Hinduism in the Middle East
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Hinduism in the Middle East
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According to the Book of Idols by the medieval Arab scholar Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, Hinduism was present in pre-Islamic Arabia. Ibn Al-Kalbi explains the origins of idol worshipping and the practice of circumambulation as rooted in India and Hinduism. Hinduism has been present in the form of ancient Hinduism or Vedic religion in other parts of the Middle East and influenced the Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism in ancient Persia. Krishna, one of the avatars of Vishnu and prominent Hindu deity, figures
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_the_Middle_East
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2004-07-18T01:51:39Z
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2024-09-07T22:33:00Z
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