As the following section will show, just as the specific Greek idol Zeus likely came from the generic word for God (theos), a similar thing happened with pre-Islamic Arabs.
Kama ambavyo kifungu hiki kitaonesha, kama ambavyo mungu maalumu wa kiyunani Zeus alivyotoakana na neno Mungu (theos), jambo kama hilo limetokea miongoni mwa Waarabu kabla ya Uislam.