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Allah (God) had sent many Rusul (Messengers)
to this earth for the guidance of mankind. Names of only twenty-five
Rusul (Messengers) are mentioned
in the Holy Qur-an.
Nuh A (Noah) had a especial place
among the Rusul (Messengers)
of Allah (God).
Allah
Chose Adam, Nuh (Noah), the family of Ibrahim
(Abraham) and the family of ‘Imran above the ‘Alamin
(mankind and jinn) (of their times).
Surah
(Chapter)
Al-’Imran
(The
Family of ‘Imran) Qur-an 3:33
Allah (God) had sent Nuh A (Noah) with His guidance before Ibrahim A (Abraham).
Verily, We have sent the revelation to you (O Muhammad
S) as We sent the revelation to Nuh (Noah) and the
Prophets after him; We also sent the revelation to Ibrahim
(Abraham), Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac),
Ya’qub (Jacob), and Al-Asbat [the offspring
of the twelve sons of Ya’qub (Jacob)], ‘Isa
(Jesus), Ayyub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Harun
(Aaron), and Sulayman (Solomon); and to Dawud
(David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms).
Surah (Chapter) An- Nisa” (The Woman) Qur-an 4:163
An
entire Surah (Chapter) of the Holy Qur-an,
its 71st chapter, has been named after him. Besides
Surah (Chapter) Nuh, portions of his story are mentioned in
many other places in the Holy Qur-an. Nuh
A (Noah) is mentioned by name
in the following Ayah (Verses) of the Holy Qur-an:
3:33,
4:163, 6:84, 7:59-69, 9:70, 10:71-73,
11:25,32,36,42,45,46,48,89, 17:3, 21:76, 23:23,
25:37, 26:105, 28:14, 37:75, 51:46,
54:9, 69:11, 71:1-28
People
of Nuh A (Noah) were mostly rich who
were used to the luxuries of life. Their riches had made them
proud and arrogant, the two qualities detested by Allah
(God). They
also indulged in idol worship, the worst form of Shirk
(Taking partners with Allah) that Allah (God) would never forgive.
People
of Nuh A (Noah) had assigned many more
gods for themselves besides worshipping the idols of Wadd,
Suwa”, Yaghuth, Ya’uq
and Nasr.
“And they have said: ‘You
shall not leave your gods: nor shall
You leave Wadd, nor Suwa”, nor Yaghuth,
nor Ya’uq nor Nasr.
(these are the names of their idols).
Surah (Chapter) Nuh (Noah)
Qur-an 71:23
Allah
(God) decided to send Nuh A (Noah), a poor man, as His
Rasul (Messenger)
to warn those arrogant idol worshippers.
Indeed, We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people and he said:
“O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other ilah
(God) but Him. (La ilaha illallah:
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah). Certainly
I fear for you the torment of a Great Day!”
Surah (Chapter)
Al-A’raf (The Heights) Qur-an
7:59
Nuh A (Noah) told his people that Allah (God) will
forgive their previous sins if they do Tawbah
(Repentance) sincerely from their sins and spend the rest of their lives
according to the way that is liked by Him.
Like
most Rusul (Messengers)
of Allah (God), Nuh A (Noah) also struggled and suffered throughout his life for taking
the Message of Allah (God) to his people. They did not
listen to him and ridiculed and tortured him for preaching
the Truth.
People
of Nuh A (Noah) could not comprehend
his special stature and they dismissed his invitations to
the Path of Allah (God) for the simple reason that he was also a human being who
had spent all his life with them.
His preaching attracted mostly the poor and the downtrodden
to the Message of Allah (God). This fact also became a tool for the people of Nuh
A (Noah) to make fun of him
and ridicule him further.
The chiefs who disbelieved among his people said: “We see
you but a man like ourselves, nor do we see any follow you
but the meanest among us and they (too) followed without thinking.
And we do not see in you any merit above us, infact we think
you are liars.”
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:27
People
of Nuh A (Noah) were skeptical of his claims of Messengerhood, because
they did not see any things special in him. They were convinced
that either he is doing it for selfish purposes to propel
himself up among them or he had gone crazy.
But
the chiefs of his people who disbelieved said: “He is no more
than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior
to you. Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent
down angels. Never did we hear such a thing among our fathers
of old.
Surah (Chapter) Al Mu”minun (The
Believers)
Qur-an 23:24
“He is only a man in whom is madness, so wait for him a while.”
Surah (Chapter) Al Mu”minun (The
Believers)
Qur-an 23:25
Nuh A (Noah) did not mind those baseless accusations and insult and continued
begging his people to listen to the Message of Allah
(God) and
mend their ways. He told them that he is inviting them to
the path of Allah (God) for their own good and had no selfish motive behind it.
“O my people I ask of you no reward for it (the Message).
My reward is only from Him Who created me. Will you not then
understand?
Surah
(Chapter)
Hud Qur-an 11:51
Nuh A (Noah) persisted for 950 years in inviting his people to the path
of Allah (God).
And indeed We sent Nuh (Noah) to his people, and he
stayed among them a thousand years less fifty years [inviting
them to believe I the Oneness of Allah (Monotheism),
and discard the false gods and other desires]; and the deluge
overtook them while they were Zalimun
(wrong-doers, polytheists, disbelievers).
Surah (Chapter) Al ‘Ankabut (The
Spider)
Qur-an 29:14
Nuh A (Noah) told Allah (God) that he had sincerely
done his job but to no avail.
He
said: “O my Lord! Verily, I have called to my people night
and day (i.e. secretly and openly to accept the doctrine of
Monotheism),
Surah (Chapter) Nuh (Noah) Qur-an
71:5
“But
all my calling added nothing but to
(their) flight (from the
truth).
Surah (Chapter) Nuh (Noah) Qur-an
71:6
And verily, every time I called unto them that you might forgive
them, they
thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up
with their garments, and persisted (in their refusal), and
magnified themselves in pride.
Surah (Chapter) Nuh (Noah) Qur-an
71:7
People
of Nuh A (Noah) never
took him seriously and dismissed his preaching and warnings.
They even challenged him to get that torment for them that
he used to mention.
They said: “O Nuh (Noah)! You have disputed with us
and much have you prolonged this dispute with us, now bring
upon us that you threaten us with,
if you are of the truthful.”
Surah
(Chapter)
Hud Qur-an 11:32
Nuh A (Noah) told them that he does not know about future, and only Allah
(God) knows about the time and type of punishment that He
will bring upon them:
He said: “Only Allah will bring it (the punishment)
on you, if He wills,
and then you will escape not.
Surah
(Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:33
Despite
of telling them about the great punishment Allah
(God) will bring upon his people,
Nuh A (Noah) was
concerned about them. He finally told his people that he would
not be able to help them anymore, because Allah
(God) had revealed to him
that none of his disbelieving people would now listen to him.
And it was revealed to Nuh (Noah): “None of your people
will believe except those who have believed already. So be
not sad because of what they used to do.
Surah
(Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:36
Allah (God) commanded Nuh A (Noah) to construct a ship.
“And construct the ship under Our Eyes and with Our Revelation,
and call not upon Me on behalf of those who did wrong; they
are surely to be drowned.”
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:37
Being
an obedient servant of Allah (God), Nuh A (Noah) listened to His command and immediately began constructing
his ark, the greatest ship ever built. His people poked fun
at him seeing him toil for building that ship on dry land
far away from any water body. They asked him that how would
he take this huge ship to water.
Nuh A (Noah) patiently listened to their ridicules and continued building
his ark. He told his people that they are the ones who will
be finally disgraced.
And
as he was constructing the ship, whenever the chiefs of his
people passed by him, they mocked at him. He said: “If you
mock at us, so do we mock at you likewise for your mocking.
“And as he was
constructing the ship, whenever the chiefs of his people
passed by him, they mocked at him. He said: "If you mock
at us, so do we mock at you likewise for your mocking.
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:38
“And you will know who it is on whom will come a torment that
will cover him with disgrace and on whom will fall a lasting
torment.
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:39
When
Nuh A (Noah) completed his ark,
Allah (God) commanded him to take a male and a female from all species
of animals, birds and insects; besides his believing followers.
(So
it was) till when Our Command came and the oven gushed forth
(water like fountains from the earth). We said: “Embark therein,
of each kind two (male and female), and your family-except
him against whom the Word has already gone forth- and those
who believe. And none believed with him except a few.”
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:40
Son
of Nuh A (Noah) was also among the
unbelievers. Nuh A (Noah) knew that his son will also be punished with the unbelievers;
still he pleaded with Allah (God) to
save his son citing that he also belongs to his family.
And Nuh (Noah) called upon his Lord and said,
“O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family! And certainly,
your promise is true, and you are the Most Just of the judges.”
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:45
Allah (God) corrected Nuh A (Noah) with a stern warning.
He said: “O Nuh (Noah)! Surely, he is not of your family;
verily his work is unrighteous, so ask not of Me that of which
you have no knowledge! I admonish you lest you should be one
of the ignorant.”
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:46
Nuh A (Noah) apologized to Allah (God) for
his mistake of asking for Him for His forgiveness of his son,
a disbeliever.
Nuh (Noah) said: “O my Lord! I seek refuge with You
from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless
You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I will indeed be one
of the losers.”
Surah (Chapter) Hud
Qur-an 11:47
Allah (God) brought upon the storm that He had predicted to Nuh
A (Noah). Soon water reached
to such level that the ark Nuh A (Noah) had built began to sail. He knew that Allah
(God) is
soon going to unleash his torment fully, upon his unbelieving
people. He called his son, one of the unbelievers, to believe
in Allah (God) and
board the ark.
So it (the ship) sailed with them amidst waves like mountains,
and Nuh (Noah) called out to his son, who had
separated himself (apart): “O my son! Embark with us and be
not with the disbelievers.”
Surah (Chapter) Hud Qur-an 11:42
The
son of Nuh A (Noah) and all other disbelievers
thought that they would climb up on some mountain to save
themselves from water, without realizing the magnitude of
the torment that was about to befall upon them as a punishment
for their misdeeds. Little did he know that no one can hide
from Allah (God).
(The son) replied: “I will betake myself to some mountain;
it will save me from the water.” Nuh (Noah)
said: “This day there is no savior from the decree of Allah
except him on whom He has mercy.” And waves came between them,
so he (the son) was among the drowned.
Surah
(Chapter)
Hud Qur-an 11:43
The
storm raged with unprecedented fury and soon drowned everything.
Only the ark that Nuh A (Noah) had constructed was
left floating with everyone on board. Then Allah
(God) stopped
the storm.
And it was said: “O earth! Swallow up your water, and O sky!
Withhold (your rain).” And the water was made to subside and
the Decree (of Allah) was fulfilled (i.e. the destruction
of the people of Nuh (Noah). And it (the ship) rested
on (Mount) Judi, and it was said: “Away with
the people who are Zalimun (polytheists
and wrong-doers)!”
Surah
(Chapter)
Hud Qur-an 11:44
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