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Book of Idols
by Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
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About This Book
The Book of Idols, written by the Arab scholar Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (737–819), is the most popular Islamic work about the religion in pre-Islamic Arabia. Arabian religion before Muhammad is described as polytheistic and idolatrous. Ibn al-Kalbi portrays this state of religion as a degradation from the pure monotheism introduced by Abraham and his son Ishmael, only restored by the coming of Islam. Ibn al-Kalbi relied on Arab oral tradition to write his work. Many historians today do not consider the Book of Idols to be a reliable source for Arabian religion before Islam.
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