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bark in it. In the name of Allah be its voyage and its landing! Truly my
Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.' (Surah Hud 40-41)
The Flood
So We opened the gates of heaven with torrential water and made
the earth burst forth with gushing springs. And the waters met to-
gether in a way which was decreed. We bore him on a planked and
well-caulked ship, which ran before Our eyes –a reward for him who
had been rejected. (Surat al-Qamar, 11-14)
The Prophet Nuh's (as) Talk with His Son
It sailed with them through mountainous waves, and Nuh called out
to his son, who had kept himself apart, 'My son! Come on board with
us. Do not stay with the disbelievers!' He said, 'I will take refuge on a
mountain; It will protect me from the flood.' He said, 'There is no pro-
tection from Allah's command today except for those He has mercy
on.' The waves surged in between them and he was among the
drowned. (Surah Hud, 42-43)

The Advice of Allah to the Prophet Nuh (as)
Nuh called out to his Lord and said, 'My Lord, my son is one of my
family and Your promise is surely the truth and You are the Justest of
Judges.' He said, 'Nuh, he is definitely not of your family. He is some-
one whose action was not righteous. Do not, therefore, ask Me for
something about which you have no knowledge. I admonish you lest
you should be among the ignorant.' He said, 'My Lord, I seek refuge
with You from asking You for anything about which I have no knowl-
edge. If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be among
the lost.' (Surah Hud, 45-47)
The End of The Flood
It was said, 'Earth, swallow up your water!' and, 'Heaven, hold back
your rain!' And the water subsided and the affair was concluded and
the Ark came to land on al-Judi. And it was said, 'Away with the peo-
ple of the wrongdoers!' (Surah Hud, 44)
The Rescue of the Believers who were in the Ark
It was said, 'Nuh, descend with peace from Us and with blessings on
you and on the nations which will issue from those who are with you.