Bajir
Bajir(alternativelyBajarorBahar) was a minordeityworshiped by the pre-IslamicArabiantribeAzd.[1]In addition to the Azd, there is also indication that other neighbouring tribes such asTayyandal-Qudaamight have revered the deity.
Mazin bin Gadhuba al-Tayy,a native ofOman,was said to have been the last custodian of Bajir. During a sacrifice, Mazin is said to have heard a voice asking him to give up his faith in Bajir and convert toIslam.Mazin is said to have destroyed the image of Bajir and dedicated the rest of his life to spreading Islam in the region.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Abu-Bakr Muhammad ibn-al-Hasan ibn-Durayd al-Azdi, A.H. 223–321 / A.D. 838–933
- ^Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said.Plekhanov, Sergei. 2004
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