Page 295 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

We sent Nuh to his people and he remained among them for fifty short
of a thousand years; yet the flood engulfed them while they were
wrongdoers. (Qur'an, 29:14)
Prophet Nuh (as) was sent to his people by Allah. They had dis-
tanced themselves from the commandments of the Lord and ascribed
partners to Him. Prophet Nuh (as) warned them that they should serve
Allah alone and abandon the false worship which they had established
in their community. Although Prophet Nuh (as) called on his people

with great eloquence and wisdom, and warned them against the pun-
ishment of Allah, they rejected the prophet and continued to associate
partners to Him. At this, Allah told Prophet Nuh (as) that He would
punish the unbelievers by drowning them. But He also informed His
Messenger that His mercy would save the believers, those who
embraced true religion and worshipped the One and Only god. The
destruction of the people of Nuh and the salvation of the believers is
described thus in the Qur'an:

But they denied him so We rescued him and those with him in the ark.
And We drowned the people who denied Our signs. They were a blind
people. (Qur'an, 7:64)
When the time of punishment came, the water in the ground com-
bined with violent rains to cause a giant flood. (Allah knows best.) It is
revealed that before the flood came, Allah spoke to Prophet Nuh (as):
We revealed to him: "Build the ship under Our supervision and as We
reveal. When Our command comes and water bubbles up from the
earth, load into it a pair of every species, and your family-except for
those among them against whom the word has already gone ahead.
And do not address Me concerning those who do wrong. They shall be
drowned." (Qur'an, 23:27)

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