al-'Uzza
deity earth Arab single tradition · 2
Al-'Uzza is a deity represented as a betyl in Wadi Rum alongside al-Kutbay.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Pre-Islamic deity of Mecca.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- al-Kutbay
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Kutba' is represented as a betyl in Wadi Rum alongside al-'Uzza.”
#3613 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Aziz al-Azmeh believes that Isāf and Nā'ila were probably the original deities of the Quraysh, brought by them from their erstwhile territories to Mecca and worshipped continually along the regnant deities of Mecca, including al-'Uzza.”
#3695 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001