سُوْرَةُ نُوْحٍ
Surah Nooh (71) — Ayah 23
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And they have said: ‘You shall not leave your gods: nor shall you leave Wadd, nor Suwâ‘, nor Yaghûth, nor Ya‘ûq nor Nasr’ (these are the names of their idols).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they said
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَذَرُنَّ
tadharunna
leave
ءَالِهَتَكُمْ
ālihatakum
your gods
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَذَرُنَّ
tadharunna
leave
وَدًّۭا
waddan
Wadd
وَلَا
walā
and not
سُوَاعًۭا
suwāʿan
Suwa
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَغُوثَ
yaghūtha
Yaguth
وَيَعُوقَ
wayaʿūqa
and Yauq
وَنَسْرًۭا
wanasran
and Nasr
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
23. 1. These were the people of Noah’s (AS) nation whom they used to worship, and their fame became so widespread that even in Arabia they continued to be worshipped. These five were the names of righteous men from the nation of Noah (AS). When they died, Satan told their devotees to make their images and keep them in their homes and shops so that their memory would remain fresh and, by remembering them, they too would continue to do good deeds like them. When those who kept these images passed away, Satan led their descendants into polytheism by telling them that their forefathers used to worship those whose images were hanging in their homes. Thus, they began to worship them (Sahih Bukhari).
