| Part of themyth series on Religions of the ancient Near East |
| Pre-Islamic Arabian deities |
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| Arabian deities of other Semitic origins |
Quzaḥ (Arabic:قزح) is apre-IslamicArab god of weather,[1] worshiped by the people ofMuzdalifah. The pre-Islamic rite of the Ifada celebrated after theSeptember equinox was performed facing the direction of Quzah's sanctuary.[2][3] A lasting reference to Quzah is the termqaws Quzaḥ (قوس قزح), "Bow of Quzah", which became the Arabic term forrainbow.[4]