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Before Islam, Arabs worshipped many gods. Using newly deciphered ancient desert inscriptions, we explore the forgotten religious world of pre-Islamic Arabia: The goddess Allāt, sacrifice, pilgrimage, fate, magic, and the everyday prayers of ordinary people.

00:00 Intro to Safaitic Inscriptions
3:44 The Goddess Allat (also Rodaw and Dushara)
8:35 The Gods On Humanity’s Side (Shams, Ba’al Samin, the Gadds)
15:07 Ritual Practice (prayer, pilgrimage, sacrifice, magic)
25:45 Fate