| Part of the myth series on Religions of the ancient Near East |
| Pre-Islamic Arabian deities |
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| Arabian deities of other Semitic origins |
Quzaḥ (Arabic: قزح) is a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather, 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. A lasting reference to Quzah is the term qaws Quzaḥ (قوس قزح), "Bow of Quzah", which became the Arabic term for rainbow.
References
- 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.