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Overview
Wadi Nakhla is the valley between Mecca and al-Ta'if where Samura, the tree of al-Uzza, the greatest idol of Quraysh, stood. It is also the place where the Prophet met the jinn of Nakhla.
The place
Quraysh revered al-Uzza, a tree (samura) in Wadi Nakhla. Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) destroyed it after the conquest of Mecca, on the Prophet's orders 1.
In this valley the jinn heard the Qur'an from the Prophet on the night of Nakhla, and the context of Surat al-Jinn was revealed there 1.
For young visitors
Wadi Nakhla lies between Mecca and al-Ta'if. The tree of al-Uzza stood there, and there the jinn heard the Qur'an from the Prophet at night.
In the introduction to The Sealed Nectar
Connections
- Site of
- A company of jinn hear the Qur'an at Wadi Nakhla
- Origin of
- al-ʿUzzā
People and things also explored
Quraysh· The Prophetic Era· Muhammad· A company of jinn hear the Qur'an at Wadi Nakhla· al-ʿUzzā
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- 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. “Wādī Nakhla”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/wadi-nakhla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.