Quzah
Arabic god of the weather
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Quzaḥ (Arabic: قزح) is a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather,[1] worshiped by the people of Muzdalifah. The pre-Islamic rite of the Ifada celebrated after the September equinox was performed facing the direction of Quzah's sanctuary.[2][3] A lasting reference to Quzah is the term qaws Quzaḥ (Arabic: قوس قزح; 'bow of Quzah'), which became the Arabic term for rainbow.[4][full citation needed] Qaws is also said to be the name of the chief deity worshipped by the Edomites, though Josephus actually identified him as Quzah.[5]