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."