Wadd was the national god of Ma'in, or the Minaeans; the magic formula Wd'b or "Wadd is [my?] father" was written on amulets and buildings.[1] These writings were often accompanied with a symbol; a crescent moon with the small disc of Venus.[1]
An altar dedicated to him was erected by Minaeans living on the Greek island of
Levites in the temple of Wadd who according to some scholars were either as priests or cult servants who could later be promoted to higher positions.[4][5][6]
Wadd was also the national god of the
Hellenistic era
, a king of Awsan was proclaimed as "son of (god) Wadd", receiving offerings as if he himself were a god.
According to Hisham ibn al-Kalbi's Book of Idols, the Banu Kalb tribe worshipped Wadd in the form of a man and is said to have represented heaven.[7][8] His idol and temple stood in Dumat al-Jandal, and Malik ibn Harithah, a former devotee of Wadd, describes his idol:
lt was the statue of a huge man, as big as the largest of human beings, covered with two robes, clothed with the one and cloaked with the other, carrying a sword on his waist and a bow on his shoulder, and holding in [one] hand a spear to which was attached a standard, and [in the other] a quiver full of arrows.[9]
He is mentioned in the
Noah
.
And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor
