1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:09,419 Mawaddah Association presents: 3 00:00:09,419 --> 00:00:12,419 Events in Ramadan. 4 00:00:12,419 --> 00:00:15,669 By the grace of the Most Merciful, the compassion of the Pasha. 5 00:00:15,669 --> 00:00:19,149 The demolition of the idols. 6 00:00:20,210 --> 00:00:23,210 In Ramadan of the eighth year after the Hijrah. 7 00:00:23,210 --> 00:00:27,210 And on the twenty-fifth of that momentous month, most likely. 8 00:00:27,210 --> 00:00:31,210 The noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ordered 9 00:00:31,210 --> 00:00:36,210 The demolition of the greatest idol that was worshipped besides Allah in the Arabian Peninsula. 10 00:00:36,210 --> 00:00:40,210 It was the idol known as al-‘Uzza. 11 00:00:40,210 --> 00:00:46,340 The hand that demolished it was the hand of the Sword of Allah, Khalid ibn al-Walid. 12 00:00:46,340 --> 00:00:50,340 For al-‘Uzza and its peers among the idols in the Arabian Peninsula, 13 00:00:50,340 --> 00:00:53,340 There is a dark, black history. 14 00:00:53,340 --> 00:00:55,340 The light of Islam erased its darkness. 15 00:00:55,340 --> 00:00:59,460 And the radiance of faith removed its gloom. 16 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:04,459 This story begins in the era of Isma‘il ibn Ibrahim, peace be upon them both. 17 00:01:04,459 --> 00:01:08,459 For Isma‘il settled in Makkah the Honored. 18 00:01:08,459 --> 00:01:10,459 His descendants multiplied there. 19 00:01:10,459 --> 00:01:13,459 And as days passed, his progeny expanded, 20 00:01:13,459 --> 00:01:17,459 Until Makkah, despite its vastness, became crowded for them. 21 00:01:17,459 --> 00:01:21,459 At that point, his descendants spread throughout the land. 22 00:01:21,459 --> 00:01:25,459 They set out across the Arabian Peninsula in search of sustenance. 23 00:01:25,459 --> 00:01:28,459 And no one would depart from Makkah 24 00:01:28,459 --> 00:01:32,459 Without taking with them a stone from the stones of the Sacred Precinct, 25 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:34,459 Out of reverence for the House of Allah. 26 00:01:34,459 --> 00:01:37,459 Whenever they settled in a place, 27 00:01:37,459 --> 00:01:39,459 They would place the stone there, 28 00:01:39,459 --> 00:01:43,459 And they would circumambulate it just as they circumambulated the Ka‘bah, out of affection for it, 29 00:01:43,459 --> 00:01:47,459 And veneration for it, and longing for it. 30 00:01:47,459 --> 00:01:50,590 Then a long time passed, 31 00:01:50,590 --> 00:01:52,590 And generations followed one another, 32 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:55,590 Until those stones were worshipped besides Allah, 33 00:01:55,590 --> 00:01:59,590 And the people took them as idols and lords. 34 00:01:59,590 --> 00:02:02,689 This was the affair of the stones. 35 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:04,719 As for the carved idols, 36 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:08,719 They were brought into the Arabian Peninsula by ‘Amr ibn Rabi‘ah. 37 00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:13,719 He was a custodian of the Ka‘bah and one of the leaders of the Arabs. 38 00:02:13,719 --> 00:02:16,719 This ‘Amr fell severely ill. 39 00:02:16,719 --> 00:02:17,719 It was said to him, 40 00:02:17,719 --> 00:02:21,719 "In al-Balqa’ in the land of the Levant, there is a hot spring; 41 00:02:21,719 --> 00:02:23,719 If you go to it, you will be healed." 42 00:02:23,719 --> 00:02:26,719 So he went to it, bathed in it, and was healed. 43 00:02:26,719 --> 00:02:29,719 He found its people worshipping idols. 44 00:02:29,719 --> 00:02:31,719 He asked, "What is this?" 45 00:02:31,719 --> 00:02:34,719 They replied, "We seek rain through them, 46 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:37,719 And we seek victory over the enemy through them." 47 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:40,719 He asked them to give him some, and they did. 48 00:02:40,719 --> 00:02:44,719 He brought them to Makkah and set them up around the Ka‘bah. 49 00:02:45,719 --> 00:02:48,819 The oldest of the Arab idols was Manat. 50 00:02:48,819 --> 00:02:50,849 It was called so 51 00:02:50,849 --> 00:02:55,849 Because blood was spilled (tumna) before it as an offering and out of reverence for it. 52 00:02:55,849 --> 00:02:59,849 Manat was set up on the seashore 53 00:02:59,849 --> 00:03:01,849 Between Makkah and Madinah. 54 00:03:01,849 --> 00:03:04,849 The Arabs revered and feared it, 55 00:03:04,849 --> 00:03:06,849 And named their children after it, 56 00:03:06,849 --> 00:03:10,849 Such as ‘Abd Manat and Zayd Manat. 57 00:03:10,849 --> 00:03:13,879 The people who revered it most intensely 58 00:03:13,879 --> 00:03:15,879 Were the Aws and the Khazraj. 59 00:03:15,879 --> 00:03:19,879 Then the Arabs adopted al-Lat after Manat. 60 00:03:19,879 --> 00:03:23,879 The origin of al-Lat was a square rock in Ta’if. 61 00:03:23,879 --> 00:03:29,879 A Jew used to sit upon it, kneading flour (sawiq) for the people so they could eat it fresh. 62 00:03:29,879 --> 00:03:32,879 The people used to call him "al-Lat." 63 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:35,879 When the Jew died, 64 00:03:35,879 --> 00:03:39,879 The tribe of Thaqif built a Ka‘bah and an idol for themselves over the rock. 65 00:03:39,879 --> 00:03:43,879 Quraysh and the rest of the Arabs revered al-Lat, 66 00:03:43,879 --> 00:03:45,879 And named their children after it, 67 00:03:45,879 --> 00:03:49,879 Saying Zayd al-Lat and Taym al-Lat. 68 00:03:49,879 --> 00:03:53,939 Then the Arabs adopted al-‘Uzza after that. 69 00:03:53,939 --> 00:03:58,939 They built it in the land of Nakhlah, nine miles from Makkah. 70 00:03:58,939 --> 00:04:02,939 Al-‘Uzza was the greatest idol among Quraysh. 71 00:04:02,939 --> 00:04:05,939 They built a house over it to rival the Ka‘bah, 72 00:04:05,939 --> 00:04:09,939 And protected a sanctuary for it to rival the Makkan sanctuary. 73 00:04:09,939 --> 00:04:13,939 They established a slaughterhouse there to sacrifice offerings. 74 00:04:13,939 --> 00:04:17,939 Quraysh singled out al-‘Uzza for special veneration. 75 00:04:17,939 --> 00:04:20,939 When they circumambulated the Ka‘bah, they would say, 76 00:04:20,939 --> 00:04:24,939 "By al-Lat, al-‘Uzza, and the third one, Manat, 77 00:04:24,939 --> 00:04:27,939 For they are the exalted cranes (gharaniq), 78 00:04:27,939 --> 00:04:30,939 And their intercession is indeed to be hoped for." 79 00:04:30,939 --> 00:04:33,939 They used to say about these three idols 80 00:04:33,939 --> 00:04:36,939 That they were the daughters of Allah. 81 00:04:36,939 --> 00:04:41,009 Exalted is Allah far above what they associate with Him. 82 00:04:41,009 --> 00:04:45,009 When Allah sent His Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 83 00:04:45,009 --> 00:04:49,009 With guidance and the religion of monotheism, he condemned al-‘Uzza 84 00:04:49,009 --> 00:04:52,009 Among the idols of Quraysh that he condemned. 85 00:04:52,009 --> 00:04:57,009 This weighed heavily upon them, to the point that Sa‘id ibn al-‘As, 86 00:04:57,009 --> 00:05:00,009 When he fell into the illness from which he died, 87 00:05:00,009 --> 00:05:03,009 Abu Lahab came to visit him. 88 00:05:04,009 --> 00:05:05,009 He said, 89 00:05:05,009 --> 00:05:08,009 "Why are you weeping, O Abu Uhayhah? 90 00:05:08,009 --> 00:05:11,009 Are you weeping because of death, which is inevitable?" 91 00:05:11,009 --> 00:05:12,009 He said, "No, 92 00:05:12,009 --> 00:05:17,069 But I fear that al-‘Uzza will not be worshipped after I am gone." 93 00:05:17,069 --> 00:05:18,069 Abu Lahab said, 94 00:05:18,069 --> 00:05:22,069 "By Allah, it was not worshipped during your life because of you, 95 00:05:22,069 --> 00:05:25,069 So that you should worry about it being abandoned after your death." 96 00:05:25,069 --> 00:05:27,069 Abu Uhayhah said, 97 00:05:27,069 --> 00:05:32,139 "Now I know that I have a successor who will protect it after me." 98 00:05:32,139 --> 00:05:36,139 Quraysh had other idols inside the Ka‘bah. 99 00:05:36,139 --> 00:05:38,139 The greatest of them was Hubal. 100 00:05:38,139 --> 00:05:42,139 Hubal was made of red carnelian in the shape of a human. 101 00:05:42,139 --> 00:05:45,139 Its right hand was broken, 102 00:05:45,139 --> 00:05:48,139 So they made a hand of gold for it. 103 00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:51,139 In front of Hubal were seven arrows. 104 00:05:51,139 --> 00:05:53,139 Written on the first was "pure" (sarih), 105 00:05:53,139 --> 00:05:55,139 And on the other was "attached" (mulsaq). 106 00:05:55,139 --> 00:05:58,139 If someone doubted the lineage of a newborn, 107 00:05:58,139 --> 00:06:00,139 They would offer a gift to it, 108 00:06:00,139 --> 00:06:02,139 Then cast the arrows. 109 00:06:02,139 --> 00:06:06,139 If "pure" came out, the newborn was attributed to his father. 110 00:06:06,139 --> 00:06:09,139 If "attached" came out, they disowned him. 111 00:06:09,139 --> 00:06:13,139 Every household in Makkah had an idol in their home, 112 00:06:13,139 --> 00:06:15,139 Which they worshipped besides Allah. 113 00:06:15,139 --> 00:06:18,139 If one of them wanted to travel, 114 00:06:18,139 --> 00:06:22,139 The last thing he would do in his house was to touch it for blessing. 115 00:06:22,139 --> 00:06:24,139 And if he returned from his journey, 116 00:06:24,139 --> 00:06:29,170 The first thing he would do upon entering his house was to touch it. 117 00:06:29,170 --> 00:06:34,170 When Allah sent Muhammad with the monotheism of Allah and singling Him out for worship, 118 00:06:34,170 --> 00:06:38,170 They said, "Has he made the gods one God?" 119 00:06:38,170 --> 00:06:41,170 “Maketh he the gods One Allah? Lo! that is an astounding thing.” (38:5) 120 00:06:41,170 --> 00:06:44,170 When a man from the Arabs traveled, 121 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:46,170 And stopped in a place, 122 00:06:46,170 --> 00:06:48,170 He would take four stones. 123 00:06:48,170 --> 00:06:51,170 He would look at the best of them and take it as a lord, 124 00:06:51,170 --> 00:06:54,170 And make the remaining three a hearth, 125 00:06:54,170 --> 00:06:58,170 Placing his pot upon them to cook his food. 126 00:06:58,170 --> 00:07:02,170 The worship of these idols by the Arabs was not without its ironies. 127 00:07:02,170 --> 00:07:08,170 Among them is that one of them passed by one of these set-up idols, 128 00:07:08,170 --> 00:07:13,170 And found a fox standing next to the idol and urinating on its head. 129 00:07:13,170 --> 00:07:18,170 He said, "Is this a lord that a fox urinates on its head? 130 00:07:18,170 --> 00:07:22,170 Humiliated is he upon whom the fox has urinated." 131 00:07:22,170 --> 00:07:25,170 Another is that Imru’ al-Qays ibn Hujr 132 00:07:25,170 --> 00:07:27,170 Went to an idol on the day his father was killed, 133 00:07:27,170 --> 00:07:32,170 And cast the arrows before it to consult it regarding vengeance for his father. 134 00:07:32,170 --> 00:07:36,170 The arrow came out forbidding him from seeking vengeance for his father. 135 00:07:36,170 --> 00:07:40,170 So he kicked the idol with his foot, cursed it, and insulted it, 136 00:07:40,170 --> 00:07:41,170 And said to it, 137 00:07:41,170 --> 00:07:45,230 "If your father had been killed, you would not have said this!" 138 00:07:45,230 --> 00:07:51,230 A man from the tribe of Mulkan brought his camels to an idol of his people called Sa‘d, 139 00:07:51,230 --> 00:07:55,230 Intending to dedicate them to it, seeking its blessing. 140 00:07:55,230 --> 00:08:00,230 When the camels saw the idol, they bolted from the blood that was spilled before it, 141 00:08:00,230 --> 00:08:03,230 And scattered everywhere. 142 00:08:03,230 --> 00:08:08,230 The Bedouin became angry, took a stone, threw it at the idol, and said, 143 00:08:08,230 --> 00:08:12,329 "We came to Sa‘d to unite our scattered herd, 144 00:08:12,329 --> 00:08:16,329 But Sa‘d scattered us; I am no longer a follower of Sa‘d. 145 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:23,329 Is Sa‘d anything but a rock in a desolate land, neither guiding to error nor to righteousness?" 146 00:08:23,329 --> 00:08:29,329 Among these stories is that of ‘Amr ibn al-Jamuh, a leader of the tribe of Salamah. 147 00:08:29,329 --> 00:08:32,330 He had taken an idol into his house. 148 00:08:32,330 --> 00:08:35,330 When the young men of Salamah embraced Islam, 149 00:08:35,330 --> 00:08:39,330 And witnessed the Pledge of ‘Aqabah with their fathers and returned to Yathrib, 150 00:08:39,330 --> 00:08:45,330 Whenever night fell, they would enter ‘Amr’s house, take the idol, 151 00:08:45,330 --> 00:08:50,330 And throw it into a pit where the filth of the Banu Salamah gathered. 152 00:08:50,330 --> 00:08:52,389 When ‘Amr woke up, he would say, 153 00:08:52,389 --> 00:08:57,389 "Woe to you! Who has attacked our gods tonight?" 154 00:08:57,389 --> 00:08:59,389 Then he would go out searching for it, 155 00:08:59,389 --> 00:09:04,389 And when he found it, he would wash it, perfume it, and say to it, 156 00:09:04,389 --> 00:09:08,389 "By Allah, if I knew who did this to you, I would disgrace him." 157 00:09:08,389 --> 00:09:10,389 When evening came and he slept, 158 00:09:10,389 --> 00:09:14,389 They would go to it and do the same to his idol. 159 00:09:14,389 --> 00:09:16,389 He would wake up searching for it, 160 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:19,389 And find it in the same state of filth. 161 00:09:19,389 --> 00:09:22,389 He would wash it, clean it, and perfume it. 162 00:09:22,389 --> 00:09:25,389 Then he brought his sword and hung it upon it, 163 00:09:25,389 --> 00:09:27,389 And said to it, 164 00:09:27,389 --> 00:09:31,389 "By Allah, I do not know who is doing this to you, as you see. 165 00:09:31,389 --> 00:09:34,389 If there is any good in you, defend yourself, 166 00:09:34,389 --> 00:09:36,389 For this sword is with you." 167 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:39,580 When evening came and he slept, 168 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:43,580 They went to it, took the sword from its neck, 169 00:09:43,580 --> 00:09:45,580 Then took a dead dog, 170 00:09:45,580 --> 00:09:47,580 And tied it to the idol with a rope, 171 00:09:47,580 --> 00:09:51,580 Then threw it into one of the wells of the Banu Salamah. 172 00:09:51,580 --> 00:09:54,580 ‘Amr went out and did not find it in its place, 173 00:09:54,580 --> 00:09:57,580 But found it in the well, upside down, 174 00:09:57,580 --> 00:10:00,580 Tied to a dead dog. 175 00:10:00,580 --> 00:10:02,580 Those who had embraced Islam from his people spoke to him, 176 00:10:02,580 --> 00:10:04,580 And invited him to Islam. 177 00:10:04,580 --> 00:10:06,580 He embraced Islam, and his Islam was sincere. 178 00:10:06,580 --> 00:10:09,580 Then he said, thanking Allah for saving him 179 00:10:09,580 --> 00:10:12,580 From the blindness and misguidance he was in: 180 00:10:12,580 --> 00:10:15,580 "By Allah, if you were a god, you would not be 181 00:10:15,580 --> 00:10:19,580 You and a dog in a well, tied together. 182 00:10:19,580 --> 00:10:22,580 Praise be to Allah, the Most High, the Bestower, 183 00:10:22,580 --> 00:10:26,580 The Giver, the Provider, the Judge of the Religion. 184 00:10:26,580 --> 00:10:29,580 He is the One who saved me before 185 00:10:29,580 --> 00:10:32,580 I was held hostage in the darkness of the grave." 186 00:10:32,580 --> 00:10:34,740 Most of these idols remained 187 00:10:34,740 --> 00:10:37,740 Worshipped besides Allah in the Arabian Peninsula, 188 00:10:37,740 --> 00:10:40,740 Until Allah granted His Prophet 189 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:41,740 The clear victory. 190 00:10:41,740 --> 00:10:44,740 That was a sign of the end 191 00:10:44,740 --> 00:10:45,740 Of the era of idols, 192 00:10:45,740 --> 00:10:48,740 And the removal of the symbols of polytheism. 193 00:10:48,740 --> 00:10:50,740 It was among the virtues of Ramadan 194 00:10:50,740 --> 00:10:53,740 That in its glorious days, 195 00:10:53,740 --> 00:10:54,740 All the idols were demolished. 196 00:10:54,740 --> 00:10:57,840 For on the twentieth of Ramadan, 197 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,840 In the eighth year after the Hijrah, 198 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:00,840 The Messenger of Allah, 199 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,840 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered Makkah as a conqueror, 200 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,840 He turned his face toward the Sacred Mosque. 201 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,840 The idols were set up around the Kaaba. 202 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,840 He took the tip of his spear. 203 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,840 He began striking them in their eyes and faces. 204 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,840 They would collapse at his feet while he recited. 205 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,840 “And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.” (17:81) 206 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,840 “And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.” (17:81) 207 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:26,840 Then he gave orders regarding them. 208 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:28,840 They were overturned onto their faces. 209 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,840 They were removed from the Mosque. 210 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:32,840 And fire was set to them. 211 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,840 At the head of them was Hubal. 212 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,000 On the twenty-fourth of Ramadan, 213 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,000 in the eighth year after the Hijrah, 214 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,000 the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent 215 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,000 Sa'd Ibn Zayd al-Ashhali to Manat. 216 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:50,000 He demolished it and found nothing in its treasury. 217 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,059 On the twenty-fifth of Ramadan, 218 00:11:53,059 --> 00:11:56,059 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent 219 00:11:56,059 --> 00:11:58,059 Khalid Ibn al-Walid 220 00:11:58,059 --> 00:12:01,059 with thirty horsemen of his Companions. 221 00:12:01,059 --> 00:12:03,059 He commanded them to demolish al-'Uzza. 222 00:12:03,059 --> 00:12:07,059 Its custodians and caretakers were from the Banu Shayban. 223 00:12:07,059 --> 00:12:11,059 When its custodian heard of Khalid’s approach toward it, 224 00:12:11,059 --> 00:12:13,059 he hung a sword upon it. 225 00:12:13,059 --> 00:12:15,059 And he recited to it, saying: 226 00:12:15,059 --> 00:12:19,059 "O 'Uzza, show your might, do not be slow, 227 00:12:19,059 --> 00:12:22,059 against Khalid; cast off your veil and gird yourself. 228 00:12:22,059 --> 00:12:26,059 O 'Uzza, if you do not kill Khalid today, 229 00:12:26,059 --> 00:12:30,059 then prepare for an immediate disgrace or become a Christian." 230 00:12:30,059 --> 00:12:33,320 When Khalid reached it, 231 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,320 he demolished it while repeating: 232 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:39,350 "O 'Uzza, may you be denied, not glorified, 233 00:12:39,350 --> 00:12:42,350 for I have seen that Allah has humiliated you." 234 00:12:42,350 --> 00:12:47,350 Then Khalid returned to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 235 00:12:47,350 --> 00:12:49,350 and informed him of the demolition of al-'Uzza. 236 00:12:49,350 --> 00:12:53,350 He said to him, "Praise be to Allah who has honored us through you 237 00:12:53,350 --> 00:12:55,350 and saved us from destruction. 238 00:12:55,350 --> 00:12:58,350 I used to see my father come to al-'Uzza, 239 00:12:58,350 --> 00:13:02,350 bringing it the best of his wealth in camels and sheep. 240 00:13:02,350 --> 00:13:04,350 He would slaughter them for al-'Uzza, 241 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:07,350 then stay by it for three days, 242 00:13:07,350 --> 00:13:09,350 and then return to us joyful. 243 00:13:09,350 --> 00:13:12,350 I reflected upon what my father died upon, 244 00:13:12,350 --> 00:13:14,350 and how he was deceived, 245 00:13:14,350 --> 00:13:18,350 until he ended up slaughtering for that which neither hears nor sees, 246 00:13:18,350 --> 00:13:20,350 and neither harms nor benefits." 247 00:13:20,350 --> 00:13:23,350 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 248 00:13:23,350 --> 00:13:25,350 "This matter rests with Allah. 249 00:13:25,350 --> 00:13:28,350 Whoever He guides to the truth, it is made easy for him, 250 00:13:28,350 --> 00:13:32,350 and whoever He leaves to misguidance, he remains within it." 251 00:13:32,350 --> 00:13:35,450 In Ramadan of the ninth year after the Hijrah, 252 00:13:35,450 --> 00:13:41,450 the delegation of Thaqif, the owners of al-Lat, came to the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 253 00:13:41,450 --> 00:13:43,450 offering their Islam to him. 254 00:13:43,450 --> 00:13:48,450 They asked him to leave al-Lat for them for three years without demolishing it. 255 00:13:48,450 --> 00:13:52,450 But the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, refused that. 256 00:13:52,450 --> 00:13:55,450 They did not cease asking him, year by year, 257 00:13:55,450 --> 00:13:57,450 and he refused them. 258 00:13:57,450 --> 00:14:00,450 Until they asked for just one month, 259 00:14:00,450 --> 00:14:03,450 but he refused to leave it for any specified time. 260 00:14:03,450 --> 00:14:05,450 He insisted on its demolition. 261 00:14:05,450 --> 00:14:08,450 They asked him that they not be the ones to demolish it with their own hands. 262 00:14:08,450 --> 00:14:11,450 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 263 00:14:11,450 --> 00:14:14,450 "As for breaking your idols with your own hands, 264 00:14:14,450 --> 00:14:16,480 we will excuse you from that." 265 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,480 Then the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent 266 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,480 with them Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb 267 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,480 and al-Mughirah Ibn Shu'bah 268 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,509 to demolish al-Lat. 269 00:14:25,509 --> 00:14:27,509 When they reached Ta'if, 270 00:14:27,509 --> 00:14:31,509 the women of Thaqif came out unveiled, weeping for their deities, 271 00:14:31,509 --> 00:14:32,509 lamenting their loss, 272 00:14:32,509 --> 00:14:36,509 and criticizing their men who had surrendered them. 273 00:14:36,509 --> 00:14:40,509 When al-Mughirah intended to demolish it, he said to Abu Sufyan, 274 00:14:40,509 --> 00:14:43,509 "Shall I make you laugh at Thaqif?" 275 00:14:43,509 --> 00:14:44,509 He said, "Yes." 276 00:14:44,509 --> 00:14:48,509 He took the axe and struck al-Lat one blow. 277 00:14:48,509 --> 00:14:52,509 Then he shouted and fell on his face as if he had been struck down. 278 00:14:52,509 --> 00:14:55,580 Ta'if erupted with cries of joy, 279 00:14:55,580 --> 00:14:58,580 believing that al-Lat had struck down al-Mughirah. 280 00:14:58,580 --> 00:15:00,580 They approached him saying, 281 00:15:00,580 --> 00:15:03,580 "Woe to you! How did you see it? 282 00:15:03,580 --> 00:15:05,580 It destroys those who show it enmity! 283 00:15:05,580 --> 00:15:08,580 It destroys those who show it enmity!" 284 00:15:08,580 --> 00:15:11,580 Then al-Mughirah stood up, laughing at the people, 285 00:15:11,580 --> 00:15:13,580 and mocking their foolishness. 286 00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:16,580 He then turned to al-Lat, striking it with his pickaxe, 287 00:15:16,580 --> 00:15:18,580 while saying: 288 00:15:18,580 --> 00:15:19,580 "Allah is the Greatest, 289 00:15:19,580 --> 00:15:21,580 Allah is the Greatest. 290 00:15:21,580 --> 00:15:25,580 There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, 291 00:15:25,580 --> 00:15:28,580 the One, the Eternal Refuge." 292 00:15:28,580 --> 00:15:31,580 So congratulations to the Muslims for Ramadan, 293 00:15:31,580 --> 00:15:34,580 congratulations to them for its glorious days. 294 00:15:34,580 --> 00:15:37,580 For in it, the idols were disgraced, 295 00:15:37,580 --> 00:15:39,580 and in it, the statues were uprooted.