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Yauq (يعوق)

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From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Yauq (يعوق) is the name of a false deity mentioned in the Quran, who was worshipped at the time of the prophet Nuh (Noah). This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology:

Concept (root)
False Deity
Yauq (يعوق)
Quranic Concept
Yauq
يعوق
TranslationYauq
Transliterationyaʿūq
CategoryFalse Deity


Yauq is referred to in verse (71:23) of chapter (71) sūrat nūḥ:

Sahih International: And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.


Visual Concept Map

The map below shows the part of the visual ontology for this concept. You can click on other concepts in the map for related information:

LocationAl-UzzaFalse DeityAllahAllah's ThroneAllatBreast BoneGolden CalfIdolHoly BookInjeelManatNasrQuranSuwaTorahWaddYaghuthYauqZaburBaal

Concept map for Yauq. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept yauq:

(instance yauq false-deity)

See Also

  • Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (1 occurance)
  • Ya'uq - Wikipedia article
  • Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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