Souk Okaz or Soq Okaz (Arabic: ŰłÙÙ ŰčÙۧ۞, romanized: SĆ«q ÊżUkÄáș, pronounced [suËq ÊÊËkaËĂ°Ë€]), or Al-Ukadh (ۧÙŰčÙۧ۞), is a historical souk at Okaz, between Nakhla and Taif, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The largest and best known annual fair in pre-Islamic times, today it is a popular tourist destination.
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Nakhla (Saudi Arabia) in the context of Al-âUzzĂĄ
Al-Ê»UzzĂĄ or al-Ê»UzzÄ (Arabic: ۧÙŰčŰČÙ, pronounced [al ËÊuzzaË]) 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-Lat and ManÄt. 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 whom people worshiped.
Al-Ê»UzzÄ, like Hubal, was called upon for protection by the pre-Islamic Quraysh. "In 624 at the 'battle called Uhud', the war cry of the Qurayshites was, "O people of UzzÄ, people of Hubal!". Al-âUzzĂĄ also later appears in Ibn Ishaq's account of the alleged Satanic Verses.