Al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba was a Thaqafi Companion known for his cleverness. On the mission to bring down al-Lat in 9 AH he pretended to fall, to show the people of Ta'if the idol could neither harm nor help, then broke its gate with the iron club until the house was razed.
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al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba
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Al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba was a Thaqafi Companion famed for his wits. On the mission to demolish al-Lat in 9 AH he took the iron club and told his companions he would make them laugh at Thaqif: he struck, then fell running, and the people of Ta'if trembled saying the goddess had struck him — so he sprang up and said she is only stones and clay, then broke the gate, climbed the wall with the men, and al-Lat was leveled to the ground, its foundations dug up and its ornaments removed. Accounts also attribute to him — al-Sallabi rejects them as weak — advising Ali to confirm Mu'awiya and Uthman's governors.
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