Are the names "Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq, and Nasr" mentioned in Surat Nuh Arabic names, and what was the language spoken by Nuh (Noah), peace be upon him?
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These names belong to entities that existed in the era of Noah (peace be upon him) and did not change. The Arabs pronounced them as proper nouns. Al-Razi mentioned that people in Noah's time spoke the same language as Adam (peace be upon him). Al-Tabari narrated from Qatadah that Wadd was for the Kalb tribe in Dumat al-Jandal, Suwa' for Hudhayl, Yaghuth for Banu Ghutayf from Murad, Ya'uq for Hamdan, and Nasr for Dhu al-Kala'. These deities were worshipped by Noah's people, and then the Arabs adopted them later.
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