The names of the idols given here are those which existed in Arabia inthe Prophet's time, and hence some critics call it an anachronism. [...] According toIʿAb, the idols of Noah's people were worshipped by the Arabs,Wadd being worshipped byKalb, Suwāʿ byHudhail,Yaghūth byMurād,Yaʿūq byHamadān andNasr byḤimyar (B. 65:lxxi, 1). The commentators say that Wadd was worshipped in the form of a man, Suwāʿ in that of a woman, Yaghūth in that of a lion, Yaʿūq in that of a horse and Nasr in that of an eagle (Rz).[1]
The temple dedicated to Suwāʿ was demolished on the orders of Muhammad, in theRaid of Amr ibn al-As, in January 630 AD, 8AH, 9th month, of the Islamic Calendar.[2][3][4]
^Maulana Muhammad Ali.The Holy Qur'an, with English Translation and Commentary; 2002 edition (ISBN0-913321-01-X). The quoted text appears in Ali's footnote on 71:23a (page 1138).
