Legality of Cannabis by U.S. Jurisdiction Pre-Islamic divinity worshipped in northern Arabia. For the place, see Asira, Saudi Arabia. For ASIRA, see Christian anarchism § Online communities. Asira was a local god worshipped in pre-Islamic northern Arabia. He was revered at Taima and was strongly influenced by Egyptian culture. Asira was mentioned only in name by the Babylonian king Nabonidus. References[edit] Encyclopedia of Gods, Michael Jordan, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002