A case of Aramaic-Arabic Pre-Islamic religious syncretism: mārē ’alāhē, rabb al- ’ālihah and its qur’ānic echo
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Vol. 56 (2007), Articles, pages 99-110
Submitted: Jan 24, 2020
Published: Dec 15, 2007
Abstract
In this article we attemp to show how the Aramaic polytheistic expression mārē ´alāhē reached the pre-Islamic milieu to refer the main god in a pantheon of deities. At the same time, it can be shown that Muḥammad used this politheistic expression as a means of transition from the polytheism to the monotheism by replacing the pre-Islamic pantheon with ´Allāh.
Keywords:
Mārē ´alāhē, Rabb al-´ ālihah, Syncretism, Qu´rān, Polytheism, Monotheism, Aramaic, Arabic, Pre-Islamic Arabia, ´Allāh
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Monferrer Sala, J. P. (2007). A case of Aramaic-Arabic Pre-Islamic religious syncretism: mārē ’alāhē, rabb al- ’ālihah and its qur’ānic echo. Miscelánea De Estudios Árabes Y Hebraicos. Sección Hebreo, 56, 99–110. https://doi.org/10.30827/meahhebreo.v56i0.106