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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_mythology

Arabian mythology:
Mesopotamian mythology
Ancient Arabian mythology
Ancient Levantine mythology

Pre-Islamic Arabian gods :
Ēl, Ilāh (NW Semitic)
Bēl, Baʕl, Bēl-Šamīn
Abgal
Aglibol
al-Lāt, al-'Ilāhat
Astarte
Atargatis (Syrian)
Ištar, Athtar
Bes (Egypto-Arabic)
Manāt
Manaf
Nergal Nabū, Nebo
Orotalt
Qawm
Sīn, Nanna-Suen
Shams, Samas
ʕUzzā
Wadd
Yaghūth
Ya'uq
Yarhibol/Malakbel
astral & local deities
demons

Arabian mythology comprises the ancient, pre-Islamic beliefs of the Arabs. Prior to the arrival and initial codification of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula in 622, year one of the Islamic calendar, the physical centre of Islam, the Kaaba of Mecca, did not hold only the single symbol of "the God" as it does now. The Kaaba was instead covered in symbols representing the myriad demons, djinn, demigods and other assorted creatures which represented the profoundly polytheistic environment of pre-Islamic Ancient Arabia. We can infer from this plurality an exceptionally broad context in which mythology could flourish.

Relation with Islamic mythology:

Stories of genies, ghouls, magic lamps, flying carpets, and wishes contained in tales from the Arabian Nights and other works have been passed down through the generations. Islamic mythology has probably been influenced to a large degree by Arabian mythology and the two are often difficult to distinguish.

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The concept of the Evil Eye is mentioned in the Qur'an, in Surat al-Falaq (in which one is told to seek refuge "from the mischief of the envious one as he envies"). The Hand of Fatima is sometimes used to neutralize the effect of Evil Eye, though its use is forbidden in Islam, as are all talismans and superstitions. Among traditional muslims, various verses from the Qur'an such as an-Nas and al-Falaq are sometimes recited for blessing, or protection from such superstitions.

See also
Babylonian mythology
Ancient Semitic religion
Folk religion
Demons In_pre-Islamic_Arab_culture
Iram of the Pillars
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