 56) and in it is the crossing of sirius and mirzam of sirius which is what god almighty mentioned in his book when he says and indeed he is the lord of sirius 1 because a people in the age of ignorance worshipped it and were tempted by it. and abu kabsha to whom the polytheists attributed the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace was the first to worship it and he said it divided the sky in width and no star divided the sky other than it so he worshipped it and differed from the quraysh. then when the prophet may god bless him and grant him peace was sent and called them to worship god almighty and abandon their idols they said this is the son of abu kabsha 2 meaning he resembles him and is similar to him in disagreement.
٥٦) وفيها الشعرى العبور و مرزم الشعرى وهى التى ذكر الله عز وجل فى كتابه إذ يقول وإنه هو رب الشعرى ١ لأن قوما فى الجاهلية عبدوها ففتنوا بها. وكان أبو كبشة الذى كان المشركون ينسبون رسول الله صلى الله عليه إليه، أول من عبدها، وقال قطعت السماء عرضا، ولم يقطع السماء نجم غيرها فعبدها وخالف قريشا فلما بعث النبى صلى الله عليه ودعاهم إلى عبادة الله عز وجل وترك أوثانهم، قالوا هذا ابن أبى كبشة ٢ أى شبهه ومثله فى الخلاف.