'Amr ibn Luhayy (Arabic: عمرو بن لحي) was a chief of the Banu Khuza'ah, a tribe originating in pre-Islamic Arabia.
[8][9] With the help of a companion from the jinn, 'Amr manages to locate and dig up the idols of the people of Noah that were supposedly buried on the coast of Jeddah.
[11] Claude Addas dates the lifetime to 'Amr to be around the 3rd centuries CE, basing her conclusion off a commentary of the Kitab al-Asnam of Ibn al-Kalbi.
[12] The 12th-century Kitāb al-Milal wa al-Nihal regards 'Amr as being a contemporary of the Sasanian king, Shapur Dhu al-Aktaf, which may place 'Amr as living in the 4th century CE.
[14] The fate of 'Amr in the afterlife as described by Muhammad was narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari by Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings be upon Him, said: “I saw 'Amr ibn 'Amir al-Khuza'i dragging his intestines in the Fire; for he was the first one to release the animals [for the idols].