Bajir

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Bajir, also known as Bajar or Bahar, was a minor deity worshiped in pre-Islamic Arabia, mainly by the Azd tribe. Some sources suggest that neighboring groups such as Tayy and possibly al-Qudaa may have revered Bajir as well. Mazin bin Gadhuba al-Tayy of Oman is said to have been Bajir’s last custodian. During a sacrifice, he heard a voice telling him to renounce Bajir and convert to Islam. He destroyed Bajir’s image and spent the rest of his life spreading Islam in the region. The article is considered a stub and invites more information. References include early Arab historians and later works such as Sergei Plekhanov’s Reformer on the Throne (2004).