Quiz Time (15) which animal/Bird Quraish regarded as one of their deities & Prophet (saw) himself destroyed its figure?

 

Quiz Time (15) which animal/Bird Quraish regarded as one of their deities & Prophet (saw) himself destroyed its figure?

 

Ans: Pigeon.

 

Prophet Muhammad (saw) orders the destruction of the idols:

 

The Muslim army entered the city unpretentiously and peacefully. No house was robbed, no man or woman was insulted. The Prophet granted a general amnesty to the entire population of Mecca. Only four criminals, whom justice condemned, were proscribed. He did however, order the destruction of all idols and pagan images of worship, upon which three hundred and fifty idols which were in the Sacred House of Ka'ba were thrown down. The Prophet himself destroyed a wooden pigeon hung from the roof and regarded as one of the deities of the Quraish. During the downfall of the images and idols he was heard to cry aloud: "Allah is great. Truth has come and falsehood has vanished; verily falsehood is fleeting." The old idolaters observed thoughtfully the destruction of their gods, which were utterly powerless. After the Prophet had abolished these pagan idols and every pagan rite, he delivered a sermon to the assembled people. He dwelt upon the natural brotherhood of man in the words of the Qur'an: (Ch 49:13 Quran).

 

[Reference:  Stories of Prophets by Ibn Kathir page No: 221 on 5th paragraph]

By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli

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