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one. (21:76-77) said, ‘Nuh, if you do not desist you will be
If they deny you, the people of Nuh before them stoned.’ He said, ‘My Lord, my people have de-
denied him and those of ‘Ad and of Thamud. nied me so make a clear judgement between me
(22:42) and them and rescue me and the believers who
We sent Nuh to his people and he said, ‘My peo- are with me.’ So We rescued him and those with
ple, worship Allah. You have no god other than him in the loaded ship. Then afterwards We
Him. So will you not guard against evil?’ The rul- drowned the rest. There is certainly a Sign in that,
ing circle of those of his people who disbelieved yet most of them are not believers. (26:105-121)
said, ‘This is nothing but a human being like We sent Nuh to his people and he remained
yourselves who simply wants to gain ascendancy among them for fifty short of a thousand years;
over you. If Allah had wanted He would have yet the Flood engulfed them while they were
sent angels down. We never heard of anything wrongdoers. We rescued him and the occupants
like this among our ancestors, the earlier peo- of the Ark and made that into a Sign for all the
ples. He is nothing but a man possessed so wait a worlds. (29:14-15)
while and see what happens to him.’ He said, When We made a covenant with all the
‘My Lord, help me because of their calling me a Prophets–with you and with Nuh and Ibrahim
liar!’ We revealed to him: ‘Build the Ship under and Musa and ‘Isa son of Maryam–We made a
Our supervision and as We reveal. When Our binding covenant with them. (33:7)
command comes and water bubbles up from the Nuh called out to Us and what an excellent
earth, load into it a pair of every species, and Responder We are! We rescued him and his fam-
your family–except for those among them against ily from the terrible plight and made his descen-
whom the word has already gone ahead. And do dants the survivors; and We left the later people
not address Me concerning those who do wrong. to say of him: ‘Peace be upon Nuh among all be-
They shall be drowned. When you and those ings!’ That is how we recompense the good-
with you are settled in the Ship, then say: "Praise doers. He truly was one of Our servants who are
be to Allah Who has rescued us from the people believers. Then We drowned the rest. One of his
of the wrongdoers!" And say: "My Lord, land me followers in faith was Ibrahim. (37:75-83)
in a blessed landing-place. You are the best The people of Nuh denied the truth before them,
Bringer to Land."’ There are Signs in that. We are and the Confederates after them. Every nation
always putting people to the test. (23:23-30) planned to seize its Messenger and used false ar-
And when the people of Nuh denied the guments to rebut the truth. So I seized them, and
Messengers, We drowned them and made them how was My retribution! (40:5)
a Sign for all mankind. We have prepared a The man who believed said, ‘My people! I fear
painful punishment for the wrongdoers. (25:37) for you a day like that of the Confederates, the
The people of Nuh denied the Messengers. same as happened to the people of Nuh and ‘Ad
When their brother Nuh said to them, ‘Will you and Thamud and those who followed after them.
not guard against evil? I am a faithful Messenger Allah does not want any injustice for His ser-
to you so have fear of Allah and obey me. I do vants.’ (40:30-31)
not ask you for any wage for it. My wage is the He has laid down the same religion for you as He
responsibility of no one but the Lord of all the enjoined on Nuh: that which We have revealed
worlds. So have fear of Allah and obey me’, they to you and which We enjoined on Ibrahim, Musa
said, ‘Why should we believe you when the and ‘Isa: ‘Establish the religion and do not make
vilest people follow you?’ He said, ‘What do I divisions in it.’ What you call the idolaters to fol-
know about what they have been doing? Their low is very hard for them. Allah chooses for
reckoning is the concern of my Lord alone if you Himself anyone He willsa nd guides to Himself
were but aware. I am not going to chase away those who turn to Him. (42:13)
the believers, I am only a clear warner.’ They Before them the people of Nuh also denied the
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