Prophet Noah: Assignment: 1 Asadullah SP17-BBA-014

PROPHET NOAH
Assignment : 1
ASADULLAH SP17-BBA-014
History:
Nûh ibn Lumik ibn Mutushalkh (Arabic: ‫نوح‬, translit. Nūḥ), known as Noah in the Old

Testament, is recognized in Islam as a prophet and apostle of God (Arabic: ‫هللا‬ Allāh). He is an
important figure in Islamic tradition, as he is one of the earliest prophets sent by God to
mankind. According to Islam, Noah's mission was to warn his people, who were plunged in
depravity and sin. God charged Noah with the duty of preaching to his people, advising them
to abandon idolatry and to worship only God and to live good and pure lives. Although he
preached the Message of God with zeal, his people refused to mend their ways, leading to
building the Ark and the Deluge, the Great Flood. In Islamic tradition, it is disputed whether
the Great Flood was a global or a local one. Noah's preaching and prophet-hood spanned 950
years according to Quran.
Noah's mission had a double character: he had to warn his people, asking them to call for
repentance and, at the same time, he had to preach about God's mercy and forgiveness,
promising them the glad tidings God would provide if they led righteous lives. References to
Noah are scattered throughout the Qur'an, and there is even an entire sura carrying his name
Preaching:
According to Islamic belief, Noah began preaching to his people both verbally and by
example. He would praise God consistently and he urged his people to do the same, warning
his tribe of the punishment they would face if they did not mend their ignorant ways.
The Qur'an states that Noah repeatedly told his people:
"O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the
punishment of a tremendous Day!
Early on, a few were moved by Noah's words but the powerful and wealthy members of the
tribe refused to hear his call. The unbelievers at the time were impelled to rebel by various
evil motives. Firstly, they were extremely envious and jealous of men superior to them in any
way. Secondly, the people were ignorant of the weak and lowly, who were frequently
superior intellectually, morally and spiritually. As a result of their ignorance, they were
arrogant and mocked all who they felt were inferior to them. Saying, “Are we to believe you,
when those who follow you are the most abject of people? Noah responded: "Their judgment
rests only with my Lord, if you could perceive." When Noah preached the faith of God to
them, all they did was revile the messenger, abuse the message and call the whole warning a
lie. He then went on to explain the Message in greater depth, ensuring them that it was not a
message of destruction but it was a message with the mercy from God, and that their acts
would lead to destruction if they did not accept the faith. He questioned them, asking why
they would not accept what would benefit them in the near future. Noah went onto further,
and told his community that he asked of no reward from them, telling them his only reward
would be from God. But his people threatened him with being stoned.
Occupation:
Prophet Noah was a joiner.
Place of Preaching:
The place of preaching of prophet noah is Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is a historical

region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days
roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Northern Saudi Arabia, the
eastern parts of Syria, South-eastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish–
Syrian and Iran–Iraq borders.
Accusation on Prophet Noah:
As time passed, Noah became firmer in his preaching. When the unbelievers began insulting
those who accepted God's message, believing that Noah would send those faithful away to
attract the wealthy unbelievers, Noah revealed that they - the arrogant and ignorant rich -
were the wicked and sinful ones. His people accused him of being soothsayer or diviner.
Noah declared that he was by no means a mere fortune-teller, pretending to reveal secrets
which are not worth revealing. Noah also denied accusations claiming Noah was an angel,
always maintaining that he was a human messenger. When the people refused to
acknowledge their sinfulness Noah told them that it was not Noah, but God that would punish
them.
Building of the Ark:
According to the quran, one day, Noah received a revelation from God, in which he was told
that no one would believe the message now aside from those who have already submitted
to God. Noah's frustration at the defiance of his people led him to ask God to not leave even
one sinner upon earth. Although there is no proof that God accepted his prayer (as there is
many examples of accepted prayers, such as in case of Yunus, Lut (Lot), Suleyman
(Solomon) etc., even Noah's prayer in some other shape was accepted), God decreed that a
terrible flood would come (and yet, Qur'an doesn't say it came to cover whole Earth) and He
ordered Noah to build a ship (Safina) which would save him and the believers from this
dreadful calamity. Ever obedient to God's instructions, Noah went out in search of material
with which to build the vessel. When Noah began building the Ark, the people who saw him
at work laughed at him even more than before. Their conclusion was that he was surely a
madman – they could not find any other reason why a man would build a huge vessel when
no sea or river was nearby. Although Noah was now very old, the aged patriarch continued to
work tirelessly until, at last, the Ship was finished.
Story of Prophet Noah:
The Quran states that Noah was inspired by God, like other prophets such
as Ibrāhīm (Abraham), Ismā'īl (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob), Isa (Jesus), Ilyas‘ (Eli
jah), Ayub (Job), Harun (Aaron), Yunus (Jonah), Daud (David)
and Muhammad (Mohammed), and that he was a faithful messenger. Noah had firm belief in
the oneness of God, and preached Islam (literally "submission," meaning submission to God).
He continuously warned the people of the painful doom that was coming and asked them to
accept one God instead of worshipping idols such
as Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr. He called the people to serve God, and said that
nobody but God could save them. He said that the time of the deluge was appointed and
could not be delayed, and that the people had to submit to God.
God commanded Noah to build a ship, the Ark, and as he was building it, the chieftains
passed him and mocked him. Upon its completion, the ship is said to be loaded with pairs of
every animal available that time, and Noah's household, and a group of believers who did
submit to God. The people who denied the message of Noah, including one of his own sons,
drowned. The final resting place of the ship was referred to as "Al-Jūdiyy"
ّ ‫)الـجُـو ِد‬ or a "Munzalanm-Mubārakan" (Arabic: ‫ ُمـ ْنـ َزاًل ُّمـبَـا َر ًكا‬, literally "Place-of-
(Arabic: ‫ي‬
Landing Blessed"). Noah is called a grateful servant. Both Noah and Abraham were taught
the prophethood and the scripture. God commanded Noah to take all species that he needed
on the ship. The commentary by Prophetic descendants explains the verse to mean eight
animals.

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PROPHET NOAH

Nûh ibn Lumik ibn Mutushalkh (Arabic: ‫نوح‬, translit. Nūḥ), known as Noah in the Old

Prophet Noah was a joiner.

The place of preaching of prophet noah is Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is a historical

Accusation on Prophet Noah:

Building of the Ark:

Story of Prophet Noah:

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