Nūḥ ﷺ
نوحCommonly rendered in English as Noah.
Called his people to tawḥīd for 950 years. They rejected him. The flood came. He built the ark by Allah's command; everything outside it perished.
- Era
- Before the great flood
- Region
- Traditional Mesopotamia
- Sent to
- The people of Nūḥ
Passages that mention Nūḥ
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"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"
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"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."
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"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"
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"in the sight of Allah, the Almighty. With corruption spreading on earth due to idol worship, Allah sent his servant and messenger Noah, peace be upon him, to call people back to the worship of Allah alone. Noah was the first messenger sent to the people of earth, as established in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim. In the Hadith of intercession, people will approach Adam and Noah, seeking intercession with Allah, but both will express their inability to do so due to their own shortcomings. When Allah sent Noah, he urged his people to worship Allah alone, without partners, and to reject idols and false deities."
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"as affirmed in the hadith of Abu Hurairah about the intercession narrative. People will come to Adam seeking intercession, but he will direct them to Noah, acknowledging Noah as the first messenger and a thankful servant of Allah. When Allah sent Noah, He called people to worship Allah alone, rejecting idols and false deities, and to acknowledge His oneness. Allah commanded this to all messengers who followed, all of whom descended from Noah. As the Most High says, And We made His descendants those remaining, and regarding Him and Abraham, And We placed among their descendants prophethood and scripture."
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"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 which I have no knowledge. And unless you forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the"
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"two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has proceeded, and include whoever has believed. But none had believed with him, except a few. And Noah said, Embark therein, in the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is forgiving and merciful. And it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart from them, O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers. He replied, I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water. Noah said, There is no protector today from the decree of Allah except for whom he gives mercy. And the waves came between them,"
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"guidance and who deserves error. He possesses profound wisdom and irrefutable proof. It was revealed to Noah that none of his people would believe except those who had already believed, offering him solace for what they had done to him. Do not grieve over what they used to do. This was a consolation for Noah, peace be upon him, indicating that none of them would believe except those who had already believed, meaning, Do not let what happened grieve you, for victory is near. Allah instructed Noah, And construct the ship under our eyes and our inspiration, and do not speak to me concerning those who have wronged. Indeed, they are to be"
Hear the prophetic story in full.
Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets, narrated chapter by chapter in the Joyful Muslims app.