Editing Al-Uzza (section)

{{Short description|Pre-Islamic Arabian goddess}}
{{For-multi|the seed-bug genus|Uzza|biblical character|Uzzah|king of Judah|Uzziah}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Arabian
| name = al-‘Uzzá
| image = Relief of the Arabian goddess Al-Lat, Manat and al-Uzza from Hatra. Iraq Museum.jpg
| caption = 2nd century AD relief from [[Hatra]] depicting the goddess [[al-Lat]] flanked by two female figures, possibly goddesses al-Uzza and Manat
| deity_of = Goddess of might and protection
| cult_center = Petra
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| symbol = Three trees
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| siblings = [[Al-Lat]], [[Manāt]]
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| region = Arabia (Arabian Peninsula)
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{{Fertile Crescent myth (Arabian)}}
'''Al-ʻUzzá''' or '''al-ʻUzzā''' ({{langx|ar|العزى}}, {{IPA|ar|al ˈʕuzzaː|pron}}, {{IPA|mis|al ˈʕuzzeː|label=[[Old Arabic]]:}}) was one of the three chief [[goddess]]es of [[Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia|Arabian religion]] in pre-Islamic times and she was worshipped by the [[Pre-Islamic Arabia|pre-Islamic Arabs]] along with [[Al-Lat]] and [[Manāt]]. A stone cube at [[Nakhla (Saudi Arabia)|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.
[[File:Atargatis Petra RGZM 3368.jpg|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 (tribe)|Quraysh]]. "In 624 at the '[[Battle of Uhud|battle called Uhud]]', the war cry of the Qurayshites was, "O people of Uzzā, people of Hubal!".<ref>[[#tawil|Tawil]] (1993).</ref> Al-‘Uzzá also later appears in [[Ibn Ishaq]]'s account of the alleged [[Satanic Verses]].<ref>Ibn Ishaq Sirat Rasul Allah, pp. 165–167.</ref>

The temple dedicated to al-ʻUzzā and the statue was [[Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Nakhla)|destroyed by Khalid ibn al Walid in Nakhla]] in 630 AD.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ppPqzawIrIC&pg=PA256 |title=The sealed nectar|author=S.R. Al-Mubarakpuri|date=6 October 2020 |page=256 |publisher=Independently Published |isbn=9798694145923 |access-date=2013-02-03}}</ref><ref name="witness-pioneervil">[http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/ch6s6.html "He sent Khalid bin Al-Waleed in Ramadan 8 A.H", Witness-Pioneer.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927030955/http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/SM_tsn/ch6s6.html |date=2011-09-27 }}</ref>