Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia included indigenous Arabian polytheism, ancient Semitic religions, Christianity, Judaism, Mandaeism, and Iranian religions such as Zoroastrianism, and Manichaeism.. Arabian polytheism, the dominant form of religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, was based on veneration of deities and spirits. Worship was directed to various gods and …

Pre-Islamic Arabia (Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية قبل الإسلام) refers to the Arabian Peninsula prior to the emergence of Islam in 610 CE.. Some of the settled communities developed into distinctive civilizations.Information about these communities is limited and has been pieced together from archaeological evidence, accounts written outside of Arabia, and Arab oral ...