Allah was prominent in Pre-Islamic Arabia, as a god with three daughters: al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat. (Note that al- means "the".)
Uzza, (Aza) Allat and Manat are mentioned in the Koran.
The Star Sura an Najim (Sura 53 ) verses 19-20 say,
"Have ye seen Lat, and ‘Uzza, And another, the third (goddess), Manat?"
The four early biographers of Mohammed wrote that the verses originally were followed by:
"These are the exalted cranes (intermediaries) Whose intercession is to be hoped for."
Later, this passage was taken out and the following was put in its place:
"What! For you the male sex, And for him, the female? Behold, such would be Indeed a division Most unfair." (verses 53:21-22 today)
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`Uzzá "the Powerful" (derived from the root Az) was a pre-Islamic Arabian fertility goddess who was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca. She, Manáh and Allat were known as "the daughters of Allah". Uzza was worshipped by the Nabataeans, who equated her with the Graeco-Roman goddesses Aphrodite, Urania, Venus and Caelestis.
Excavations at Petra since 1974 have revealed a temple, apparently dedicated to Isis/al-Uzza, (Azazel) now named after some carvings found inside, the Temple of the Winged Lions. Inscriptions record the name of Uzza at Petra. Like Lillith she resides in a tree similar to the acacia.
Allat (also al-Lat) was the Arab tribal goddess of the Thaqif who lived in the city of Taif. Her name originated as short for al 'iláhat = "the goddess". she represented the earth and its fruits. The name also occurs in earlier Safaitic graffiti as han-'Ilat "the Goddess". She was also worshipped by the Nabataeans, who equated her with the Greek Athena & the Roman Minerva. According to Wellhausen, (1844–1918, leading German biblical scholar of the 19th century) they believed Allat was the mother of Hubal (tutelary deity of Mecca (Qur'an 17:83 al Isra - Bani Israel)) whose statue -- in human form and made of red carneol -- stood in the Ka'ba until Muhammad destroyed it in 630 AD.) and hence the mother-in-law of Manah.)
According to the Book of Idols (Kitab al-Asnám) by Hishám b. al-Kalbi, the pre-Islamic Arabs believed Manah to be the goddess of fate and the oldest of the three "daughters of God". She was known as Manawat to the Nabataeans, who equated her with the Graeco-Roman goddess Nemesis and she was considered the wife of Hubal. The ancient Arabian goddess of fate and destiny, and the personification of the evening star. Her cult was situated between Medina and Mecca, where she was worshipped in the form of a black stone.
The same Black Stone (called Al-Hajarul Aswad in Arabic) still is a holy relic in Islam. It is roughly 50 cm in diameter. It is found in the Kaäba, a sacred site in Islam, in the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the cornerstone of one of the four corners of the religious construction. It can be recognized instantly due to its prominent surrounding silver band.
When pilgrims circle the Kaaba as part of the ritual of the Hadj, many of them try, if possible, to stop and kiss the Black Stone.
