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Ba’l

Posted on 03/12/2012 by marina

BA’L بعل
Heb. i.e. The chief deity worshipped by the Syro-Phoenician nations. It is known to the Muslims as an idol worshipped in the days of the Prophet Elisha. (See Ghiyuasu ‘l-Lughah.)

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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