Prophet Nuh (Noah)
Prophet Nuh (Noah) is a prominent figure in Islamic history and is considered one of the most important prophets in Islam. He was sent by Allah to guide his people and to warn them of the impending flood that would destroy the earth. Prophet Nuh’s story in Islam begins with the wickedness and corruption that had spread throughout the land. His people had turned away from Allah and were engaged in all sorts of sinful activities. Despite Nuh’s efforts to call them to the right path, they persisted in their ways of disobedience and disbelief. As the years passed, Allah revealed to Prophet Nuh that He was going to send a great flood to cleanse the earth of its corruption. Allah instructed Nuh to build an ark and to take on board his family and those who would believe in his message. The ark would be a safe haven from the flood that would destroy everything else. Prophet Nuh gathered his followers, animals, and provisions and began the task of building the ark, despite the ridicule and mockery of his people. As they continued to mock him, Nuh remained patient and steadfast, praying for Allah’s guidance and protection. When the flood finally came, it was unlike anything the people had ever seen. The water rose quickly and engulfed everything in its path. As the people drowned, those aboard the ark were safe and secure, protected by the mercy of Allah. After the flood receded, the ark came to rest on a mountain, and Prophet Nuh and his followers disembarked. They repopulated the earth and lived as righteous followers of Allah. The story of Prophet Nuh is a testament to the power of faith and the consequences of rejecting Allah’s guidance. Nuh remained steadfast and faithful despite the ridicule and persecution of his people, and he was rewarded for his faith in Allah’s mercy and protection.
Allah (God) talks about the story of the prophet Noah in Chapter 71 which is named Nuh (Noah).
Noah
In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
1 We sent Noah to his people: “Warn your people before there comes upon them a painful punishment.”
2 He said, “O my people, I am to you a clear warner.
3 Worship God and reverence Him, and obey me.
4 And He will forgive you of your sins, and reprieve you until a stated term. God’s term cannot be deferred once it has arrived, if you only knew.”
5 He said, “My Lord, I have called my people night and day.
6 But my call added only to their flight.
7 Whenever I called them to Your forgiveness, they thrust their fingers into their ears, and wrapped themselves in their garments, and insisted, and became more and more arrogant.
8 Then I called them openly.
9 Then I appealed to them publicly, and I spoke to them privately.
10 I said, ‘Ask your Lord for forgiveness; He is Forgiving.
11 He will let loose the sky upon you in torrents.
12 And provide you with wealth and children, and allot for you gardens, and allot for you rivers.
13 What is the matter with you, that you do not appreciate God’s Greatness?
14 Although He created you in stages.
15 Do you not realize that God created seven heavens in layers?
16 And He set the moon in their midst for light, and He made the sun a lamp.
17 And God germinated you from the earth like plants.
18 Then He will return you into it, and will bring you out again.
19 And God made the earth a spread for you.
20 That you may travel its diverse roads.’”
21 Noah said, “My Lord, they have defied me, and followed him whose wealth and children increase him only in perdition.”
22 And they schemed outrageous schemes.
23 And they said, “Do not give up your gods; do not give up Wadd, nor Souwa, nor Yaghoos, and Yaooq, and Nassr.
24 They have misled many, so do not increase the wrongdoers except in confusion.”
25 Because of their wrongs, they were drowned, and were hurled into a Fire. They did not find apart from God any helpers.
26 Noah said, “My Lord, do not leave of the unbelievers a single dweller on earth.
27 If You leave them, they will mislead your servants, and will breed only wicked unbelievers.
28 My Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and anyone who enters my home in faith, and all the believing men and believing women; and do not increase the wrongdoers except in perdition.”
The following verses in the Quran also talk about the story of the prophet Nuh (Noah) peace be upon him.
Sura Hud Ayah (Verse) 25–49
25 We sent Noah to his people, “I am to you a clear warner.”
26 “That you shall worship none but God. I fear for you the agony of a painful Day.”
27 The notables who disbelieved among his people said, “We see in you nothing but a man like us, and we see that only the worst among us have followed you, those of immature judgment. And we see that you have no advantage over us. In fact, we think you are liars.”
28 He said, “O my people, Have you considered? If I stand on clear evidence from my Lord, and He has given me a mercy from Himself, but you were blind to it, can we compel you to accept it, even though you dislike it?”
29 “O my people! I ask of you no money for it. My reward lies only with God. And I am not about to dismiss those who believed; they will surely meet their Lord. And I see that you are ignorant people.”
30 “O my people! Who will support me against God, if I dismiss them? Will you not give a thought?”
31 “I do not say to you that I possess the treasures of God, nor do I know the future, nor do I say that I am an angel. Nor do I say of those who are despicable in your eyes that God will never give them any good. God is Aware of what lies in their souls. If I did, I would be one of the wrongdoers.”
32 They said, “O Noah, you have argued with us, and argued a great deal. Now bring upon us what you threaten us with, if you are truthful.”
33 He said, “It is God who will bring it upon you, if He wills, and you will not be able to escape.”
34 “My advice will not benefit you, much as I may want to advise you, if God desires to confound you. He is your Lord, and to Him you will be returned.”
35 Or do they say, “He made it up?” Say, “If I made it up, upon me falls my crime, and I am innocent of the crimes you commit.”
36 And it was revealed to Noah: “None of your people will believe, except those who have already believed, so do not grieve over what they do.”
37 “And build the Ark, under Our eyes, and with Our inspiration, and do not address Me regarding those who did wrong; they are to be drowned.”
38 As he was building the ark, whenever some of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, “If you ridicule us, we will ridicule you, just as you ridicule.”
39 “You will surely know upon whom will come a torment that will abase him, and upon whom will fall a lasting torment.”
40 Until, when Our command came, and the volcano erupted, We said, “Board into it a pair of every kind, and your family — except those against whom the sentence has already been passed — and those who have believed.” But those who believed with him were only a few.
41 He said, “Embark in it. In the name of God shall be its sailing and its anchorage. My Lord is indeed Forgiving and Merciful.”
42 And so it sailed with them amidst waves like hills. And Noah called to his son, who had kept away, “O my son! Embark with us, and do not be with the disbelievers.”
43 He said, “I will take refuge on a mountain — it will protect me from the water.” He said, “There is no protection from God’s decree today, except for him on whom He has mercy.” And the waves surged between them, and he was among the drowned.
44 And it was said, “O earth, swallow your waters,” and “O heaven, clear up.” And the waters receded, and the event was concluded, and it settled on Judi, and it was proclaimed: “Away with the wicked people.”
45 And Noah called to his Lord. He said, “O My Lord, my son is of my family, and Your promise is true, and You are the Wisest of the wise.”
46 He said, “O Noah, he is not of your family. It is an unrighteous deed. So do not ask Me about something you know nothing about. I admonish you, lest you be one of the ignorant.”
47 He said, “O My Lord, I seek refuge with You, from asking You about what I have no knowledge of. Unless You forgive me, and have mercy on me, I will be one of the losers.”
48 It was said, “O Noah, disembark with peace from Us; and with blessings upon you, and upon communities from those with you. And other communities We will grant prosperity, and then a painful torment from Us will befall them.”
49 These are some stories from the past that we reveal to you. Neither you, nor your people knew them before this. So be patient. The future belongs to the pious.