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Verse 23

Surah 71 • Verse 23

وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدࣰّا وَلَا سُوَاعࣰا وَلَا یَغُوثَ وَیَعُوقَ وَنَسۡرࣰا

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التفسير التبليغي

And they said, "Do not abandon your gods, and do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth, and Ya'uq, and Nasr." (23)

And they said: meaning the leaders of Noah's people, "Do not abandon your gods, and do not abandon Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth, and Ya'uq, and Nasr."

Qatadah said: These were deities worshipped by the people of Noah, and then the Arabs worshipped them after that.

Wadd belonged to the tribe of Kalb in Dumat al-Jandal. Suwa' belonged to Hudhayl. Yaghuth belonged to Banu Ghutayf from Murad in al-Jarf. Ya'uq belonged to Hamdan. And Nasr belonged to Dhu al-Kala' from Himyar.

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Source: التفسير التبليغي