Al-‘Uzza

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

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
al-Uzza 4
Al-Uzza 2
al-‘Uzza 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf goddess
pre-Islamic Arabian deity
alsoSpelled Al-‘Uzzā
linked to: Al-‘Uzza

al-Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
associatedWith planet Venus
linked to: Venus

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
Taif region
linked to: Taif Province
meaningOfName “the Mightiest”
mentionedIn Quran
Quran 53:19–20
partOfTriadWith Manat
al-Lat
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
shrineDestroyedUnder Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
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
Kinanah
linked to: Kinana

Quraysh
tribes of the Hijaz
veneratedIn pre-Islamic Arabia
worshipPractices animal sacrifice
oracular consultation
pilgrimage to her shrine
vows and offerings

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

Hegra associatedWithDeity Al-‘Uzza
Nabataean inscriptions associatedWithDeity al-Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
worship of al-‘Uzza hasDeity al-‘Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Nabataean architecture associatedDeity Al-Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Nabataean religion centeredOnDeity al-‘Uzzā
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
al-Lat mentionedAlongside al-Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Manat groupedWith al-Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Dushara hasConsort al-‘Uzzā
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Al-‘Uzza alsoSpelled al-Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Al-‘Uzza alsoSpelled Al-‘Uzzā
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Nabataeans mainGoddess Al-Uzza
subject linked to: Nabataean
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Abd al-Uzza ibn Zuhra nameBasedOn al-‘Uzzā (pre-Islamic goddess)
linked to: Al-‘Uzza
Qur'an 53:1–62 mentions al-‘Uzza
linked to: Al-‘Uzza