Arabic

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Religion in Arabia was a polytheistic mixture of deities, aspects and demons, practiced in localities and enclaves around the region. Allah, the Creator-God, may have been worshiped as the head of the pantheon during this period, in some locations.

— In-game description

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The Arabic religion is a polytheistic faith found on and around the Arabian peninsula. This article documents the deities associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Arabic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Arabic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

Every Arabic nation benefits from +8% National Tribesman Happiness.

General deities[edit | edit source]

These deities are available to all Arabic nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Arabic pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Al-Uzza	War	Rare	+5% Monthly Military Experience	+8% Manpower Recovery Speed	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	7576, Ta'if, Thaqif
Alilat	War	Rare	+10% Cohort Starting Experience	+5% Morale of Armies	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	754, Palmyra, Antigonid Kingdom
Ailiah	Culture	Rare	−0.025 Aggressive Expansion Change	+4% Unintegrated Culture Group Happiness	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	7575, Makarabah, Thamud
Al-Kutbay	Culture	Rare	+5% Research Points	+6% National Citizen Happiness	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	704, Ailath, Nabatea
Al-Qaum	Economy	Rare	+2.00 Capital Import Routes	+12% National Commerce Income	A Citizen appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	729, Petra, Nabatea
Manat	Economy	Rare	+0.025 Provincial Loyalty	+10% National Citizen Output	Gain 15 Wealth multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of 50 and an additional 75 gold if the deity has more than 10 Finesse	4629, Rabigh, Thamud
Orotalt	Fertility	Rare	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+10% National Tax	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	4607, Badais, Lihyan
Ta'lab	Fertility	Rare	+10% Population Capacity	+15% Global Monthly Food Modifier	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	4683, Sirwa, Saba