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Al-‘Uzzá
Al-ʻUzzá or al-ʻUzzā (, ) was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and she was worshipped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with Al-Lat and Manāt. A stone cube at Nakhla (near Mecca) was held sacred as part of her cult. She is mentioned in Qur'an 53:19 as being one of the goddesses whom people worshiped. thumb|"Eye" imagery in many forms is associated with the goddess Al-ʻUzzā, like Hubal, was called upon for protection by the pre-Islamic Quraysh. "In 624 at the 'battle called Uhud', the war cry of the Qurayshites was, "O people of Uzzā, people of Hubal!". Al-
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Arabian
- Deity.name
- al-‘Uzzá
- Deity.image
- Relief of the Arabian goddess Al-Lat, Manat and al-Uzza from Hatra. Iraq Museum.jpg
- Deity.caption
- 2nd century AD relief from Hatra depicting the goddess al-Lat flanked by two female figures, possibly goddesses al-Uzza and Manat. Iraq Museum
- Deity.deity_of
- Goddess of might and protection
- Deity.cult_center
- Petra
- Deity.symbol
- Three trees
- Deity.siblings
- Al-Lat, Manāt
- Deity.region
- Arabia (Arabian Peninsula)
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- Cult of al-‘Uzzá
- Destruction of temple
- Influence in other religions
- Uzza the garden
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Al-ʻUzzá or al-ʻUzzā (, ) was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and she was worshipped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with Al-Lat and Manāt. A stone cube at Nakhla (near Mecca) was held sacred as part of her cult. She is mentioned in Qur'an 53:19 as being one of the goddesses whom people worshiped. thumb|"Eye" imagery in many forms is associated with the goddess Al-ʻUzzā, like Hubal, was called upon for protection by the pre-Islamic Quraysh. "In 624 at the 'battle called Uhud', the war cry of the Qurayshites was, "O people of Uzzā, people of Hubal!". Al-‘Uzzá also later appears in Ibn Ishaq's account of the alleged Satanic Verses.
The temple dedicated to al-ʻUzzā and the statue was destroyed by Khalid ibn al Walid in Nakhla in 630 AD.