central idol of the Quraysh tribe.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deity
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabian deity ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPractice | casting lots with arrows ⓘ |
| associatedTribe | Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Arabian gods
ⓘ
pre-Islamic deities ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Allah in Islamic monotheism ⓘ |
| cultObject | idol ⓘ |
| cultObjectLocation | inside the Kaaba ⓘ |
| cultStatus | major deity in Mecca ⓘ |
| cultSuppressedBy | Islamic monotheism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | early Muslims ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | conquest of Mecca ⓘ |
| divinationMethod | arrows ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed after the Islamic conquest of Mecca ⓘ |
| function |
deity consulted by divination
ⓘ
oracular deity ⓘ |
| iconType | anthropomorphic idol (according to some reports) ⓘ |
| influence | central to Meccan religious life before Islam ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of pre-Islamic paganism in Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialOfIdol | stone (according to traditional reports) ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Ibn al-Kalbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | early Islamic historical sources ⓘ |
| mythology | Arabian mythology ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Muslims ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | pre-Islamic Arabian religion ⓘ |
| religiousContext | polytheistic cult at the Kaaba ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
central idol of the Kaaba before Islam
ⓘ
chief idol of the Quraysh ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
associated with tribal identity of Quraysh
ⓘ
consulted for important communal decisions ⓘ |
| statusInIslam | considered a pagan idol ⓘ |
| worshipEnded | 7th century ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Quraysh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other pre-Islamic Arab tribes ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | Kaaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipProhibitedBy | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | idolatry ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.