12. THE DISPATCH OF KHALID IBN AL-WALEED TO DESTROY AL‘UZZA
Ibn Ishaq related that afterward, Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, dispatched Khalid to destroy Al- ‘Uzza, which was an idol housed surrounded by palm groves and venerated by Quraish, Kinanah and Mudar. Its custodian and its drapers were from Banu Shaiban from the clan of Banu Sulaim who were allies of Banu Hashim. When its custodian, AsSulami, heard of Khalid’s movement toward the idol, he hung his sword on the Al-‘Uzza and then rushed to the hill where it was located while saying:
O ‘Uzza, in a manner that is unprecedented, be preparedFor Khalid, jettison your veil and be prepared For O ‘Uzza, if you do not kill a man like Khalid You will be displaced and cut short in haste. When Khalid came to the idol, he destroyed it and returned to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
By: Ibn Katheer
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