One of their nine clans was called Yuanhe (袁紇) or Yuanwei (袁韋), and one of their twelve major surnames was Qiyuan (乞袁).
لقد سبقتهم أمم كفرت برسلها، فأهلكها الله: قوم نوح، قوم عاد، قوم ثمود.