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Goddess of pre-Islamic times. A stone cube near Mecca was held sacred as part of her cult. Two other N Arabian goddesses, Manat and al-Uzza, are associated with al-Lat in the Quran. Muhammad once recognized these three as goddesses, but a new revelation led him to abandon his attempt to placate Meccan pagans, and he ordered the sanctuaries of al-Lat and the other two goddesses destroyed. The goddesses were worshiped by Arab tribes located as far away as Palmyra, Syria
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