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Islam arose in 7th century Arabia, and as such its appearance bears the markings of its ancient Arab and Near East milieu. | Islam arose in 7th century Arabia, and as such its appearance bears the markings of its ancient Arab and Near East milieu. | ||
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Islam casts itself as being in the prophetic tradition of Abraham, Moses, Eijah, Isaiah, and Jesus and his disciples. Yet many aspects of the religion either show the influence of or are plainly holdouts from the ancient | Islam casts itself as being in the prophetic tradition of Abraham, Moses, Eijah, Isaiah, and Jesus and his disciples (indeed, besides Biblical stories the Quran has many [[Parallels Between the Qur'an and Late Antique Judeo-Christian Literature]]). Yet many aspects of the religion either show the influence of or are plainly holdouts from the ancient religion of the Arabs in antiquity. | ||
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{{PortalArticle|image=Daughters of Hubal.jpg|title= | {{PortalArticle|image=Daughters of Hubal.jpg|title=Pre-Islamic Arabic Religion in Islam|summary= Many of the features and rituals of contemporary Islam find their precedent not in the Judeao-Christian tradition but rather in pre-Islamic Arabian religion.|description=}} {{PortalArticle|image=Black Stone Mecca.jpg|title=Black Stone|summary= The Black Stone is a fixture of Islam's pilgrimage ritual, but already according to the Islamic tradition itself it was a center of ancient pagan religion in Arabia.|description=}} | ||
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{{PortalArticle|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg|title=Zamzam Well|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.|description=}} | {{PortalArticle|image=Zamzam Modern.jpg|title=Zamzam Well|summary= The discovery of the magic well of Zamzam is attributed to the prophet Ibrahim in the Islamic tradition, yet in fact the well was a focal point of cultic activity in ancient Arabian pagan religion.|description=}} | ||