Quzah

 ( Arabian Gods ) 

Quzaḥ () is a pre-Islamic Arab god of weather,Michael Jordan, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, p. 260. 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.Patricia Hidiroglou, L'eau divine et sa symbolique.Philip Khuri Hitti, Islam, a Way of Life, p. 37. A lasting reference to Quzah is the term qaws Quzaḥ (قوس قزح), "Bow of Quzah", which became the Arabic term for rainbow.J. Bartlett, Edom and the Edomites, p. 201.