The pre-Islamic Arabian religious system was a rich polytheism of tribal and local deities. The major pan-Arabian goddesses: al-Lat (the goddess, worshipped at Ta’if), al-Uzza (the mighty, worshipped at Nakhlah — the Quraysh’s special deity), and Manat (fate, worshipped on the Red Sea coast). These three, mentioned in the Quran (53:19-20), were considered daughters of Allah — a high god acknowledged by most Arabs but not actively worshipped. Each tribe also had its own patron deity whose idol was housed in its territory. The Ka’ba in Mecca housed 360 idols representing deities of all the Arabian tribes, making Mecca a pan-tribal religious center. The religious system also included belief in jinn (supernatural beings), sacred stones and trees, divination, and the poetic tradition — pre-Islamic poetry (Jahiliyyah poetry) is one of the great Arabic literary achievements.