Islam was a late entrant to the Arab world. Before Prophet Mohammed and Islam, Arabs used to perform Idol Worship.
The Kabba of Mecca was covered in symbols representing the myriad demons, djinn, demigods and other assorted creatures which represented the profoundly polytheistic environment of pre-Islamic Ancient Arabia. We can infer from this plurality an exceptionally broad context in which mythology could flourish.
Hubal is regarded as the chief god of gods and his idol was near the Kabba in Mecca and was made of red agate, and shaped like a human with a Golden Hand.
Three Godesses – Allat (Moon Goddess), Al Uzza (Goddess of Fertility) and Manat (Goddess of Fate) were the three main goddesses of Arabs.
There were many other gods like Manaf, Wadd (Love & Friendship), Amm (Moon / Weather God attribute to Lightning Bolt), Talab (Moon God of southern Arabia), Dhu’l Halasa (Oracular God – White Stone), Al-Qaum (War and Night – Guardian of Caravans), Dushara (Lord of Mountains)
Interestingly, Allah was the supreme deity in Pre-islamic Arabia. He was the creator god. Allah was considered the creator of the world and the giver of rain. Allah was associated with companions, whom pre-Islamic Arabs considered as subordinate deities. Allah was thought to have had sons and that the local deities of al-uzza, Manāt and al-Lāt were His daughters. Mohammed’s father was ‘Abdallah’ meaning the “Servant of Allah” or “the slave of Allah”.
Read more about Arab mythology in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_mythology
