Dhul Khalasa

Dhul-Khalasa (Arabic: ذُو الْخَلَصَة ḏū l-ḵalaṣa) was a god or temple of pre-Islamic Arabia, associated with he worship of the tribe of Banu Daws. This cult is only attested in Islamic sources, especially hadith and in the Book of Idols of Hisham ibn al-Kalbi. In some sources, Dhul Khalasa appears as the name of a god. According to other sources, the god was called al-Khalasa, whereas Dhul Khalasa was the name of the building or temple that this idol is associated with. A third interpretation in Islamic sources is that al-Khalasa is the name of the people who worshiped at the Dhul Khalasa temple. Islamic tradition described the temple as one of the several non-Meccan Kaabas at the time. It was called the "Southern Kaaba" (al-kaʿba al-yamaniyya) to distinguish it from the Kaaba of Mecca (al-kaʿba al-shāmiyya).

According to Islamic tradition, the temple of Dhul Khalasa was demolished in April and May 632 CE, in 10 AH of the Islamic calendar. The demolition was carried out by Jarir ibn ʿAbdullah al-Bajali on the order of Muhammad, leaving the shrine in ruins.