[Andalusi Studies] Cult of 'Tree of Colors'? Shajarat al-alwaan?

[David Wacks]

Dear colleagues:

In a text I am studying, "Ziyad bin `Amir al-Kinani" (early 13th c.,
Granada), the Muslim hero Ziyad is confronting the pagan villain, an
astrologer king. The pagan swears by "fire, by al-`Uzza, and by the Tree of
Colors (shajarat al-alwaan)."

The references to fire worship and al-`Uzza are clear enough, but I cannot
find any reference anywhere to a cult of a "Tree of Colors."

Any ideas?

Best regards,
David

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