Abd al-Uzza ibn Qusai

In Islam, Abd al-Uzza ibn Qusai (Arabic: عبد العزى بن قصي) forms an important link between his father, Qusai ibn Kilab (c. 400–480), the great-great-grandfather of Shaiba ibn Hashim (Abd al-Mutallib) and his son Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza.^[1]

The name Abd al-Uzza derives from one of the three chief godesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times, al-Uzza.^[2] The three were considered to be daughters of Allah and were very close in symbolism and appearance to Hindu and Buddhist goddesses.

References

1. "Le récit du mariage du Prophète avec Khadîjah".
2. عمر،, إبن كثير، إسماعيل بن (2003). المصباح المنير في تهذيب تفسير ابن كثير. Darussalam. ISBN 978-9960-892-80-1.