1. Dialogue Homogenization:
The verse reduces diverse historical figures separated by centuries—Noah, Hud, Salih, Lot, and Shu'ayb—into identical "clones" who recite the exact same verbatim speech. This lack of distinct voices reveals a repetitive literary projection rather than a record of actual historical dialogues.
2. Ventriloquist Rhetoric:
These ancient prophets are used as ventriloquist dummies to parrot Muhammad's specific Meccan-era slogans. The author manufactured this uniform script as a psychological tool to warn and threaten his immediate, contemporary critics.
The Quranic Pattern
In this Surah, Noah (v. 105), Hud (v. 123), Salih (v. 141), Lot (v. 160), and Shu'ayb (v. 176) all use the exact same opening speech:
Will you not fear Allah? Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger. So fear Allah and obey me. And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
In the Bible, prophets are distinct individuals with unique voices, specific social grievances, and different historical contexts. In Surah 26, they are all "clones" of Muhammad.
Scholarly Analysis: This suggests that the text is not recording historical dialogues from different eras, but is a literary projection.
The author is using these figures as ventriloquist dummies to repeat Muhammad’s specific Medinan/Meccan slogans. It serves as a psychological warning to the Meccans: "Every previous people said exactly what you are saying, and they were all destroyed."