Ya'uq
Arabian · deity · pantheon era · Recorded classification
THE ONLY ONE OF THE FIVE WHOSE TERRITORY THE SOURCES NAME EXACTLY: Khaywan, in the land of Hamdan in the Yemen.
Domains
- tribal patronage of hamdan
- horse form
Relations
- named among the five idols of surat nuh with: WaddReciprocated within this batch. Qur'an 71:23 names Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr together in a single verse, and the commentators treat them as one list with one form assigned to each; the set is the attestation.Reference treatment of the five idols of Qur'an 71:23: Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr are the five idols Noah's people were urged not to abandon. Islamic sources assign them to tribes: Wadd was worshipped by Kalb, Suwa' by Hudhayl, Yaghuth by Murad, Ya'uq by Hamdan and Nasr by Himyar. In more detail: Wadd was the god of the Banu Kalb ibn Wabara, a branch of the Quda'a, whose shrine was built at Dumat al-Jandal; Suwa' was the goddess of the Hudhayl and her idol was a female figure; Yaghuth was the god of An'um, a branch of Tayy, and of some branches of Madhhij; and Ya'uq was the god of Khaywan, a branch of Hamdan, in the territory of Hamdan in the Yemen. The commentators say that Wadd was worshipped in the form of a man, Suwa' in that of a woman, Yaghuth in that of a lion, Ya'uq in that of a horse and Nasr in that of an eagle. (secondary); Qur'an 71:23 (Surat Nuh) (primary)
- named among the five idols of surat nuh with: Suwa'Reciprocated within this batch. Qur'an 71:23 names Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr together in a single verse, and the commentators treat them as one list with one form assigned to each; the set is the attestation.Reference treatment of the five idols of Qur'an 71:23: Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr are the five idols Noah's people were urged not to abandon. Islamic sources assign them to tribes: Wadd was worshipped by Kalb, Suwa' by Hudhayl, Yaghuth by Murad, Ya'uq by Hamdan and Nasr by Himyar. In more detail: Wadd was the god of the Banu Kalb ibn Wabara, a branch of the Quda'a, whose shrine was built at Dumat al-Jandal; Suwa' was the goddess of the Hudhayl and her idol was a female figure; Yaghuth was the god of An'um, a branch of Tayy, and of some branches of Madhhij; and Ya'uq was the god of Khaywan, a branch of Hamdan, in the territory of Hamdan in the Yemen. The commentators say that Wadd was worshipped in the form of a man, Suwa' in that of a woman, Yaghuth in that of a lion, Ya'uq in that of a horse and Nasr in that of an eagle. (secondary); Qur'an 71:23 (Surat Nuh) (primary)
- named among the five idols of surat nuh with: YaghuthReciprocated within this batch. Qur'an 71:23 names Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr together in a single verse, and the commentators treat them as one list with one form assigned to each; the set is the attestation.Reference treatment of the five idols of Qur'an 71:23: Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr are the five idols Noah's people were urged not to abandon. Islamic sources assign them to tribes: Wadd was worshipped by Kalb, Suwa' by Hudhayl, Yaghuth by Murad, Ya'uq by Hamdan and Nasr by Himyar. In more detail: Wadd was the god of the Banu Kalb ibn Wabara, a branch of the Quda'a, whose shrine was built at Dumat al-Jandal; Suwa' was the goddess of the Hudhayl and her idol was a female figure; Yaghuth was the god of An'um, a branch of Tayy, and of some branches of Madhhij; and Ya'uq was the god of Khaywan, a branch of Hamdan, in the territory of Hamdan in the Yemen. The commentators say that Wadd was worshipped in the form of a man, Suwa' in that of a woman, Yaghuth in that of a lion, Ya'uq in that of a horse and Nasr in that of an eagle. (secondary); Qur'an 71:23 (Surat Nuh) (primary)
- named among the five idols of surat nuh with: NasrReciprocated within this batch. Qur'an 71:23 names Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr together in a single verse, and the commentators treat them as one list with one form assigned to each; the set is the attestation.Reference treatment of the five idols of Qur'an 71:23: Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr are the five idols Noah's people were urged not to abandon. Islamic sources assign them to tribes: Wadd was worshipped by Kalb, Suwa' by Hudhayl, Yaghuth by Murad, Ya'uq by Hamdan and Nasr by Himyar. In more detail: Wadd was the god of the Banu Kalb ibn Wabara, a branch of the Quda'a, whose shrine was built at Dumat al-Jandal; Suwa' was the goddess of the Hudhayl and her idol was a female figure; Yaghuth was the god of An'um, a branch of Tayy, and of some branches of Madhhij; and Ya'uq was the god of Khaywan, a branch of Hamdan, in the territory of Hamdan in the Yemen. The commentators say that Wadd was worshipped in the form of a man, Suwa' in that of a woman, Yaghuth in that of a lion, Ya'uq in that of a horse and Nasr in that of an eagle. (secondary); Qur'an 71:23 (Surat Nuh) (primary)
Sources
- The god of Khaywan, a branch of Hamdan, in the territory of Hamdan in the Yemen, worshipped in the form of a horse; the fourth of the five idols of Qur'an 71:23.: Reference treatment of the five idols of Qur'an 71:23: Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr are the five idols Noah's people were urged not to abandon. Islamic sources assign them to tribes: Wadd was worshipped by Kalb, Suwa' by Hudhayl, Yaghuth by Murad, Ya'uq by Hamdan and Nasr by Himyar. In more detail: Wadd was the god of the Banu Kalb ibn Wabara, a branch of the Quda'a, whose shrine was built at Dumat al-Jandal; Suwa' was the goddess of the Hudhayl and her idol was a female figure; Yaghuth was the god of An'um, a branch of Tayy, and of some branches of Madhhij; and Ya'uq was the god of Khaywan, a branch of Hamdan, in the territory of Hamdan in the Yemen. The commentators say that Wadd was worshipped in the form of a man, Suwa' in that of a woman, Yaghuth in that of a lion, Ya'uq in that of a horse and Nasr in that of an eagle. (secondary); Qur'an 71:23 (Surat Nuh) (primary); Ibn al-Kalbi, Kitab al-Asnam (early 9th c. CE) (primary)