Bajir (alternatively ''Bajar'' or ''Bahar'') was a minor

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worshiped by the pre-

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tribe

Azd The Azd ( ar, أَزْد), or ''Al-Azd'' ( ar, ٱلْأَزْد), are a tribe of Sabaean Arabs. In ancient times, the Sabaeans inhabited Ma'rib, capital city of the Kingdom of Saba' in modern-day Yemen. Their lands were irrigated by the Ma ...

.Abu-Bakr Muhammad ibn-al-Hasan ibn-Durayd al-Azdi, A.H. 223–321 / A.D. 838–933 In addition to the Azd, there is also indication that other neighbouring tribes such as

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and al-Qudaa might have revered the deity. Mazin bin Gadhuba al-Tayy, a native of

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, 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 to

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

. Mazin is said to have destroyed the image of Bajir and dedicated the rest of his life to spreading Islam in the region.Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said
Plekhanov, Sergei. 2004

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