Some historians and commentators feel that the Arabs believed in the one God who was the creator and sustainer and ruler of that existed. They support their view by citing examples from the Qura’n of the verses wherein it says that some of them believed that the creator was one.
They did not worship them solely as gods but the reason was that they believed that these intermediaries would take them closer to the One God. They believed that there was a devil with every idol y the command of God. When someone really worships the idol as god then that devil fulfills his wishes. (1)
We cannot deny that one group among the Arabs used to worship the stars and they believed that these stars brought rain at their rise and setting. They called them “Anwa’” which is the plural of “No’” and it means the star which is setting. They used to restrict their movements and their stays according to these stars because they felt that they would help them in their destiny. They had built great temples to worship the sun, moon and Venus (2)
On the south of the Arab peninsula is Yemen and the Arabs who settled there used to worship the stars. One was the group of “sun worshippers” and Qura’n has mentioned them in the story of Queen of Sheba. Some other tribes used to worship the moon and some worshipped the stars. (3)
1. Buloghol ArabVol.2 Page 197
2. Same as above Page 223
3. Islam and Ignorance Page 295
