The descendants of Abna, the Persian conquerors of Yemen, were followers of Zoroastrianism. It is not known whether these were the only deities in the pantheon or whether there were others. This essay will examine the time with the intention … [14] Etymologically, the English word "ghoul" was derived from the Arabic ghul, from ghala, "to seize",[18] related to the Sumerian galla. Practices such as killing of infant girls were often regarded as having religious sanction. The Nabataean king Obodas I, who founded Obodat, was deified and worshipped as a god. [131], The Safaitic tribes in particular prominently worshipped the goddess al-Lat as a bringer of prosperity. [121] The distribution of pagan temples supports Gerald Hawting's argument that Arabian polytheism was marginalized in the region and already dying in Mecca on the eve of Islam. [127], The conquest of Mecca around 629–630 AD led to the destruction of the idols around the Kaaba, including Hubal. [101] Scholars do not agree as to the time when such oral accounts began to be systematically collected and written down,[104] and they differ greatly in their assessment of the historical reliability of the available texts. [164], Bedouin religious experience also included an apparently indigenous cult of ancestors. Qur'an 106, 'Quraysh,' says, Because of his benevolence toward the Quraysh they were enabled to undertake the winter and summer caravans. Correspondingly, what was the religion of the Quraysh???? According to religious accounts, just as Hagar, who had been running between the Safa and Marwa Hills in order to find water, had become desperate and abandoned hope for her son's life, a source of water sprung from under the feet of her son. [2][25][26][29] Egerton Sykes meanwhile states that Al-lāt was the female counterpart of Allah while Uzza was a name given by Banu Ghatafan to the planet Venus. [8], According to the Book of Idols, descendants of the son of Abraham (Ishmael) who had settled in Mecca migrated to other lands. The Nabataeans’ chief-god is Dushara. [109] The sanctuary was dedicated to Hubal (Arabic: هبل), who, according to some sources, was worshiped as the greatest of the 360 idols the Kaaba contained, which probably represented the days of the year. Terms of Use [108] The defeat of the army he assembled to conquer Mecca is recounted with miraculous details by the Islamic tradition and is also alluded to in the Quran and pre-Islamic poetry. [72], Blood sacrifice was definitely practiced in south Arabia, but few allusions to the practice are known, apart from some Minaean inscriptions. [146] Maxime Rodinson suggests that Hubal, who was popular in Mecca, had a Nabataean origin. But as time went on, the infidels moved from the violence of words to the violence of deeds. This incident was called the Incident of the Elephant, and the year in which it occurred was called the Year of the Elephant. [10] Christian Julien Robin suggests that this structure of the divine world reflected the society of the time. The Quraysh, under the leadership of Qusay ibn Kilab, an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad five generations removed, took over the administration of Makka in the first part of the fifth century after defeating the Khuza’a tribe. In Arab and Muslim collective memory, Quraysh is in a league of its own. On his way to Syria, Hashim went to Yathrib (Madina) and resided there for a while, marrying Salma, the daughter of ‘Amr ibn Zayd from the tribe of Banu Najjar. The deities attested in north Arabian inscriptions include Ruda, Nuha, Allah, Dathan, and Kahl. Copyright © 2020, Lastprophet.info. [44] Manāt (Arabic: مناة) was the goddess of destiny. [30] Some inscriptions seem to indicate the use of Allah as a name of a polytheist deity centuries earlier, but we know nothing precise about this use. Various legends existed about the idols, including one that they were petrified after they committed adultery in the Kaaba. The patron deity (shym) was considered to be of much more immediate significance than 'Athtar. The discovery of wells at the sites of a Dilmun temple and a shrine suggests that sweet water played an important part in religious practices. [123] The cult association of hums, in which individuals and groups partook in the same rites, was primarily religious, but it also had important economic consequences. Qusay gathered the branches of Quraysh, living around Makka, and he placed them around the Ka’ba. [163], The Bedouins had a code of honor which Fazlur Rahman Malik states may be regarded as their religious ethics. Ashar's name is found to have been used in a theophoric manner among the Arab-majority areas of the region of the Northwest Semitic languages, like Hatra, where names like "Refuge of Ashar", "Servant of Ashar" and "Ashar has given" are recorded on an inscription. [108] After the battle, which probably occurred around 565, the Quraysh became a dominant force in western Arabia, receiving the title "God's people" (ahl Allah) according to Islamic sources, and formed the cult association of ḥums, which tied members of many tribes in western Arabia to the Kaaba. [164], Iranian religions existed in pre-Islamic Arabia on account of Sasanian military presence along the Persian Gulf and South Arabia and on account of trade routes between the Hejaz and Iraq. [99], The majority of extant information about Mecca during the rise of Islam and earlier times comes from the text of the Quran itself and later Muslim sources such as the prophetic biography literature dealing with the life of Muhammad and the Book of Idols. [30], To counter the effects of anarchy, the institution of sacred months, during which every act of violence was prohibited, was reestablished. [110] Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Al-Kalbi both report that the human-shaped idol of Hubal made of precious stone came into the possession of the Quraysh with its right hand broken off and that the Quraysh made a hand of gold to replace it. The victims were generally prisoners of war, who represented the god's part of the victory in booty, although other forms might have existed. Privacy Policy - [20] Uzzayan's cult in particular was widespread in south Arabia, and in Qataban she was invoked as a guardian of the final royal palace. Until about the fourth century, almost all inhabitants of Arabia practiced polytheistic religions. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand Islam and Muslims. Zoroastrianism existed in the east and south, while there is evidence of Manichaeism or possibly Mazdakism being practiced in Mecca. [102] Compounding the problem is that the earliest extant Muslim historical works, including the sīras, were composed in their definitive form more than a century after the beginning of the Islamic era. [58] Aside from Sabaean pilgrimages, the pilgrimage of Sayin took place at Shabwa. Peters argued to be the most substantial treatment of the religious practices of pre-Islamic Arabia,[7] as well as the writings of the Yemeni historian al-Hasan al-Hamdani on south Arabian religious beliefs. Pilgrims at the first two stations performed wuquf or standing in adoration. [51] The most common name for these stone blocks was derived from the Semitic nsb ("to be stood upright"), but other names were used, such as Nabataean masgida ("place of prostration") and Arabic duwar ("object of circumambulation", this term often occurs in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry). [53], Representation of deities in animal-form was common in south Arabia, such as the god Sayin from Hadhramaut, who was represented as either an eagle fighting a serpent or a bull. [78], The encroachment of northern Arab tribes into south Arabia also introduced northern Arab deities into the region. Amr ibn Luhay, one of the leading figures of the Khuza’a tribe, broke the tradition of monotheism and allowed for the emergence of idolatry when he took over the administration of Makka and the Ka’ba. Most of these were astral in concept but the significance of only a few is known. The Ishmaelites did not take part in the battle due to their small number, and they continued to stay in the city after making an agreement with the Khuza’a tribe. [17], Aside from benevolent gods and spirits, there existed malevolent beings. [97] Inhabitants of several areas venerated Manāt, performing sacrifices before her idol, and pilgrimages of some were not considered completed until they visited Manāt and shaved their heads. Christianity made a lesser impact, but secured some conversions in the remainder of the peninsula. [184], Arabicized Christian names were fairly common among pre-Islamic Arabians, which has been attributed to the influence that Syrianized Christian Arabs had on Bedouins of the peninsula for several centuries before the rise of Islam.[193]. (Question/Discussion) Were they the ones who really began all the trouble persecuting muslims and were against muhammad.Muhammad is supposed to be the final messenger why waste his time in the quraysh and. [112], Different theories have been proposed regarding the role of Allah in Meccan religion. [53], In the Muzdalifah region near Mecca, the god Quzah, who is a god of rains and storms, was worshipped. [192] Oman and what is today the United Arab Emirates comprised the diocese known as Beth Mazunaye. The discovery of the oldest-known pre-Islamic Arabic writing in Saudi Arabia, from ca. [114], Other deities of the Quraysh in Mecca included Manaf, Isaf and Na’ila. The procession from Arafat to Muzdalifah, and from Mina to Mecca, in a pre-reserved route towards idols or an idol, was termed ijaza and ifada, with the latter taking place before sunset. The Jurhum tribe returned back to Yemen, their homeland, after removing the Black Stone from its place and covering over the zamzam well to disguise its location. They thought it w… [58] The pilgrimage of Ta'lab Riyam took place in Mount Tur'at and the Zabyan temple at Hadaqan, while the pilgrimage of Dhu-Samawi, the god of the Amir tribe, took place in Yathill. At Mina, animals were sacrificed. When this attempt failed, he decided to destroy the Ka’ba and destroy Makka's status as a religious center by invading it and preventing the commercial activities of its inhabitants. Prophet Abraham brought his infant son Ishmael and his wife Hagar to Makka, upon the command of God, leaving them there and himself returning to Palestine. [125], According to Ibn Sa'd, the opposition in Mecca started when the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, delivered verses that "spoke shamefully of the idols they (the Meccans) worshiped other than Himself (God) and mentioned the perdition of their fathers who died in disbelief". The religion also existed in Persian-ruled area of modern Yemen. [132], Religious worship amongst the Qedarites, an ancient tribal confederation that was probably subsumed into Nabataea around the 2nd century AD, was centered around a polytheistic system in which women rose to prominence. [72] Sacrifice rites could be performed by the devotee, though according to Hoyland, women were probably not allowed. [13] They were known as ‘the sun (shms) of their ancestors’. Both had Parthian hairstyle, large facial hair and moustaches as well as similar clothing. [87] The South Arabian gods in Aksum included Dhat-Himyam and Dhat-Ba'adan. [52] These god-stones were usually a free-standing slab, but Nabataean god-stones are usually carved directly on the rock face. [73], Pre-Islamic Arabians, especially pastoralist tribes, sacrificed animals as an offering to a deity. The civilizations of south Arabia are considered to have the most developed pantheon in the Arabian peninsula. It is unknown if her worship and identity is related to her cult at Nakhla and others. [183] Beth Qatraye, which translates "region of the Qataris" in Syriac, was the Christian name used for the region encompassing north-eastern Arabia. [93], According to Islamic sources, the Hejaz region was home to three important shrines dedicated to al-Lat, al-’Uzza and Manat. The lunar god Hawbas was worshiped in South Arabia and Aksum. The peninsula had been a destination for Jewish migration since Roman times, which had resulted in a diaspora community supplemented by local converts. [179] In at least one case, it is known that an Arab tribe agreed to adopt Judaism as a condition for settling in a town dominated by Jewish inhabitants. [162] They created sanctuaries where people could worship fetishes. The name was derived from 'Mazun', the Persian name for Oman and the United Arab Emirates. There was also a fear of the break up of the Meccan society. Before the rise of Islam, Mecca mainly served as a commercial and religious center in the Middle East. [151] The nomads of the countryside worshipped a set of deities, bearing Arab names and attributes,[152] most prominent of them was Abgal,[153] who himself is not attested in Palmyra itself. The Quraysh, under the leadership of Qusay ibn Kilab, an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad five generations removed, took over the administration of Makka in the first part of the fifth century after defeating the Khuza’a tribe. Hashim ibn ‘Abd Manaf, the grandson of Qusay and an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad three generations removed, worked hard to provide food and water for both the pilgrims who came to Makka and the Quraysh tribe. [20], Bordering Yemen, the Azd Sârat tribe of the Asir region was said to have worshipped Dhu'l-Shara, Dhu'l-Kaffayn, Dhu'l-Khalasa and A'im. [2][3], The contemporary sources of information regarding the pre-Islamic Arabian religion and pantheon include a small number of inscriptions and carvings,[3] pre-Islamic poetry, external sources such as Jewish and Greek accounts, as well as the Muslim tradition, such as the Qur'an and Islamic writings. [30] Some scholars have suggested that Allah may have represented a remote creator god who was gradually eclipsed by more particularized local deities. [52] Facial features may be incised on the stone (especially in Nabataea), or astral symbols (especially in south Arabia). Ibrahim (a)'s religion According to some sources of the Islamic history, the Quraysh primarily adhered to the religion of Ibrahim (a) which was known as the Hanif Religion, but they gradually abandoned the religion. The Nabatean inscriptions define Allāt and Al-Uzza as the "bride of Dushara". [75] According to the Book of Idols, this rule applied to all the "idols". [121] In line with the broader trends of the ancient world, Arabia yearned for a more spiritual form of religion and began believing in afterlife, while the choice of religion increasingly became a personal rather than communal choice. [98], Various other deities were venerated in the area by specific tribes, such as the god Suwa' by the Banu Hudhayl tribe and the god Nuhm by the Muzaynah tribe. [143], Outside Petra, other deities were worshipped; for example, Hubal and Manat were invoked in the Hejaz, and al-Lat was invoked in the Hauran and the Syrian desert. [164] One had to protect oneself from them, but they were not the objects of a true cult. [182][183] According to Robert Bertram Serjeant, the Baharna may be the Arabized "descendants of converts from Christians (Arameans), Jews and ancient Persians (Majus) inhabiting the island and cultivated coastal provinces of Eastern Arabia at the time of the Arab conquest". Some of the members from the tribe of Banu Tamim had converted to the religion. [184], The third area of Christian influence was on the north eastern borders where the Lakhmids, a client tribe of the Sassanians, adopted Nestorianism, being the form of Christianity having the most influence in the Sassanian Empire. As a result, the prestige of Makka and the Quraysh was raised. Wellhausen states that Allah was known from Jewish and Christian sources and was known to pagan Arabs as the supreme god. Hawkam was invoked alongside Anbay as god of "command and decision" and his name is derived from the root word "to be wise". [20] Lat/Latan was not significant in south Arabia, but appears to be popular with the Arab tribes bordering Yemen. [58], In the Hejaz, menstruating women were not allowed to be near the cult images. [136] They transformed it into a desert tent-shrine set up with a copper sculpture of a snake. [98] Qusai ibn Kilab is traditionally reported to have introduced the association of fire worship with him on Muzdalifah. [116] He is thought by some scholars to be a sun-god. [158] Adherents would go on a pilgrimage to the idol and shave their heads, then mix their hair with wheat, "for every single hair a handful of wheat". [123] Although, as Patricia Crone has shown, Mecca could not compare with the great centers of caravan trade on the eve of Islam, it was probably one of the most prosperous and secure cities of the peninsula, since, unlike many of them, it did not have surrounding walls. In addition, they also refer to Ruda being responsible for all things good and bad. People from all parts of Arabia would come to visit the Ka’ba during certain months of the year and trade would increase in the city. All rights reserved. [55] In most of Arabia, these places would take the form of open-air sanctuaries, with distinguishing natural features such as springs and forests. However, in the Hejaz in the west, whilst there is evidence of the presence of Christianity, it is not thought to have been significant amongst the indigenous population of the area. [195] However, other scholars, notably Mircea Eliade, William Montgomery Watt, G. R. Hawting and Sidney H. Griffith, cast doubt on the historicity or reliability of such references in the Quran. [23] Aaron W. Hughes states that scholars are unsure whether he developed from the earlier polytheistic systems or developed due to the increasing significance of the Christian and Jewish communities, and that it is difficult to establish whether Allah was linked to Rahmanan. But even before Islam, Quraysh can boast a history of leaders and communities of conspicuously noble character. [54], Sacred places are known as hima, haram or mahram, and within these places, all living things were considered inviolable and violence was forbidden. [190][192], In Nejd, in the centre of the peninsula, there is evidence of members of two tribes, Kindah and Taghlib, converting to Christianity in the 6th century. Nevertheless, information is limited. How did you perceive Prophet Muhammad when you were a child. [20] Other Arab deities include Dhu-Samawi, a god originally worshipped by the Amir tribe, and Kahilan, perhaps related to Kahl of Qaryat al-Faw. [81] His name was invoked in royal regulations regarding water supply. After a certain time, the Jurhum tribe from Yemen settled in the outer sections of Makka. [181], There is evidence that Jewish converts in the Hejaz were regarded as Jews by other Jews, as well as by non-Jews, and sought advice from Babylonian rabbis on matters of attire and kosher food. Accordingly, the services of the Ka’ba, which represented great honor and respect, passed to the Quraysh. Julian's oration delivered to the denizens of the city mentioned that they worshipped the Sun surrounded by Azizos and Monimos whom Iamblichus identified with Ares and Hermes respectively. [66] Otherwise deities interacted indirectly through a medium. Prophet Muhammad, God’s Messenger and the last prophet, was born in the city of Makka. People would set up fair grounds and poetry competitions would be held. As Makka was unsuitable for agriculture due to geographical conditions, trade constituted the essence of business life. [54] One legend concerning Isaf and Na'ila, when two lovers made love in the Kaaba and were petrified, joining the idols in the Kaaba, echoes this prohibition. Accordingly, the services of the Ka’ba, which represented great honor and respect, passed to the Quraysh. [57] These officials were thought to tend the area, receive offerings, and perform divination. [90] The rejection of polytheism from the public sphere did not mean the extinction of it altogether, as polytheism likely continued in the private sphere. They also developed certain dietary and cultural restrictions. Divine images of the gods and goddesses worshipped by Qedarite Arabs, as noted in Assyrian inscriptions, included representations of Atarsamain, Nuha, Ruda, Dai, Abirillu and Atarquruma. At Jabal Quzah, fires were started during the sacred month. [25][26][27] The concept of Allah may have been vague in the Meccan religion. THE QURAYSH TORTURE THE MUSLIMS: The Messenger of Allah continued to call people to Allah and the Quraysh despaired of both him and Abu Talib. The Quraysh (Arabic: قُرَيْشٌ , Hejazi pronunciation: ) are a mercantile Arab tribe that historically inhabited and controlled Mecca and its Ka'aba.The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashemite clan of the tribe. It controlled Mecca, where it was the custodian of the Kaaba, the sacred Pagan shrine and destination for pilgrims that became Islam's most sacred shrine. [133] There is also evidence that the Qedar worshipped al-Lat to whom the inscription on a silver bowl from a king of Qedar is dedicated. Hawbas is also mentioned on an altar and sphinx in Dibdib. 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[118], The second half of the sixth century was a period of political disorder in Arabia and communication routes were no longer secure. What does Prophet Muhammad remind you of? [54] This was reportedly the same with Manaf. were a mercantile Arab tribe that historically inhabited and controlled Mecca and its Ka'aba. [10] Tribes, towns, clans, lineages and families had their own cults too. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashemite clan of the tribe. [1] Although significant Jewish and Christian minorities developed, polytheism remained the dominant belief system in pre-Islamic Arabia. According to the Qur’anic chapter entitled The Elephant (105:1-5) his army was destroyed by small stones that were dropped by birds flying overhead, sent by God. The Qur'an, the Muslim scripture, speaks of the Quraysh as a tribe that engaged in travel and worshiped at a shrine. [102][122] According to some traditions, the Kaaba contained no statues, but its interior was decorated with images of Mary and Jesus, prophets, angels, and trees. [108] Abraha found a pretext for an attack on Mecca, presented by different sources alternatively as pollution of the church by a tribe allied to the Meccans or as an attack on Abraha's grandson in Najran by a Meccan party. [90], The Kindah tribe's chief god was Kahl, whom their capital Qaryat Dhat Kahl (modern Qaryat al-Faw) was named for. [84] In addition to being worshipped among the Azd, Dushara is also reported to have a shrine amongst the Daws. [159] A Minaean altar dedicated to Wadd evidently existed in Delos, containing two inscriptions in Minaean and Greek respectively. [24][113], The three chief goddesses of Meccan religion were al-Lat, Al-‘Uzzá, and Manāt, who were called the daughters of Allah. Accordingly, the services of the Ka’ba, which represented great honor and respect, passed to the Quraysh. Since it was ruled by Qushay, a place called Dar al-Nadwa was built, a gathering place for the rulers of Mecca to discuss the problems facing them, including religious matters. Arabs accepted that God was the creator and ruler of the skies and the earth, but they worshiped the idols, which they thought would bring them closer to God. Arabian polytheism, the dominant form of religion in pre-Islamic Arabia , … News coverage you can trust Just $1 for the first month [160], The Bedouin were introduced to Meccan ritualistic practices as they frequented settled towns of the Hejaz during the four months of the "holy truce", the first three of which were devoted to religious observance, while the fourth was set aside for trade. It is the most sacred Muslim site in the world. The ritual casting of lots and divining arrows was performed in front of it. [27] There is disagreement on whether Allah played a major role in the Meccan religious cult. [194] Furthermore, there is evidence that unorthodox groups such as the Collyridians, whose adherents worshipped Mary, were present in Arabia, and it has been proposed that the Quran refers to their beliefs. 470 CE, evidently caused some consternation, given its Christian and Jewish context. [121] The practice of polytheistic cults was increasingly limited to the steppe and the desert, and in Yathrib (later known as Medina), which included two tribes with polytheistic majorities, the absence of a public pagan temple in the town or its immediate neighborhood indicates that polytheism was confined to the private sphere. [164] Julius Wellhausen has observed that such spirits were thought to inhabit desolate, dingy and dark places and that they were feared. From tomb inscriptions, it is visible that Jews also lived in Mada'in Saleh and Al-ʿUla. Jews had migrated into Arabia from Roman times onwards. [56], Sacred areas often had a guardian or a performer of cultic rites. Muslims regard Islam as a return to the original faith of the prophets, such as Jesus, Solomon, David, Moses, Abraham, Noah and Adam, with the submission (islam) to the will of God. [187], In pre-Islamic times, the population of Eastern Arabia consisted of Christianized Arabs (including Abd al-Qays) and Aramean Christians among other religions. Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia included polytheism, Christianity, Judaism, and Iranian religions. The Basl recognised at least eight months of the calendar as holy. In Islam women have an exalted & dignified position which can never be found in other religions of the world. [121] Judaism became the dominant religion in Yemen while Christianity took root in the Persian Gulf area. [51], The Book of Idols describes two types of statues: idols (sanam) and images (wathan). On his third visit to Makka, Prophet Abraham, in accordance with Divine decree, began to construct the Ka’ba with his son Ishmael. [41], Allāt (Arabic: اللات) or al-Lāt was worshipped throughout the ancient Near East with various associations. (A Short History of Philosophy, Robert C. Solomon, p. 130) [107], The key role played by Jews in the trade and markets of the Hejaz meant that market day for the week was the day preceding the Jewish Sabbath. History of Mecca before Islam. However, there is, in fact, little evidence for either proposition. [89], The Himyarite kings radically opposed polytheism in favor of Judaism, beginning officially in 380. [5][6] Strabo stated the Arabs worshipped Dionysus and Zeus. Abraha ordered his soldiers to strike, but the elephant in front of his army refused to take a step towards the Ka’ba. [64] According to Kitab al-Muhabbar, the Ḥilla denoted most of the Banu Tamim, Qays, Rabi`ah, Qūḍa'ah, Ansar, Khath'am, Bajīlah, Banu Bakr ibn Abd Manat, Hudhayl, Asad, Tayy and Bariq. In writing the history of Islam, it is customary to begin with a survey of the political, economic, social and religious conditions of Arabia on the eve of the Proclamation by Muhammad (may God bless him and his Ahlul-Bait) of his mission as Messenger of God. Mecca was strategically located along major trade routes that linked the Middles East, North Africa, Mediterranean, and Europe (Belyaev and Gourevitch 2-5). Quraysh was composed of twelve clans, and Banu Hashim was one of them. [77] The discovery of wells at the sites of a Dilmun temple and a shrine suggests that sweet water played an important part in religious practices. WritePass - Essay Writing - Dissertation Topics [TOC]Abstract 1. [53] If a statue were made of wood, gold, or silver, after a human form, it would be an idol, but if the statue were made of stone, it would be an image. [14] These beings were not attested in the epigraphic record, but were alluded to in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry, and their legends were collected by later Muslim authors. [39] In the Babylonian Talmud, which was passed down orally for centuries before being transcribed c. 500 AD, in tractate Taanis (folio 5b), it is said that most Qedarites worshiped pagan gods. [25][37][38][39][40] G. R. Hawting states that modern scholars have frequently associated the names of Arabian goddesses Al-lāt, Al-‘Uzzá and Manāt with cults devoted to celestial bodies, particularly Venus, drawing upon evidence external to the Muslim tradition as well as in relation to Syria, Mesopotamia and the Sinai Peninsula. [58], Human sacrifice was sometimes carried out in Arabia. [3], One early attestation of Arabian polytheism was in Esarhaddon’s Annals, mentioning Atarsamain, Nukhay, Ruldaiu, and Atarquruma. 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