Al-‘Uzza

E741441

goddess pre-Islamic Arabian deity

Al-‘Uzza is an ancient Arabian goddess, venerated as a powerful deity of protection, war, and fertility in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	goddess ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabian deity ⓘ
alsoSpelled	Al-‘Uzzā NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Uzza NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	planet Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ sacred trees ⓘ star worship ⓘ stone idols ⓘ
category	Arabian goddesses ⓘ fertility goddesses ⓘ war goddesses ⓘ
culture	Arabian ⓘ
describedAs	one of the most revered goddesses of the Quraysh ⓘ
domain	fertility ⓘ protection ⓘ war ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
knownCollectivelyAs	the daughters of Allah ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
majorCenterOfWorship	Nakhlah NERFINISHED ⓘ Taif region NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName	“the Mightiest” ⓘ
mentionedIn	Quran ⓘ Quran 53:19–20 ⓘ
partOfTriadWith	Manat NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Lat NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	pre-Islamic Arabian religion ⓘ
role	giver of fertility ⓘ grantor of victory in battle ⓘ protector of tribes ⓘ protector of warriors ⓘ
shrineDestroyedBy	Khalid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ
shrineDestroyedUnder	Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ
statusInIslam	considered a false deity ⓘ worship abolished by early Muslims ⓘ
timePeriodOfWorship	before 7th century CE ⓘ
typeOfDeity	astral deity ⓘ fertility deity ⓘ protective deity ⓘ war deity ⓘ
veneratedBy	Ghatafan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinanah NERFINISHED ⓘ Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ tribes of the Hijaz ⓘ
veneratedIn	pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ
worshipPractices	animal sacrifice ⓘ oracular consultation ⓘ pilgrimage to her shrine ⓘ vows and offerings ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nabataean architecture → associatedDeity → Al-‘Uzza ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Uzza

Hegra → associatedWithDeity → Al-‘Uzza ⓘ

Nabataean inscriptions → associatedWithDeity → Al-‘Uzza ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Uzza

worship of al-‘Uzza → hasDeity → Al-‘Uzza ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-‘Uzza