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Manaf ( ) was a pre-Islamic Arabian deity. Personal names incorporating the name Manaf such as ‘Abd Manaf show that his cult was widespread among the tribes of Quraysh, Hudhayl, and Tamim. Although al-Tabari calls Manaf "one of the greatest deities of Mecca," very little information is available on the subject. It is sometimes said that women, who normally touched his idol as a token of blessing, kept away from it during menstruation, but T. Fahd notes that this practice was common to all idols according to the available report from Ibn Al-Kalbi. Manaf's name is found in Thamudic, Safaitic, and Lihyanitic inscriptions, and there were altars dedicated to him at Hawran in the Levant and at Volubilis in Morocco.
Manaf ( ) may refer to:
- Manaf (deity), a pre-Islamic Arabian deity
Ancient Arab names based on the phrase Abd Manaf (lit. slave of Manaf):
- Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, great-great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Hashim ibn Abd Manaf great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf, one of the ancestors of the Sahaba (Muhammad's companions)
A modern male given name:
- Manaf Abushgeer (born 1980), Saudi Arabian football player
- Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi (died 2013), Iraqi jihadist
- Manaf Suleymanov (1912–2001), Azerbaijani writer
- Manaf Tlass (born 1964), Syrian general