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Prophet Nuh (AS)
English
Translation by
Nuh (Noah) was born to Lamak in
the tenth generation of
Adam. He was a grandson of
ldris. He preached oneness of
Allah but the people turned to
idolatry. They laughed at Nuh
and ridiculed his
preaching. They tortured him
and his family. Their hearts had
hardened and they had shut their
ears to his words. Yet he
remained patient and continued
preaching. When he got tired
about the obstinacy and
hostility of his people towards
him, his family and towards his
teachings, he complained to
Allah about them. Allah told Nuh
that they had transgressed His
limits and would meet His
punishment which would serve as
a lesson for generations to
come. He told Nuh that he would
send an enormous flood that will
engulf and destroy all
nonbelievers and their dwellings
along with their false gods.
The Deluge
Allah instructed Nuh to build a
large boat and bring on board
all believers and a pair of each
species of animals before He
unleashed His floods. Nuh
carried out the instructions of
Allah, and started building an
enormous ark. Since there were
no sea or gulf but only a meager
river, people laughed at him for
constructing a boat of such
large dimensions. Upon
completion of his task, Nuh
invited people to come on board,
but they ridiculed him. The
family of the prophet, three of
his four sons and a handful of
true believers along with a pair
of each species of animals
boarded the ark.
No sooner Nuh entered the ark,
thunderous rain started to pour
from the heavens and springs
burst from the bottom of the
Earth. As the waters rose higher
and higher, people climbed up
the tallest trees and headed
towards high grounds. The waters
began to engulf these refuges
too. Some people repented and
wanted to board the ark, but
alas it was too late. The ark
had been sealed to protect
against the down-pour and the
turbulence of the roaring
waters. The floods spread far
and wide, covering the entire
terrain, destroyed all except
those who had believed in the
prophet, and heeding his
warning, had boarded with him.
It is said that the flooding
lasted one hundred and fifty
days. When the waters receded,
the ark came to rest over Mount
Ararat. The occupants of the ark
came out and thanked the Lord
for their miraculous
survival. They then spread out
to inhabit the Earth again with
the blessings of their Lord.
Nuh is known as Noah in
Torah. He lived for nine hundred
and fifty years and left a large
progeny after him. His eldest
surviving son Yaffath (Japheth)
went north west towards Europe
and settled there. His
descendents are known as the
Japhetic race. His middle son
Sam (Shem) remained with his
father in the Middle East. His
descendents are known as the
Semitic race. The youngest son
Ham went south west and settled
in northern Africa. His
descendents are called the
Hemetic race.
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