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at all against God. They were told, 'Enter the fire along with all who enter it.'"
(Surat at-Tahrim, 10), God reveals that the wife of Noah (pbuh) was perished with
the rest of unbelievers, just like the wife of Lot (pbuh).
This is because the wife of Noah (pbuh) was a hypocrite just like the wife of

Lot (pbuh) and 'betrayed the Prophet and cooperated with unbelievers of that

time.' She carried intelligence to them against the prophet and other Muslims

But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Early the next and reported the believers to the tyrants of their community. ((Ibn Jarir) Mawdudi,
m Tafhimu'l-Qur'an, Insan Publications: 6/369) She supported an irreligious community
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of who showed unruly behavior against the Prophet. In addition to this, 'she made
t the same flagrant claims as unbelievers and tried to accuse the Prophet of 'mad-
ness' –surely the Prophet is beyond this- and caused mischief', and 'she conspired
with the enemies of the Prophet Noah (pbuh) and disclosed his domestic secrets
about revelation unto pagans and hypocrites'. (Ragib al-Isfahani, Curriculum:
163) She befriended the community of unbelievers forming evil alliances, to give
support to their deviance.
The fact that the Prophet Noah's (pbuh) wife was a hypocrite just like the wife
of Lot (pbuh) is told in the Tafsir Ibn Abbas in the following words:

The wives of Noah (pbuh) and Lot (pbuh): who were under two of our right-

eous slaves (yet betrayed them) yet opposed them in religion, displaying

belief outwardly while hiding their disbelief inwardly, such that they kept
their hypocrisy in their hearts. (Tanwīr al-Miqbās min Tafsīr Ibn 'Abbās, 66:10,
p. 677; Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Baydawi)

Even though she was married to a holy Prophet whom God is pleased with

and has love for, and gives the glad tidings of His heaven, this closeness did not
avail the Prophet Noah's (pbuh) wife. On the contrary, she was inflicted with God's
torment upon her because of the hypocritical character she displayed when she

was together with the prophet.

Sayyidina Abdullah Ibn Abbas (ra) narrated: "The wife of Noah was used to
tell the people that he was insane. She did betray him in religion. Not only
did she refuse to believe but she also incited others to reject and not to listen
to him."(Tanwīr al-Miqbās min Tafsīr Ibn 'Abbās, 66:10, p. 677; also in Al-
Tabari, Al-Zamakhshari, Razi, Ibn Kathir, Qurtubi, interpretation of the related
verse). According to another narrative, the wife of the Prophet Noah used to
expose his secrets, informing his oppressive people whenever any person
embraced the faith with him. (Al-Tabari, Qur'an Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 66:10)

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