The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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would be resurrected riding the horse. Otherwise, he would be resurrected
walking. One of the person who asserted this was 'Amr
lbn Zayd al-KalbI.
Most of these continued on polytheism, and only a few adhered
to monotheism and rejected the idols; of these few were Quss and
Zayd. The people of Jahilfyyah kept introducing innovations, in many
things, such as:
Al-N asd', which was to make the sacred months unsacred for practical
reasons, and vise versa. Since the days of lbrahim ('alt!Jhissalam)
Arabs considered it a sin to wage war during the four sacred
months. However, if they needed to wage war during that period,
they used to declare it lawful to do so and to assign the month of
Safar to be sacred that year in place of the month they had made
unsacred.
Also, when they used to perform ljcy}, they would chant:
We come to You, and You have no partner (in worship)
except for one partner whom you own and he owns nothing.
They used to allow males to inherit, not females. And whenever
one of them died, the nearest relative had the right to marry his
wife.
They also believed in al-Babfralr. if a camel bore five times successively,
the fifth time a female, they would slit its ear, and it was unlawful
for the women to ride.
Al-Saibalr. A camel allowed to go free, being neither ridden nor
milked.
Al- Wafilalr. a lamb, which bore seven times, and whether the sev-
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