Arabian Goddesses al Uzza, Allat, and Manat and the Satanic Verses

al Uzza, Al-Lat, and Manat are Arabian Goddesses, triple Goddesses of pre-Islamic Arabia. They are famously depicted in a relief from the city of Hatra, created during the 2nd century AD, in which they appear atop a lion.

These Goddesses are also mentioned in the Quran...

"Have you thought of al-Lāt and al-‘Uzzá
and Manāt, the third, the other?
(Quran 53:19–20)
"These are the exalted gharāniq,
whose intercession is hoped for.

Gharaniq is sometimes translated as cranes, deities of the sky. It is generally claimed that these verses show the influence of Satan and do not reflect the true tenets of Islam 😆

I had fun with duct tape shapes and a palette knife.

al Uzza, al Lat, and Manat original painting available through Saatchi Art. Prints, stickers, and other merch available in shop or through RedBubble or Fine Art America.

Besides being named in the Quran, all three Goddesses are attested to in the Book of Idols, written by Arab scholar Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi (737–819). The author describes their worship as well as the destruction of their temples by the Prophet.

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