#al uzza

[nous-teleios]

"Have you seen al-Lāt and al-'Uzzā and Manāt, the third, the other? These are the high-flying cranes and their intercession is to be hoped for."

[nordseehexe]

Pre islamic necklace with al-uzza

[jezzzebel]

Glory to Al-Uzza, the mighty goddess who protects us all from harm and evil.

[tomorrowwithme]

A college in California cancelled the speech of Indian-British Kashmiri author Salman Rushdie because Muslim student group and civil rights activists opposed him. Why are Muslims opposing Salman Rushdie though? Let's look into it!

It was 1988 when Rushdie's book Satanic Verses was published. The title of the book is a reference to the "satanic verses" which prophet Muhammad had recited in the praise of the three pre-Islamic Meccan goddesses al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat. This was written in the early biographies of Muhammad, notably by al-Waqidi. Later on Muhammad claimed that him praising the Meccan goddesses was not from Allah but Satan who caused him to err. Muslim apologists either twist the story as Muhammad doing anything to win over the pagan Arabs who were still worshipping and deeply attached to the Meccan goddesses. Other Muslim apologists reject the story entirely by appealing to the infallibility of the prophets and claiming that the story was a slander against Muhammad. 

Rushdie's book was considered blasphemous against Islam and the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The perceived blasphemy motivated Islamists to riot, bomb and kill, and this sparked a debate about censorship. Fearing riots, Rajiv Gandhi's government banned the importation of the book into India, first in the world to censor the book in fact (on a side note, Congress have always been in the wrong side of history and grovelling in front of Moslems. Pappu apple doesn't fall far from the tree). The Iranian ayatollah issued an Islamic judgement, decreeing the murder of Rushdie. Since then, Rushdie has been facing constant threat to his life. 

On August 12, 2022, Rushdie was stabbed multiple times by a 24-year-old Jihadist, just before he was about to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, United States. The Jihadist was not even born when the Iranian ayatollah put a bounty on Rushdie's head. Why does Rushdie's fictitious book still enrage Muslims? Young Muslim college students living in the United States, where the freedom of speech is guaranteed by the constitution, are opposing this author's right to give a speech. Why? Are Rushdie's writings hurting Prophet Muhammad? Are Muslims afraid of the Arabian pre-Islamic goddesses? These Muslim students were definitely pulling the Islamophobia card when opposing Rushdie, a victim of Islamist mob violence. Again, asking, how is it possible to live with such rabid creatures, who have total disregard to human rights yet occupy educational institutions, use liberal-coded-language to cloak their Islamism and play the victim at every turn? 

[ciaomilhouse]

Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, Manat

[rodeodeparis]

it's pretty cool that both christianity and (broadly speaking) hinduism have the concept of a holy trinity

[valkyries-things]

AL-‘UZZĀ // PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIAN GODDESS OF MIGHT & PROTECTION

“She was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and she was worshipped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with al-Lāt and Manāt. A stone cube at 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 who people worshipped.”

(left depicts the goddesses al-Lat (middle), al-Uzza and Manat (unknown which are which), right is an ‘eye’ imagery which is associated with the goddess)

[motherpriestess]

Her Changing Faces

The Great Mother in Many Forms: Goddesses Across Cultures

The archetype of the Great Mother has been revered across cultures and ages, embodying fertility, creation, wisdom, and transformation. From the life-giving earth to the celestial heavens, she has taken many forms, known by countless names. Below, we explore some of the most powerful and enduring goddesses associated with the Great Mother, spanning mythologies from Mesopotamia to Greece, from Egypt to India, and beyond.

The Great Mother in Ancient Egypt

Nut – The sky goddess who births the sun each morning and swallows it each night, embodying the cosmic cycle of life.

Hathor – The nurturing cow goddess, associated with love, fertility, and motherhood.

Maat – The personification of divine order, truth, and balance, ensuring the universe’s harmony.

Isis (Au Set) – The great mother of magic and resurrection, healer of the sick, and protector of women and children.

The Great Mother in Mesopotamian Mythology

Inanna (Innin) – The Sumerian goddess of love, war, and fertility, often associated with transformation and the underworld.

Ishtar – The Babylonian counterpart of Inanna, embodying passion, power, and renewal.

Nammu – The primordial sea goddess, mother of the gods and the creator of the world.

Ninhursag – A goddess of fertility and mountains, revered as the mother of all living things.

Tiamat – A primordial goddess of chaos and the sea, giving birth to creation itself.

Ninlil – Goddess of the wind, wife of Enlil, and mother of divine lineage.

Ereshkigal – Queen of the Underworld, embodying the darker aspect of the Great Mother, associated with death and transformation.

The Great Mother in the Levant and the Near East

Anat – A warrior goddess of Canaanite origin, associated with fertility and vengeance.

Asherah – The ancient Semitic mother goddess, often called the "Queen of Heaven."

Astarte (Ashtart) – A Phoenician goddess of love and fertility, linked to both the heavens and the underworld.

Atargatis – A Syrian goddess of fertility and water, often depicted as a mermaid.

Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat – Pre-Islamic Arabian goddesses linked to fertility, war, and fate.

The Great Mother in Indo-European Traditions

Goddess Danu/Diti – The primordial mother goddess of Hindu and Celtic traditions, associated with rivers and wisdom.

Devi (Mata-Devi) – The supreme goddess in Hinduism, embodying all aspects of the feminine divine.

Kali – The dark and transformative aspect of the mother, representing destruction, time, and rebirth.

Vac – The Vedic goddess of speech, wisdom, and the sacred word.

Minerva – The Roman goddess of wisdom, war, and craft, linked to the Great Mother archetype through her strategic and protective nature.

Rhiannon – A Celtic goddess of sovereignty, often linked to horses and the moon.

Diana (Artemis) – The Roman goddess of the hunt, the wild, and childbirth, representing independence and the power of nature.

Selene – The Greek personification of the moon, tied to the cyclical nature of the Great Mother.

Ariadne – The mistress of the labyrinth, a goddess associated with transformation and the soul’s journey.

Aphrodite – Though often seen as the goddess of love and beauty, she also holds deep connections to fertility and the life-giving powers of the sea.

The Great Mother as the Cosmic Sovereign

Queen of Heaven – A title given to many mother goddesses across cultures, including Ishtar, Asherah, and Mary in Christian tradition.

Lady of the High Place – An epithet for deities worshipped in mountaintop sanctuaries, emphasizing their connection to the heavens.

Celestial Ruler, Lady of the Universe, Sovereign of the Heavens – Titles that reinforce the Great Mother’s supreme authority over creation.

Lioness of the Sacred Assembly – A fierce aspect of the goddess, symbolizing protection and strength.

The Great Mother in Classical and Modern Traditions

Gaia – The Greek primordial goddess of the Earth, mother of all life.

Demeter and Kore (Persephone) – The mother-daughter pair representing the seasonal cycle of life and death.

Ceres – The Roman counterpart of Demeter, goddess of agriculture and fertility.

The Triple Goddess – A modern pagan concept representing the Maiden, Mother, and Crone—three aspects of the divine feminine.

She Who Will Not Have a Husband – A powerful concept of the independent goddess, rejecting patriarchal control.

Conclusion

The Great Mother is one of the most enduring archetypes in human spirituality. Whether she is worshipped as Isis, Inanna, Demeter, Kali, or Gaia, her essence remains the same—she is the giver and taker of life, the weaver of fate, and the ultimate source of wisdom and transformation.

Her name may change, but her power remains eternal.

[lifeofresulullah]

The Life of The Prophet Muhammad(pbuh): The Miracles of The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Miracles concerning Angels and Jinn

As regards angels appearing and serving God’s Messenger (PBUH), and jinn believing in him and obeying him, these facts at foremost arrived from the Qur’an along with many other sources which are also mutawatir. At the Battle of Badr, according to the Qur’an, five thousand angels served him as soldiers in the front line, like the Companions. Indeed, those angels gained honor among the angels, like the men who fought in that battle.

Here we are going to narrate miracles concerning angels that are seen by His ummah and talking with them as a miracle via of his honor.

The Visits of Hz. Gabriel

Thus, the leading scholars of Hadith, and foremost Bukhari and Muslim, unanimously relate: “One time, an angel, that is, Gabriel, appeared in the form of a man dressed in white. He approached God’s Messenger (PBUH), who was sitting among his Companions, and asked: ‘What is Islam, what is belief, and what is goodness? Explain them.’ The Messenger explained them, and the Companions gathered there both received valuable instruction, and saw the person clearly. Although he seemed like a traveller, he displayed no sign of a journey. He suddenly rose and disappeared. God’s Messenger then said: ‘Gabriel did that in order to teach you!’

Also, the authorities on Hadith relate through certain and authentic narrations of the degree of ‘consensus in meaning’: The Companions saw Gabriel with God’s Messenger (PBUH) many times in the form of Dihya, who was very handsome. For instance, ‘Umar, Ibn ‘Abbas, Usama b. Zayd, Harith, ‘A’isha as-Siddiqa, and Umm Salama established and related certainly: “We frequently saw Gabriel with the God’s Messenger in the form of Dihya.” Is it at all possible that such people would say that they had seen him if they had not?

Guardian Angles

Also, the conqueror of Persia, Sa‘d b. Abi Waqqas, who was one of the ten promised Paradise, relates in an authentic narration: “At the Battle of Uhud we saw two white-dressed persons either side of God’s Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace), guarding him like sentries. We understood that they were the angels, Gabriel and Michael.” Is it possible that if such a hero of Islam says he saw them, he had not seen them?

Fighting Angels

Also, Abu Sufyan b. Harith b. ‘Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet’s cousin, relates in an authentic narration: “At the Battle of Badr, we saw horsemen dressed in white between the sky and the earth.”

Hazrat Hamza (RA) encounters with Hazrat Gabriel (ASM)

Also, Hamza pleaded with the Noble Prophet (PBUH) to see Gabriel. So he showed him to Hamza in the Kaa‘ba, but he could not endure it and fell to the ground unconscious.

There were numerous occurrences like these of angels being seen. They all demonstrated one sort of the Miracles of Muhammad (PBUH), and show that the angels too were like moths drawn to the lamp of his prophethood.

Miracles concerning the Jinn

There are many incidents about the meeting of Jinn with our prophet Muhammad (PBUH). We are going to narrate some of them from the authentic sources.

Ibn Mas‘ud related: “I saw the jinn on the night they accepted Islam at Batn an-Nakhl. I likened them to the Zut, a tall-statured Sudanese tribe; they resembled them.”

There is also the incident concerning Khalid b. al-Walid, which is famous and has been authenticated and accepted by the leading scholars of Hadith: when the idol called ‘Uzza was destroyed, a jinni came out of it in the form of a black woman. Khalid cut it into two with his sword. The Noble Messenger (PBUH) said in connection with this: “They used to worship it inside the idol ‘Uzza; it can no longer be worshipped.”

Also, is a narration from ‘Umar: he said: “While we were with God’s Messenger, a jinni called “Hama” came in the form of an old man carrying a staff; he accepted Islam. The Noble Messenger (PBUH) instructed him in some of the short Suras of the Qur’an, which he listened to and then departed.”

As we complete the part concerning the miracles of angles and the Jinn, we want to utter the truth that the members of the community of Muhammad (PBUH) were in contact with angels and jinn, and speaking with them, which originated from the miraculous guidance and instruction of the Noble Messenger (PBUH).

[ahlulbaytnetworks]

🍃 The Birth Of Imam Ali (as)

Yazid ibn Qanab narrates:

“I along with Ibn Abbas and some members of the clan of Abd al-Uzza, were sitting near the Holy precinct of the Kaabah when we saw Ali's Mother (Fatimah bint Assad) who was then in the ninth month of Her pregnancy. She (sa) appeared to be suffering the pangs of birth and She was praying: 'Oh Lord! I believe in You, Your Prophets and in the scriptures revealed by You. I do affirm Your covenant with My ancestor, Prophet Abraham (as). I affirm that it was He (Abraham) who constructed the Holy precinct of Kaabah. I beseech You in the name of the builder of the Holy Kaabah and I beseech You in the name of the one Who is in My womb, please make His birth easy."

Yazid ibn Qanab narrates further:

"We saw the wall of the Kaabah splitting open and Fatimah bint Assad entered into there and disappeared from our sight. The two sides of the cracked wall were miraculously joined together. We wanted to open the lock of the door but could not open the lock in spite of our hectic and repeated efforts. We then realized that whatever had happened was due to the will of Allah. After four days, Fatimah bint Assad emerged from inside the Kaabah and said: 'I have become superior to, and get precedence over all women. Muzahim's Daughter Asiyah had to pray secretly because only threat could make one pray secretly in such a (Holy) place; Imran's Daughter (Mary) shook the dry stalk of a date tree and miraculously fresh dates fell from that tree and She ate those dates. When I entered the precinct of the Kaabah, I ate the fruits sent from heaven. When I wished to come out of the Kaabah, a voice proclaimed: "Oh Fatimah! The name of this Your Child shall be ALI, for He is high and exalted. Allah Almighty said: 'I have named Him after one of My Names and I have imbibed My culture and etiquettes in Him, I have endowed Him with My Wisdom, for He is the one who would remove the idols from the precinct of the Kaabah. He will give the call for prayer (Adhan) from the roof of the Kaabah and He will glorify Me. Fortunate is he who adores Him and obeys His commands. Wretched and unfortunate is the one who harbors enmity towards Him and disobeys Him."

Rawdat al-Waizin

(vol. 1, p 16)

al-Irshad al-Qulub

(p. 112)

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[nordseehexe]

The three goddesses of Mecca

[jezzzebel]

PRAYER TO THE ARAB GODESSES : ALLAT , AL-UZZA AND MANAT.

Image source:

https://www.thaliatook.com/AMGG/arabtriple.php

Mighty goddesses, you who have protected us from all harm through the centuries, please hear my prayers. Aid me in my hardest times, and look over me when i need you. I humbly ask you, great Al-Uzza , Al-Lat and Manāt , to protect me when i need it, and be there for me. May my life be as clean as a desert with yellow sand. May my future be as bright as the Sun protected by the goddess Shams. May my life be as abundant as Allat's grain fields. May my love be as gentle as Al-Uzza. And may the time of my death be as far away as time. Thank you, for everything.

Glory to you, great goddesses.

[abn-iiblis-666]

-Invocation of Lilith

-Light a red candle (as few or as many as you like) and burn an incense of your choice.

-Begin now with the temple opening ritual of the Temple of Ascending Flame.

-If you are not familiar with this, then open your temple space in the way that you are accustomed.

-Prepare by pouring red wine into the chalice.

-Light an additional red candle.

-This will be the focal point for the invocation.

-Take three deep breaths, and when you are ready, proceed This evocation.(repeated 33 times)

-Queen of eternal darkness, the screeching owl flying on the wings of the night!

-The desert winds whisper the secrets of your unholy embrace.

-Ardat Lili!

-Voluptuous Demon of the Night!

Queen of the most beautiful death!

heart and sets the spirit free!

Lilith, yours are the fires of the Black Serpent!

Your names and incantations conquer all shame and fear!

Your names and incantations conquer the curse of Death and cause the serpent fires to rise triumphantly!

I call you by your ancient names!

Lilith! Naamah! Isheth Zenunim! Alilat! Ereshkigal! Al-uzza!

-O Ruler of the West of the two lands, O ruler of the Phoenicians, O Virgin of the Sumerians, O Dhul-Qarnain, I swear by the right of Behimut.

-(mention your request) And by the right of "Grgon - Shmiayot - Matahayot", to come to me, and to smell my smoke, and to appoint me to the Inspector General, and Field Marshal "Nabiros", and his great help, "Galassialopoulas", who are your greatest and most infernal aides, until they order their aides to do all that I entrust them with.

Abn Iiblis

[chocohazel]

Ash-Shiddiq : Side Story of Isra Miraj

Sebuah peristiwa bersejarah terjadi, belum pernah terlihat sebelumnya dua pembesar Mekah berjalan beriringan diikuti oleh masing-masing pengikutnya menuju Bukit Abi Qubais — sebuah bukit tempat budak-budak menyebarkan berita kepada penjuru Mekah secara bergantian.

Abu Jahal memberikan panggung kepada Rasulullaahﷺ untuk mengisahkan kembali apa-apa yang tadi telah beliauﷺ sabdakan dengan niat mempermalukan nabiﷺ dan menggoyahkan keimanan muslimin.

Mekah menjadi gaduh dan ramai. Sebagian bertepuk tangan, sebagian sisanya meletakkan tangan di kepala sembari terheran-heran.

“agama Muhammad telah mati. Tinggal satu orang ini, apabila satu orang ini goyah, maka habis sudah seluruh ajaran Muhammad”, tutur Abu Jahal dengan penuh keyakinan.

Seseorang ini, dikisahkan sedang mengurusi kebunnya di luar Mekah. Orang-orang yang penasaran dipimpin langsung oleh Abu Jahal dari kalangan Quraisy beserta sebagian Muslimin mendatanginya dan menceritakan semua yang telah mereka dengar.

Beliau radhiyallahu anhu berkata, "Wahai Quraisy, ketauhilah, aku telah beriman atas apa yang diucapkan Muhammad dan dia mengatakan bahwa wahyu itu turun dari langit. Lalu, apa bedanya aku beriman jika dia dari bumi pergi ke langit? Sama saja. Ketahuilah, Quraisy, bila di depan mata saya ada tembok berwarna putih dan Muhammad mengatakan, 'Tidak, tembok itu berwarna hitam,' maka saya akan dustakan mata saya dan saya akan katakan iya, tembok itu berwarna hitam."

Setelah pernyataan penuh keimanan itu beliau kemukakan di hadapan Quraisy dan Muslimin yang meragu, ia radhiyallahu anhu bergegas mencari Rasulullahﷺ. Sesampainya di sekitar bukit, dengan penuh retorika ia radhiyallahu anhu berteriak lantang agar kerumunan manusia turut mendengar apa-apa yang beliau sampaikan, "Ya Rasulullah, Ya Rasulullah, benarkah engkau telah bercerita kepada manusia, bahwa pada malam ini engkau pergi ke Baitul Maqdis?” Rasulullahﷺ menjawab, “Ya, benar."

Beliau radhiyallahu anhu berkata, "Kalau begitu, tolong, ceritakan kepadaku ciri-ciri Baitul Maqdis, Karena sebelumnya aku pernah pergi kesana!"

Al-Hasan berkata, "Rasulullahﷺ bersabda, "Kemudian Baitul Maqdis diangkat kepadaku hingga aku bisa melihatnya." Lalu Rasulullahﷺ menjelaskan ciri-ciri Baitul Maqdis. Setelah mendapatkan penjelasan Rasulullahﷺ beliau radhiyallahu anhu berkata, "Engkau berkata benar. Aku bersaksi bahwa engkau adalah utusan Allah". Setiap kali Rasulullaahﷺ menjelaskan ciri-ciri Baitul Maqdis, beliau radhiyallahu anhu berkata, "Engkau berkata benar. Aku bersaksi bahwa engkau adalah utusan Allah." Begitulah, hingga Rasulullahﷺ selesai menjelaskan ciri-ciri Baitul Maqdis.

Muth'am ibn Adi berkata kepada Rasulullah ﷺ, "wahai anak saudaraku, kami dapat memercayai semua hal yang kausampaikan sebelum hari ini. Namun pada hari ini aku bersaksi bahwa kau benar-benar berdusta. Bahkan kami, membutuhkan waktu dua bulan untuk menempuh perjalan-an dari sini ke Baitul Maqdis dengan menunggang unta. Sementara kau mengatakan telah menempuh perjalanan pulang pergi dari sini ke sana dalam waktu yang kurang dari satu malam? Demi Lata dan Uzza, aku tidak membenarkan ceritamu. Seluruh yang kaukatakan saat ini tidak terjadi sama sekali!"

Lalu beliau radhiyallahu anhu yang tengah hadir pada saat itu berteriak kepada Muth'am, "Hai Muth'am, betapa buruk ucapanmu kepada keponakanmu! Engkau menolak dan mendustakannya! Aku bersaksi bahwa ia mengatakan kebenaran.”

Tentu pada bahasan lain tentang kisah Isra Miraj, sirah mengabadikan bagi kita bahwa selanjutnya Rasulullaahﷺ melalukan pembuktian-pembuktian yang tidak terelakkan bagi Quraisy.

Maka sejak hari itu, sebuah sisi lain peristiwa Isra Miraj turut sampai untuk menjadi inspirasi dan penguat keimanan bagi kita semua. Rasulullahﷺ dan segala apa yang beliauﷺ bawa pasti benar, terlepas dari segala keterbatasan akal kita sebagai manusia.

Rasulullah memberi julukan baru kepada sahabat sang pemeran utama dari sisi lain peristiwa Isra Miraj; Abu Bakar — Ash-Shiddiq; orang yang jujur dan membenarkan.

[valkyries-things]

AL-LAT // PRE-ISLAMIC GODDESS OF FERTILITY, THE HARVEST & LOVE

“She is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess, at one time worshipped under various associations throughout the entire Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca, where she was worshipped alongside Al-Uzza and Manat as one of the daughters of Allah. The word Allat or Elat has been used to refer to various goddesses in the ancient Near East, including the goddess Asherah-Athirat. She also is associated with the Great Goddess. Under Greco-Roman influence, her iconography began to show the attributes of Athena, the Greek goddess of war, as well as her Roman equivalent Minerva.”

[wordsmithic]

I suppress a shiver. Sister is more than sweet looks and words. When forced to abandon her ancient South Arabian stronghold, she laid fire, poison, and plague on the conquering Isior clans.

♠️ The Triad is an immortal System of three alters who work in sync to protect the Death House where she resides. Her work as a chief security manager has kept her beloved safe for more than four hundred years. She's of a gothic disposition, an expert in medicine and battle, and a great help to Ismene (the "Persephone" of my story). This character is inspired by the Greek triadic goddess Hecate and the triad of goddesses Al-Uzza, Al-Lat, and Menat of the South Arabian peninsula.

♠️ More about the WIP The Other Evil ♠️

commission of the Triad by chadwickvo