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Pre-Islamic Arabian goddess
Al-Lat (Arabic: اللات, romanized: al-Lāt, pronounced [alːaːt]), also spelled Allat, Allatu, and Alilat, is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess, at one time worshipped
Al-Lat
Pre-Islamic Arabian goddess
pre-Islamic times and she was worshipped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with Al-Lat and Manāt. A stone cube at Nakhla (near Mecca) was held sacred as part of
Al-Uzza
various deities and spirits, such as the god Hubal and the goddesses al-Lāt, al-‘Uzzā, and Manāt. Worship was centred on local shrines and temples, like
Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia
Religion_in_pre-Islamic_Arabia
Historical statue in Palmyra, Syria
The Lion of Al-lāt (Arabic: أسد اللات) is an ancient statue that adorned the Temple of Al-Lat in Palmyra, Syria. On 27 June 2015, it was severely damaged
Lion_of_Al-lāt
Pre-Islamic pagan goddess of Arabia
both Al-Lat and Al-‘Uzzá as theophoric names including hers, such as Abd-Manah or Zayd-Manah, are found earlier than names featuring Al-Lat's or Al-‘Uzzá's
Manat_(goddess)
Temple in Palmyra, Syria
The Temple of Al-Lat (Arabic: معبد اللات), was an ancient temple located in Palmyra, Syria dedicated to the goddess Al-Lat. The temple was dedicated by
Temple_of_Al-Lat
Religion of the Nabateans
These same inscriptions also refer to both Al-Lāt and Al-‘Uzzá as the "bride of Dushara." In Arabic, Al-'Uzza's name is believed to mean "the mightiest
Nabataean_religion
Name embedding the name of a god
Imru' al-Qays, "man of Qays" Rabb'il (Nabataean Aramaic: Rabʾēl), "Lord is El" Sa'd Manat, "happiness of Manat" Taym al-Lat, "servant of al-Lat" Wahb al-Lat
Theophoric_name
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up lat, LAT, lát, lät, or låt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lat or LAT may refer to: Linker of activated T cells (LAT), a human gene and T-cell
Lat
Governorate of Medina Region, Saudi Arabia
al-Ula (Arabic: ٱلْعُلَا, romanized: al-ʿUlā), officially AlUla, is an ancient Arabian oasis city and governorate located in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia
Al-Ula
Ancient city in central Syria
Palmyrene goddess Al-lāt was portrayed in the style of the Greek goddess Athena, and named Athena-Al-lāt. However, this assimilation of Al-lāt to Athena did
Palmyra
Peninsula in West Asia
of the Arabs'—bilad al-'Arab (Arabia), and its major divisions were the bilad al-Sham (Syria), bilad al-Yaman (Yemen), and bilad al-'Iraq (Iraq). The Ottomans
Arabian_Peninsula
Pre-Islamic Arabian god
scholar Julius Wellhausen suggested that Hubal was regarded as the son of al-Lāt and the brother of Wadd. Hugo Winckler in the early twentieth century speculated
Hubal
Islamic concept of associating other objects with God
pre-Islamic Arabian deities and jinn, most notably the three goddesses Manat, al-Lat, and al-Uzza mentioned in the surah an-Najm, were considered associates of God
Shirk_(Islam)
Arabic word for God
sources, the Meccans and their neighbors believed that the goddesses Al-lāt, Al-'Uzzá, and Manāt, and in some cases the Angels, were the daughters of
Allah
Great Duke of Hell in demonology
Russell, the Islamic belief system implies that female deities such as Al-Lat are manifestations of Shaitan deception, based on classical interpretations
Astaroth
Uncle of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad (c.549-c.624)
sister-in-law, Hind bint Utbah, and said to her, "Haven’t I helped Al-Lat and Al-Uzza, and haven’t I abandoned those who have abandoned them and assisted
Abu_Lahab
Companion (Sahabiyyah) of Muhammad
claimed, "Al-lāt and Al-‘Uzzá are the ones that have taken away her sight." But she replied, "No, by the house of Allah, you are lying. Al-Lat and Al-Uzza
Zunairah_al-Rumiya
Holiest mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
-spanning from the Levant to Yemen, numerous deities —such as, Al-Lat, Dhu al-Khalasa, and al-Uzza (also occasionally referred to as Chaabou), Dushara, Dhu
Masjid_al-Haram
Building at the center of Masjid al-Haram
-spanning from the Levant to Yemen, numerous deities —such as, Al-Lat, Dhu al-Khalasa, and al-Uzza (also occasionally referred to as Chaabou), Dushara, Dhu
Kaaba
(Greek) – Lion of Cithaeron (Greek) Nemean lion (Greek) Lion of Al-lāt (Arabian) – Lion icon of Al-Lat. Manticore (Persian) Manussiha (Burmese) – Statue with a
List of legendary creatures by type
List_of_legendary_creatures_by_type
military rank that is roughly in between a sergeant and a lieutenant. Lisan al Gaib – (Arabic: لسان الغيب - 'The tongue of the unseen') The Fremen term for
Glossary_of_Dune_(franchise)
Type of building in ancient Arabia
The traveller Yaqut al-Hamawi mentions that the Kaaba of Dhu al-Khalasa was converted into a mosque. The site of the Kaaba of al-Lat is also now where the
Kaabas
Ancient Semitic goddess
Arabia as seen in some common era Qatabanian and Maʕinian inscriptions. Al-Lat Ashima Ašratum Ashtar-Chemosh ʿAṯtar Hathor Inanna (Ishtar) Ishara Ishtarat
Asherah
Place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Quran
of monks and monasteries at Midian (as well as nearby sites, such as Wadi al-Qura), especially in the verses of the poet Kuthayyir who speaks of the "monks
Midian
Retracted false revelation in Islamic tradition
al-Waqidi, Ibn Sa'd and the tafsir of al-Tabari, Muhammad was manipulated by Satan (Iblis) to praise the three chief pagan Meccan goddesses – al-Lat,
Satanic_Verses
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
from the Proto-Semitic *ʔil-. Originally a Canaanite deity known as 'El, 'Al or 'Il was the supreme god of the ancient Canaanite religion. Some scholars
El_(deity)
6th-century Arab pre-Islam monotheist
many as you claim, I renounce al-Lat and al-Uzza, both of them, as any strong-minded person would. I will not worship al-Uzza and her two daughters … I
Zayd_ibn_Amr
Archaeological site in northwest Saudi Arabia
romanized: al-Ḥijr), also known as Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ (Arabic: مَدَائِن صَالِح, lit. 'Cities of Salih'), is an archaeological site located in the area of Al-'Ula
Hegra
Human history in the Arabian Peninsula before 610 CE
as Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, Manat, and Dushara appear in earlier material, later inscriptions abandon them and increasingly and then only invoke Allah (or al-Ilāh)
Pre-Islamic_Arabia
Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
tribe of Ta'if. His clan were the traditional protectors of the shrine of al-Lat, one of many Arabian polytheistic deities worshiped in the pre-Islamic period
Al-Mughira
Online repository of media usable for any purpose
the first models uploaded to Commons was a reconstruction of the Lion of Al-lāt statue in Palmyra, Syria, which was heavily damaged by ISIS militants in
Wikimedia_Commons
Semitic title often used in reference to deities
Baal (/ˈbeɪ.əl, ˈbɑːl/), or Ba'al (/bɑː.ɑːl/), was a title and honorific meaning "owner" or "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant
Baal
Ancient Arab tribal grouping
societies. From the fourth to sixth centuries, they were centered at Ma'sal al‐Jumh in the Najd. Ma'add coexisted among other regional identities, including
Ma'add
Greek god of beauty and desire
Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar Baalshamin Bēl Dhu'l-Khalasa Dushara Gad Hubal
Adonis
Museum in Damascus, Syria
2nd-century murals, elaborate tombs, and the recently restored Lion of al-Lat, which stood at the National Museum of Palmyra but was moved to Damascus
National_Museum_of_Damascus
Kataḫzipuri Kuwannaniya Lamassu Lelwani Maliya Mezulla Mise Wurusemu Arabian al-Lat Al-‘Uzzá Baltis Manaf Manāt Nā'ila Nuha Suwa' Armenian Anahit Astghik Bagmasti
List_of_goddesses
Cultural heritage organization
it was converted to a church. In 2015 it was destroyed by ISIL. Lion of Al-lāt statue An Arabian statue depicting an Asiatic lion and an Arabian gazelle
NEWPALMYRA
"lion of al-Lat" Aws Manat, "gift of Manat" Imru' al-Qays, "man of Qays" Sa'd Manat, "happiness of Manat" Taym Allat, "servant of al-Lat" Wahb Allat
List of Arabic theophoric names
List_of_Arabic_theophoric_names
Polity in Africa and Arabia before 960
resulted in the control of much of western Yemen, such as the Tihama, Najran, al-Ma'afir, Zafar (until c. 230), and parts of Hashid territory around Hamir
Kingdom_of_Aksum
Type of interior garden or house
historically associated with house and palace architecture in the Maghreb and al-Andalus. Its classic form is a rectangular garden divided into four quadrants
Riad_(architecture)
Quraysh tribal leader and merchant (c. 560 – 653)
Hunayn and the subsequent destruction of the polytheistic sanctuary of al-Lat in Ta'if. After Muhammad's death, he may have been appointed as the governor
Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
Belief in a single god in Arabia before Islam
paganism or polytheism, such as Dumat al-Jandal and Taif (which ibn al-Kalbi held to be the centre of the cult of Al-Lat in the sixth century). These inscriptions
Monotheism in pre-Islamic Arabia
Monotheism_in_pre-Islamic_Arabia
Islamic term for idols or idolatry
appear wherever a person has been murdered. The pre-Islamic deities al-Lāt and al-ʿUzzā, later also Satan, are associated with that term. In modern times
Taghut
Ancient Yemeni kingdom
kingdoms, with its core being centred around the Wādī Ḥaḍramawt and the Wādī al-Masīla, and in the east and the south it was bordered by the Indian Ocean
Kingdom_of_Hadhramaut
Former kingdom in ancient Yemen
Khargān (Arabic: Al-Kharj); Gawwān (al-Jaww), Birkum (Birk), Sharafān (al-Sharaf), Nīrān (al-Nīr), Yamāmatān (al-Yamāma), ‘Aramatum (al-‘Arama), Abānum
Himyar
Ethnic group
pre-Islamic Arabia. Gods and goddesses, including Hubal and the goddesses al-Lāt, Al-'Uzzá and Manāt, were worshipped at local shrines, such as the Kaaba in
Arabs
Arabia Attested in archaeological and/or epigraphic evidence Attested in al-Kalbi's Book of Idols Hoyland 2002, p. 139. Robin, Christian Julien, "South
List of pre-Islamic Arabian deities
List_of_pre-Islamic_Arabian_deities
Ancient South Arabian kingdom
reference to the kings of Saba'. Muslim commentators such as al-Tabari, al-Zamakhshari, al-Baydawi supplement the story at various points. The Queen's
Sheba
Arabic poetry composed between 540 and 620 AD
Pre-Islamic Arabic poetry, known in Arabic literature as al-shi'r al-Jahili ("poetry from the Jahiliyyah", i.e. from the pre-Islamic period), was composed
Pre-Islamic_Arabic_poetry
Deity in the Nabataean pantheon
[citation needed] Safaitic inscriptions imply he was the son of the goddess Al-Lat, and that he assembled in the heavens with other deities. He is called "Dushara
Dushara
Tribal confederation in pre-Islamic Arabia
tribe of Thamūd [snt ḥrb gšm ʾl ṯmd]". An important exception is a temple at al-Ruwāfa in northwestern Saudi Arabia, built by the Thamūd themselves in the
Thamud
Ancient tribe mentioned in the Quran
more plausible candidate for Iram is Wadi Ramm in Jordan, as the Temple of al-Lat at the foot of Jabal Ramm has some ancient inscriptions mentioning Iram
Iram_of_the_Pillars
53rd chapter of the Quran
visions vouchsafed to Muhammad 19-20 21-23 The revelation concerning Al Lát, Al Uzzah, and Manáh etc. 24-31 The vanity of trusting to the intercession
An-Najm
Christian Arab tribe
al-Nu'man III ibn Amr ibn al-Mundhir I (391–418) Jabalah III ibn al-Nu'man (418–434) al-Nu'man IV ibn al-Ayham (434–455) with... al-Harith III ibn al-Ayham
Ghassanids
Language in classical antiquity
Al-Jallad, Ahmad (2015). "On the Voiceless Reflex of *ṣ́ and *ṯ ̣ in pre-Hilalian Maghrebian Arabic". Journal of Arabic Linguistics (62): 88–95. Al-Jallad
Nabataean_Arabic
Northwest Semitic sky god
November 2016. Eusebius of Caesarea, Praeparatio Evangelica 1:10. Ahmad, Al-Jallad (27 February 2026). "A Just God? Rain supplications and the multi-polar
Baalshamin
Canaanite god
Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar Baalshamin Bēl Dhu'l-Khalasa Dushara Gad Hubal
Mot_(god)
Place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph
Wādī Ṭumīlāt region of Qedarite remains, such as a shrine to the goddess al-Lāt, makes Van Seters's opposition to this identification untenable. The scholars
Land_of_Goshen
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar Baalshamin Bēl Dhu'l-Khalasa Dushara Gad Hubal
Yahweh
Book by Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi
goddess al-Uzza, mentioned in Surah 53 as one of the "Daughters of Allah" alongside Al-Lat and Manat. Ibn al-Kalbi says that the cult of al-Uzza was
Book_of_Idols
Sabaean deity
of the ancient Near East Pre-Islamic Arabian deities 'Amm A'ra Abgal Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay ʿAṯtar Basamum Dhu'l-Khalasa Dhu Samawi Dushara Haubas
Almaqah
Mesopotamian god of literacy and scribes
of the ancient Near East Pre-Islamic Arabian deities 'Amm A'ra Abgal Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay ʿAṯtar Basamum Dhu'l-Khalasa Dhu Samawi Dushara Haubas
Nabu
Companion and adopted son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
central Arabia. He claimed a pedigree twelfth in descent from Udhra ibn Zayd al-Lat ibn Rufayda ibn Thawr ibn Kalb ibn Wabara. Zayd's mother, Suda bint Thaalaba
Zayd_ibn_Haritha_al-Kalbi
Legendary bird in Middle Eastern mythology
collection One Thousand and One Nights, which includes the bird in two tales; "Abd al-Rahman the Maghribi's Story of the Rukh" and "Sinbad the Sailor". The English
Roc_(mythology)
Campaigns ordered by Muhammad
Expedition of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb[citation needed] or the Demolition of al-Lat, occurred in the same year as the Battle of Tabuk (which occurred in October
Expedition of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Expedition_of_Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
Writing script
47–48. Robin, al-Ghabbān & al-Saʿīd 2014. Nehmé 2020. Robin, al-Ghabbān & al-Saʿīd 2014, p. 1039. Al-Jallad & Sidky 2021. Alhatlani & Al-Otibi 2023. Lindstedt
Paleo-Arabic
Bronze Age god in ancient Syria
Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar Baalshamin Bēl Dhu'l-Khalasa Dushara Gad Hubal
Dagon
Ancient Yemeni kingdom
the east. At its maximum extent, Qatabān's territory extended from the Bāb al-Mandab in the southwest to the Ṣayhad desert to the north, and the western
Qataban
Worship of an idol as though it were a god
performed naked by men and almost naked by women. It is disputed whether al-Lat and Hubal were the same deity or different. Per a hypothesis by Uri Rubin
Idolatry
God in the Canaanite religion pantheon
Mythology portal Asia portal Jerusalem portal Shahar (god) van der Toorn et al., 1999, pp. 755-6 Golan, 2003, p. 82. "The name of the Canaanite deity of
Shalim
Ancient Yemeni kingdom
called Ṣayhad by medieval Arab geographers, which is now known as Ramlat al-Sab'atayn. Wadd was the national god of Ma'in. The spoken language was Minaic
Ma'in
Reaction to Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel
spoken by him as part of the Qur'an which praised the pagan goddesses of Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat. The verses were then withdrawn on the grounds that the
Satanic_Verses_controversy
Direction that Muslims face while praying salah
-spanning from the Levant to Yemen, numerous deities —such as, Al-Lat, Dhu al-Khalasa, and al-Uzza (also occasionally referred to as Chaabou), Dushara, Dhu
Qibla
Title applied to various gods of ancient Mesopotamian religions
of the ancient Near East Pre-Islamic Arabian deities 'Amm A'ra Abgal Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay ʿAṯtar Basamum Dhu'l-Khalasa Dhu Samawi Dushara Haubas
Bel_(mythology)
Cousin of Muhammad (died c. 610)
a large rock on his chest until he denied his faith and worshipped Al-Lat and Al-‘Uzzá. Bilal kept insisting, "One, one!" i.e., there was only one God
Waraqah_ibn_Nawfal
96th chapter of the Qur'an
(praying)?" When they replied in affirmative he said: "by the gods Al-Lat and Al-Uzza, if I ever catch him in that act of worship (salah), I will set
Al-Alaq
Type of Middle Eastern dance
Eastern style. These dancers came to be known as Al-Andalusian dancers. It is theorized that the fusion of the Al-Andalus style with the dances of the Romani
Belly_dance
Historical Eastern Christian community in southern Arabia
several Christian bishops as well, including the legendary Quss Ibn Sa'ida al-Iyadi, a contemporary of and possible influence on Muhammad. Some traditions
Christian_community_of_Najran
15th-century Arabic erotic literature by Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Nefzawi
Garden of Sensual Delight (Arabic: الروض العاطر في نزهة الخاطر Al-rawḍ al-ʿāṭir fī nuzhaẗ al-ḫāṭir), also known as the Arabic Kama Sutra, is a fifteenth-century
The_Perfumed_Garden
Literary genre about pre-Islamic Arabian war
Arabic literature, the Days of the Arabs (Arabic: أيام العرب, romanized: ayyām al-ʿArab) is a genre of legendary narratives about warfare in pre-Islamic Arabia
Days_of_the_Arabs
Roman province (106–630s)
province's major centers and corridors, especially Bostra, Philadelphia, al-Rabbah, Petra, and the route toward Aila/Aqaba, further enabling Roman administration
Arabia_Petraea
of the ancient Near East Pre-Islamic Arabian deities 'Amm A'ra Abgal Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay ʿAṯtar Basamum Dhu'l-Khalasa Dhu Samawi Dushara Haubas
Datin
6th-century Ethiopian Aksumite military general
church named the Al-Qalis (from the Greek Ekklesia) in Sanaa. He also built a church in Najran for Bani Al-Harith, the House of Al-Lat in Taif for the
Abraha
Fringe historical claim related to the origins of Islam
a polytheistic system that included inferior deities such as Hubal, Al-Lat, and Al-Uzza, who were seen as intercessors to Allah. The Meccans also held
Allah_as_a_lunar_deity
Pre-Islamic Arabic god
of the ancient Near East Pre-Islamic Arabian deities 'Amm A'ra Abgal Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay ʿAṯtar Basamum Dhu'l-Khalasa Dhu Samawi Dushara Haubas
Haukim
Pre-Islamic Arabian deity
Khabib Nurmagomedov, coach to current (2024) UFC champion Islam Makhachev Al-Lat Hubal Manāt Servant of Manaf a'zam asn am Makka "Manaf - Islamic Name Meaning
Manaf_(deity)
Period of Arabia before documented history
Ti's al Ghadah, during a period of "Green Arabia". Two-hundred-thousand-year-old stone tools were discovered at Shuaib Al-Adgham in the eastern Al-Qassim
Prehistoric_Arabia
figure of Nirgul, a seated female figure is thought to depict the goddess Al-Lat. The tablet was destroyed in May 2015, by Islamic State militants, when
Nirgul_tablet
Style of Arabic script
The Kufic script (Arabic: الخط الكوفي, romanized: al-khaṭṭ al-kūfī) is a style of Arabic script that gained prominence early on as a preferred script
Kufic
Semitic storm god
Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar Baalshamin Bēl Dhu'l-Khalasa Dushara Gad Hubal
Hadad
Major deity in the Phoenician and Punic pantheons
Hannibal almost certainly does not refer to Melqart but instead refers to Ba`al Hammon, chief god of Carthage, a god identified by Greeks with Cronus and
Melqart
Najran (523–525) Siege of Sanaa (570) Yawm al-Mushaqqar (Yawm al-Safqa) Yawm Halima Battle of Dhu Qar Yawm al-Buath List of wars and battles involving the
List of wars and battles in pre-Islamic Arabia
List_of_wars_and_battles_in_pre-Islamic_Arabia
Semitic deity associated with Venus
Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar Baalshamin Bēl Dhu'l-Khalasa Dushara Gad Hubal
ʿAṯtar
Epithet for a monotheistic god in South Arabia
"in the name of Allah, al-Rahman, al-Rahim, Lord of the heavens". Tradition holds that during negotiations for the Treaty of al-Hudaybiya between Muhammad
Rahmanan
Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar Baalshamin Bēl Dhu'l-Khalasa Dushara Gad Hubal
Ancient_Semitic_religion
of the ancient Near East Pre-Islamic Arabian deities 'Amm A'ra Abgal Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay ʿAṯtar Basamum Dhu'l-Khalasa Dhu Samawi Dushara Haubas
Basamum
Deity worshipped among the Northern Arabian tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia
of the ancient Near East Pre-Islamic Arabian deities 'Amm A'ra Abgal Al-Lat Al-Qaum Almaqah Anbay ʿAṯtar Basamum Dhu'l-Khalasa Dhu Samawi Dushara Haubas
Nuha_(deity)
Mode in Arabic music
time in the treatises written in the fourteenth century by al-Sheikh al-Safadi and Abdulqadir al-Maraghi, and has since been used as a technical term in
Arabic_maqam
Old city section found in many North African cities
Jasmine Ra's al Ghul Sindbad Talia al Ghul Spirituality North Arabian deities Allah Al-‘Uzzá Al-Lat Manāt Dushara Chaabou Manaf Nuha Al-Kutbay Asira Awal
Medina_quarter
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