117 Preface إِن يَدعونَ مِن دونِهِ إِلّا إِناثًا وَإِن يَدعونَ إِلّا شَيطانًا مَريدًاAli Quli QaraiThey invoke none but females1 besides Him, and invoke none but a froward Satan, Most of the idols and deities worshipped by Arab pagans had female names, e.g. Lāt, Manāt, ʿUzzā, Nāʾilah, etc.