What did Ibn Kathir say about Prophet Nūḥ?

"first approach Adam, peace be upon him, acknowledging his unique creation and status. However, Adam will express his own limitations and direct them to Noah, saying, My Lord is wrathful today as he has never been before and will never be again. He forbade me the tree and I disobeyed him. Myself, myself, go to someone else, go to Noah. They will approach Noah and say, O Noah, you are the first messenger sent to the people of the earth and Allah named you a grateful servant. Intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see what we are experiencing? Noah will respond, My Lord is wrathful today as he has never been before"

"he explained, It is to disdain the truth and to look down on people. The people of the book claim that when Noah, peace be upon him, embarked on the Ark, he was 600 years old. We have previously mentioned the same from Ibn Abbas, who added that he lived after that for 350 years. This statement is questionable. If it cannot be reconciled with the implications of the Qur'an, then it is certainly incorrect. The Qur'an suggests that Noah stayed among his people after being sent and before the flood for 1,000 less 50 years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers. Then Allah knows how long he lived"

"However, Yazid bin Sinan Abu Farwa al-Rahawi is considered very weak in transmission and not reliable. It is said that Noah, peace be upon him, did not have these three sons until after the flood. Before the ark, he had a son named Canaan who drowned, and another named Abar who died earlier. The flood, and the accurate account, is that Noah's three sons were with him on the ship, along with their wives and their mother."

"This is why He separated from the community of believers and drowned with the disbelievers and transgressors. Then the Almighty said, O Noah, disembark in peace from us and blessings upon you and upon nations of those with you. But nations we will let enjoy, then a painful punishment will reach them from us. This was a directive to Noah, peace be upon him, to disembark from the ark when the water had receded, allowing movement and settlement on the earth. The ark had come to rest on Mount Judi, a well-known mountain in the land of Al-Jazeera. In peace from us and blessings, means to disembark safely with blessings upon you and upon nations that will be born afterwards"

"and he was among the drowned. And it was said, O earth, swallow your water, and O sky, withhold your rain. And the water subsided, and the matter was accomplished, and the ark rested on Mount Judi. And it was said, Away with the wrongdoing people. Noah called to his Lord and said, My Lord, indeed my son is of my family, and indeed your promise is true, and you are the most just of judges. Allah replied, O Noah, indeed he is not of your family, indeed he is one whose work was other than righteous. So do not ask of me that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant. Noah said, My Lord, I seek refuge in you from asking that of"

"for the polytheists, but Allah guides whom he wills. Surah Kaaf reiterates that the people of Noah, along with others like the companions of the well, Thamud, Ad, Pharaoh, and the people of Tubba, all denied the messengers, leading to the fulfillment of Allah's threat. In Surah Adh-Dariyat it is stated that the people of Noah were defiantly disobedient. Similarly, Surah An-Najm describes them as unjust and oppressive. The story of Noah is also mentioned in Surah Al-Kamar and in Surah Al-Hadid Allah highlights that he sent Noah and Abraham, placing prophethood and scripture among their descendants. However, many of them were defiantly disobedient."

"Yazid ibn Sinan Abu Farwa al-Rahawi is considered extremely weak and unreliable. It is said that Noah did not have these three sons until after the flood. Before the ark, he had Canaan, who drowned, and Abir, who died before the flood. However, it is correct that the three sons were with him in the ark, along with their wives and their mother, as mentioned explicitly in the Torah."

"mentioned there were 80 people, including their wives, while Ka'b al-Ahbar said there were 72. Some say there were 10, and others suggest it was only Noah, his three sons and their wives. There was also a woman named Yam, who turned away from the path of salvation. This notion contradicts the apparent text of the verse, which states that a group of believers boarded with Noah, besides his family, as he said, And deliver me and those with me from the believers. Some say they were seven. Regarding Noah's wife, the mother of his children, Ham, Shem, Japheth, and Yam, known as Canaan, who drowned, she either died before the flood or"

"invincible decree, due to disbelief, including his son Yom, who drowned, as will be explained. And those who believe, refers to those among Noah's people who believed in him. Allah the Exalted said, And none believed with him except a few. Despite Noah's long residence among his people, and his persistent efforts to call them day and night through various means, gentle approaches, threats, warnings, and encouragement, only a few believed. Scholars have debated the number of people who were with Noah on the ark. Ibn Abbas mentioned there were 80 people, including their wives, while Ka'b al-Ahbar said there were 72."

"of religion without knowledge, evidence, or valid proof, and they followed in this the polytheistic nations that came before them, resembling the people of Noah. They were the first to associate partners with Allah and to worship idols. For this reason, Allah sent to them Noah, who was the first messenger sent to prohibit the worship of idols, as has been previously explained in the story of Noah. They said, Do not abandon your gods, and do not abandon Wad, nor Suwa, nor Yaguth, nor Ya'uk, nor Nazar. Indeed they have led many astray. Ibn Abbas said, These were righteous people among the people of Noah, and when"