Trust in God

All power is in the hands of God The Prophet sent Dhamam ibn Thalabah to the latter’s own tribe-Banu Saad ibn Bakr-with instructions to tell them about the monotheism of Islam. Dhamam then came before his people and urged them to renounce idol worship. “How wicked the worship of Lat and Uzzah,” he said, Lat and Uzzah being the names of the idols of saints that his people worshipped. They warned him not to speak in this way; he would fall a prey to leprosy or madness; he should be careful. Dhamam’s answer to them was: “Woe betide you! By God, there is nothing that Lat or Uzzah can do to anyone by way of good or evil. (IBN HISHAM, AL-SIRAH AL-NABA WIYYAH)