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'''Hubal''' (هبل) was the head moon-god of the polytheistic Arab pantheon at the [[Kaaba|Ka'ba]].<ref>Karen Armstrong (2000,2002). Islam: A Short History. pp. 11. ISBN 0-8129-6618-x.</ref>  Hubal's idol was one of many located in the Kaaba, which [[Muhammad]] ultimately removed and destroyed upon his conquest of [[Mecca]]. Despite Hubal's importance to the pagan Arabs, the [[Quran]] does not mention the moon-god by name, even as it mentions the names of other pagan Arab deities, such as [[Satanic Verses - Gharaniq Incident|al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat]]. Some have suggested that Muhammad's idea of [[Allah (definition)|Allah]] was simply a transformation of preexisting ideas of Hubal and perhaps, another pagan Arab god, Baal, however these claims appear untenable.