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Stories Of The Prophets In The Qur'an 45

short of a thousand years; yet the Flood engulfed them while they
were wrongdoers. (Surat al-'Ankabut, 14)
The people of Nuh denied the Messengers. When their brother Nuh
said to them, 'Will you not guard against evil? I am a faithful Messen-
ger to you so have fear of Allah and obey me. I do not ask you for any
wage for it. My wage is the responsibility of no one but the Lord of all
the worlds. So have fear of Allah and obey me.' (Surat ash-Shu'ara',
105-110)

The Attitude of Unbelievers towards the Prophet Nuh (as)
They said, 'Why should we believe you when the vilest people fol-
low you?' He said, 'What do I know about what they have been doing?
Their reckoning is the concern of my Lord alone if you were but aware.
I am not going to chase away the believers. I am only a clear warner.'
(Surat ash-Shu'ara', 111-115)
The ruling circle of those of his people who were disbelievers said,
'This is nothing but a human being like yourselves who simply wants
to gain ascendancy over you. If Allah had wanted He would have sent
angels down. We never heard of anything like this among our ances-
tors, the earlier peoples. He is nothing but a man possessed so wait a
while and see what happens to him.' (Surat al-Mu'minun, 24-25)
They said, 'Nuh, if you do not desist you will be stoned.' (Surat ash-
Shu'ara', 116)

The Prophet Nuh's (as) Perseverance
in Communicating Religion
He said, 'My people, I am a clear warner to you. Worship Allah, have
fear of Him and obey me. He will forgive you your wrong actions and
defer you until a specified time. When Allah's time comes it cannot be
deferred, if you only knew.' He said, 'My Lord, I have called my people
night and day but my calling has only made them more evasive. In-
deed, every time I called them to Your forgiveness, they put their fin-
gers in their ears, wrapped themselves up in their clothes and were
overweeningly arrogant. Then I called them openly. Then I addressed
them publicly and addressed them privately. I said, "Ask forgiveness
of your Lord.Truly He is Endlessly Forgiving. He will send heaven