Manaf
deity sky Quraysh single tradition · 1
Manaf was a pre-Islamic Arabian deity whose name means "elevated" and was one of the greatest deities of Mecca according to Al-Tabari. The deity was widespread among the tribes of Quraysh, Hudhayl, and Tamim, with altars dedicated to him at Hauran in the Levant and at Volubilis in Morocco. Some scholars suggest that Manaf might be a solar god, and he was equated with Zeus in the Hauran as Zeus Manaphos.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 632
- Historical notes
- Attested in Thamudic, Safaitic, and Dadanitic inscriptions; veneration ended with Muhammad's prophetic mission in early 7th century CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- ʿAth̲ar-Venus
- syncretized with
- Zeus
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The name "Manaf" is a IVth form maṣdar from the root n-w-f is connected with the Qatabanite nwfn "the exalted", an epithet describing ʿAth̲ar-Venus at its zenith”
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