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Summary
Al-Uzza is the idol that the Arabs took at Wadi Nakhla after Manat and al-Lat. Together with Manat and al-Lat, it was among their greatest idols in the account of al-Raheeq al-Makhtum 1 2.
On the order of the idols
Among their oldest idols was Manat. Then they took al-Lat in Ta'if, and then they took al-Uzza at Wadi Nakhla. These three were their greatest idols. Then shirk multiplied, and idols multiplied in every part of the Hijaz 1. The rites of its worship are covered in Idol worship in the Jahiliyya.
Not covered here
Quraysh's veneration of al-Uzza, and the dispatch of Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) after the conquest to demolish it at its entrances.
For young visitors
Al-Uzza is an idol in a valley between Mecca and Ta'if. Quraysh revered it until it was demolished after the conquest of Mecca.
Connections
- Held by
- Quraysh
- Made in
- Wādī Nakhla
People and things also explored
al-Hums· Idol worship in the Jahiliyya and its rites· Sending infants to Bedouin wet-nurses· Zayd ibn Amr· The offices of Quraysh at Mecca· The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud· The capture of Thumama ibn Uthal al-Hanafi and his acceptance of Islam
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.35
- Mukhtasar Sirat al-Rasul — Ibn Abd al-Wahhab , p.12
- Akhbar Makka — al-Azraqi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-ʿUzzā”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/al-uzza/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.