Saying · At the temple of al-Uzza, during the 19 days in Makkah
O Uzza! You protect yourself! I have to flee!
Said as Khalid ibn al-Walid arrived at the temple to destroy the idol al-Uzza.
~8 AH, during the Prophet ﷺ's 19-day stay in Makkah after the Conquest · 8 AH
During his 19-day stay in Makkah after the Conquest, the Prophet ﷺ ordered every household to destroy its own idols and sent out mini-expeditions to destroy the remaining public centers of idolatry. He dispatched Khalid ibn al-Walid RA to destroy the great idol al-Uzza (mentioned in Qur'an 53:19), while a separate group was sent to destroy Manat (Qur'an 53:20). At al-Uzza's temple, one of its custodians flung a weapon at the idol and cried out that it should protect itself, before fleeing and abandoning it to be destroyed. Within days, every idol in the vicinity of the Hejaz was gone.
Part of the wider campaign, following the Conquest of Makkah, to rid the Arabian Peninsula of idolatry once the Prophet ﷺ's political authority extended across central Arabia.
Other events recorded in 8 AH. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.
O Uzza! You protect yourself! I have to flee!
Said as Khalid ibn al-Walid arrived at the temple to destroy the idol al-Uzza.