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Dog Star

. Sirius, or the dog star was an object of worship amongst the ancient Arabs, and is mentioned in the Qur’an, under the name of ash-Shi ‘ra Surah liii. 50: "He (God) is the Lord of the Dog Star."

citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12

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