God’s Mouthpiece
Surah 11: Hud
This surah features the well-known Biblical story, at some length, by Quranic standards, of Noah. The Qur’an also contains a description of the arguments between Noah and his neighbours, this is in keeping with the Qur’an’s focus on dialogue, whereas the Bible majors on the Divine Word and Action. We are no doubt intended, as in Surah 6, to see echoes of the experiences of Muhammad in the story of Noah…