To which country and nation was the Prophet Nuh (Noah) sent?

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- The Prophet Noah was sent to the people of Noah. (see the chapter of Nuh)

- As for the tribe and the country to which Noah was sent, we could not find any definite information. Although we looked at both Turkish and Arabic sources, we could not find a fact that satisfies the heart. Mesopotamia and Yemen are the most commonly used names.

- According to a narration, people lived with the belief in monotheism until Noah, and idolatry emerged for the first time with Noah’s people. (see Zamakhshari, Kashshaf, Cairo, 4/164)

- “And they have said (to each other), ‘Abandon not your gods: Abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa’, neither Yaguth nor Ya’uq, nor Nasr.” (Nuh 71/23) The idols worshipped by the people of Noah are mentioned in the verse of the Quran above.

Those names originally belonged to people who were distinguished for their goodness. After their deaths, their statues were made and then people made them objects of worship as intermediaries between themselves and Allah.

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