Nuh 71:21–24
Never leave your gods
قَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا ٢١ وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًۭا كُبَّارًۭا ٢٢ وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّۭا وَلَا سُوَاعًۭا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًۭا ٢٣ وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلًۭا ٢٤
The meaning, simply
Noah said: my Lord, my people disobeyed me and followed the rich whose wealth only brought them loss. They plotted a great plot and said: never leave your idols Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr. And they led many astray.
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.
Words to understand
- خَسَارًۭا
- loss
- كُبَّارًۭا
- huge
- وَدًّۭا وَلَا سُوَاعًۭا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًۭا
- names of idols Nuh's people worshipped
Think with me
Idols cannot help or harm. Why do we worship Allah alone?