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HazratNuh w.by RashidAhmad Chaudhry NAL

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HazratNuh (peace be upon him) by RashidAhmad Chaudhry Firstpublishedin the UK, 2005 (ISBN:185372758 X) Secondedition publishedin the UK, 2020 © Islam International PublicationsLimited Publishedby: Islam International PublicationsLtd.Unit 3, Bourne Mill BusinessPark, GuildfordRoad,Farnham, Surrey,UK, GU9 9PS Printed in UK at: RaqeemPress, Surrey,UK tion, please visit www.alislam.org

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Contents INTRODUCTION......................................................v HAZRAT NuH.....................1 Historical Background........1 The Ageof Hazrat Nun.......3 People Return to Idol Worship...........................................5 Hazrat Nun Conveys the Message of the Unity of God..............................................7 Hazrat Nun Builds an Arh.............................................25 The Mighty Flood-A Punishment......................29 The Arh Floats with Hazrat Nun and his Followers......31 Allah Saves the Believers....33 The Arh Rests on a Mountain.........................................39 Glad Tidings to Hazrat Nun and his Followers..............41 REFERENCES..........................................................45 ACTIVITIES............................................................49 ANSWERS TOACTIVITIES...................................=--- ---- --

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INTRODUCTION The book Hazrat Nuh is based on the scriptural descriptionfound in the Holy Qur'an about the life historyof the ancient ProphetNuh or Noah, peacebe upon him.Hazrat Nuhas was a Law-bearing Prophet sent by God Almighty to his people.The Holy Qur'an statesthat during his time peoplehad started worshippingidols and had fallen into the depth of moral and spiritual darkness.Hazrat Nuhas tried to "' bring them backto Allah but only a few entered his foldwhilemost of them rejectedthe messageof Allah and treated Hazrat Nuhas with contempt.They even threatened him with stoningand expulsionfrom the Hazrat Nuhas prayed to God Almighty to judge :

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between him and his people who not only rejected him but were bent upon his destructionand of those who had believedin him.Respondingto his prayers, Allah decidedto punish the wrongdoersand savethe believers.A mighty flood came, and the non-believ- • ers were drowned while the believerswere all saved • in the ark as had been guidedby Allah to buildfor this expresspurpose.Allah saysin the Holy Qur'an about the storiesof prophets: Assuredly, in their narrative is a lesson for men of understanding.1 This book servesthis very purpose by making avail- :.able to childrenthe story of as in an easy •• , to read manner that also explains some important

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issuessuch as the age of as and why his son perisheddespitean apparentpromisethat beinga member of the householdof as he would be saved.This book is the work of the Children's Book Committee which was established by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (mayAllahhave mercyon him) and had been workingunder his guidance.After his demise in April 2003 the Committee continued its work under the guidanceand supervisionof Hazrat · Khalifatul-Masih V (may Allah be his Helper).We thank the former chairman of the BookCommittee, late RashidAhmad Chaudhry and his team namely MansoorSaqi,MasroorAhmadand SyedMuhammad 1~ , Arif Nasserfor the previousedition of this book.For >./' the 2020 edition we are indebted to Waseem Sayed,.~!.~.• / BushraShahid, Hallah Shams,RawanMalas,Asifah \~ • ,.,,,·,jl"""'""- • -· i;_~~;;:; Mirza, and others.May Allah bless them for their ~ -~~

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.dedication and hard work and reward them abun- -, dantly in this world and in the Hereafter.The readers may like to test their knowledgeby answering questions or doing the various activities which are given at the end.A glossaryof difficult wordsis alsoprovided.Munir-ud-DinShams AdditionalWakeelut-Tasneef, London February 2020

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Hazrat Adam to (accordingto the Bible)

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.- - ------- HAZRAT Nne (Peace be upon him) Historical Background In ancient times, there lived a Prophet called or Noah, peacebe upon him.The Bibletells us that his father's name was Lamechand that he lived nine generationsafter Hazrat Adam, peace be upon him.as wasa Law-bearing Prophetmeaning that he brought Shariah,a Divine Law.The Lawwas revealedto him becausein his time the human mind had reachedsuch a stage of developmentthat it was

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./ able to understand and comprehend Divine attrib- ii'·it ·lg.utes.Moreover,as peoplein as's time laid down the foundation of human civilization,those evilsthat normallyappearin a civilized societybegan to appear in them.So a Divine Law was needed to '· guidemankind to the right path.There are two kinds of Prophets sent by God Almighty.SomeProphetsbringa new Lawor Shariah.• Others do not bringa new Lawbut fallowthe Lawor Shariahof the previousLaw-bearing Prophet.The Bibletellsus that Noah was a righteousman, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.2 'Walkingwith God,' means that ~ all his acts were accordingto the Will of God.He lived in a valley surrounded by huge mountains in , Mesopotamiain Southern Iraq.There were a great many springs flowing from the mountains in that.area.

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_..- __ _, -..-·.;-- - -----·- I.' TheAge of The Holy Qur'an says, And We certainlysent Noah to his peo- ple, andhe dweltamongthem a thousand yearssavefiftyyears.3 Thereforehis ageis mentioned as 950 yearsin the Holy Qur'an while the Biblegiveshis age as 952 years.This doesnot mean that he actuallylivedfor 950 or 952 years.It is difficult to determine his actual age.Only Allah knows best.The period, which the Holy Qur'an or the Bibledescribes, is not the span of as's physi- callife.Thisperiod is the time as's teachings lasted.The Shariah introducedthrough him remained in force for about one thousand years.Many Prophets

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: followedthis Law until God revealeda new one.It extended to the time of Hazrat Ibrahim, peace be upon him, as he followed as's Shariah.It seems that the first fifty years of as's ministry were the years of spiritual progressfor his • community after which the spiritual condition of his followersbeganto deteriorate.This deterioration reachedits height over nine hundred years.

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..-·.;-- - -----·- People Returnto Idol Worship The people of as's time had becomecor- rupt.Instead of worshippingthe One and Only God they had started to worship idols made of wood or \: stone.They had many idols.Five of these idols were very popular.Their names were Wadd, Suwa, Yaghuth,Yauqand Nasr.It is said that people at the i time of , peacebeupon him, used to make statues in memory of their pious people who were long dead and place them where these pious people usedto sit.Laterthey deviatedfrom the true path and started worshippingthem.They were convincedthat the idols would help them in their time of need so they used to beg everythingfrom the idols.They fol- lowed the beliefsof their forefatherswho were idol worshippers.

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• WADD was an idol made in the shape of a man.This god representedmanly power.• suwA was in the shapeof a woman.This god rep~ resentedfemalebeauty.• YAGHUTH They believedthat this god would res~ cue them from hardship.• YAUQ was in the shape of a horse representing speed.They believed that this particular god would come quicklyto prevent their enemy from harming them.NASR was in the shape of an eagle representing long life.God Almightysent , peacebe upon him, to bring the people backto the worshipof One God.• He told , peacebe upon him, to invitehis peopleto the way of Allahwith loveand wisdom.

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..-·.;-- - -----·- Conveys the Message of the Unity of God , peacebe upon him, was sent to his pea~ ple with a divinelyrevealedLaw.He calledhis pea~ \: ple to God, to the path of successand salvation.He emphasizedto them the unity of God.He said to them, ,.....,,e~:;~ '.)l;I ~~ ~ ,..,<,:,;' ,,o.,\,/ \.A4.Ul~~ ~~ 0 my people, serveAllah.Youhave no Godotherthan Him.Will you not then be righteous? 4 The messagewas deliveredto them politelyand with wisdom but they were not preparedto listen to him, rather they ignoredhim and ran awayfrom him., peace be upon him, became very

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{ sad by such treatment at the hands of his people.,!,, Addressing his Lordhe said, My Lord, I have called my people night and day,But my calling them has only made them flee from me all the more.And every time I called them that Thou mightestforgivethem, they put their fingers into their ears, and coveredup their hearts, and persisted

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_..- __ _, ~..-· I , ' ,,.i.;-- - -----·- in their iniquit!:1, and were disdainfully proud.Then, I called them to right- eousness openly.Then I preached to them in public,and also spoketo them in private.And I said, 'Seek forgive- ness of your Lord; for He is the Great Forgiver.He will send down rain for you in abundance, And He will strengthen you with wealth and with children,and He will giveyou gardens and He will giveyou rivers: 5 The chiefs rejected , peace be upon him, by saying: Surely,we see thee to be in manifest error.6 _,.

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tl ,- \' He said, ;..? 0 my people, thereis no errorin me, but I am a Messenger fromthe Lordof the worlds.I deliverto you the mes- sagesof my Lordand give you sincere advice,and I know from Allah what you do not know.7 He told them that he could not be in error, for he had come from God, there£ ore there was no pas~ ' sibility for him to move away from the path that leadsto God.He advised them to accept the messagefrom Allah and becomerighteous.He warned them of '" the evil consequences of the rejectionof the divine

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..-·.;-- - -----·-..'ii message,but all his preachingand warningsfell on.·~·· : ' deaf ears.They accusedhim of falsehoodand ridi- ·:~.·, i: • ·#{~~~-· ~ culedhim.Instead of followinghim they followed • • • ~:..their leaders,who incited them to oppose as.Despite the bitter opposition of the chiefs, , peacebeupon him, continuedpreach- ing.He was firm in his resolveand knew very well i that he was doing everything to please his Lord.He tried everythingto convincehis people of the truth of his message.He repeatedlyaskedthem not to revolt againstthe Most MercifulGod, Who had • created them and provided them with food and shelter.Once, there was no rain for a long time.The crops withered and the fruit gardens dried up., peace be upon him, told his people that Godwas displeased with them becauseof their

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misdeeds.He told them that if they becametrue believers,God would send down rain for them in abundance and would grant them an increasein wealth and bless them with children.He would also causetheir gardensto grow and riversto flow for them and they wouldprosperas a result.Hazrat 1 '.Nuhas's people,however,rejectedhim outright.The leadersof the disbelievers told their people, He is only a man like yourselves; he seeksto makehimselfsuperior to you.And if Allah had so willed, He could havesurelysent downangels with him.We have never heardof such a thing

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..-· _..- __ _, - among our forefathers.He is only a man stricken with madness;wait, therefore, concerning himforawhile.8 In ancient times many people found it difficult ; to believe that a Prophet could be an ordinary.;-- - -----·- human beingin appearance.They thought that he should have many heads or hands.So the enemies of , peace be upon him, objected to him sayingthat if he was reallya true Prophet, his appearanceshouldhave been differentfrom theirs.They also accusedhim of trying to impose his authority on them.They told him that they would • not listen to him as his teachingswere opposedto the beliefsof their forefathers.They brandedhim a liar and accused him of madnessand hoped that he would soon perish.

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, peace be upon him, said to his ~ people, So fearAllah,and obey me.And I ask of you no rewardfor it.My rewardis only with the Lordof the worlds.9 He said, I saynot to you, 'I possessthe treasures of Allah,'nor do I know the unseen, nor say I, 'I am an angel: 10

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..-· _..- __ _, -.;-- - -----·- He said, (,9 , -e (_;:,.,: , ;,(1' ,';' ,~' ~~~~~t~~ 0 my people! surely I am a plain Warner unto you, 11 The arguments between , peace be upon him, and his people continued for a long t time.The chiefs of his people used to laugh at him saying that none of the prominent people had acceptedhim thereforehe was bound to fail.They • asked , peace be upon him, to drive awaythose who had becomehis followers,as they were the people who had no status in the society and their faith was insincere.

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•'>; They said: ,,,, ,,9,,, ,,,,, , :"'1 ,,,, /~ ,,., ,,,,,,.9 ,.9,,., ~I ~ t., ~ ~p I Shall we believe thee, when it is the meanestthat follow thee? 12 • :.~~:., peace be upon him, repliedthat he did /; ,:·.not know what his followershad been doing in the past.Their past actions were God's concern alone.All that matters is that they were the believersand ·~, : t~i had submittedto the Will of Allah.He told them that.'N }.-~..,." ~~.his taskwas to keep them on the right path and away from evil.It wasthereforenot proper for him to drive his followers away simply because they happened • to be of humble origin.Such an act would certainly ~ incur God'sdispleasure.He told them that they might call the believersinsincere,weak in faith, mean and lowly but after obeyingthe commandsof Allah they

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..-· _..- __ _,.....;-- - -----·- had become the blessedpeople and respectablein the sight of Allahwhile those who are non-believers, were indeed ignorant.The peopledid not like as preachingto them.They told him that if he did not stop preaching to them, they would stone him., peace be upon him, warned them of God'spunishment.He told them to stop worship- , ping idols.He said, 0 my people, worshipAllah, you have no other God but Him.Indeed, I fear foryouthepunishment of thegreatday.13

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They replied: 0 Noah, thou hast indeed disputedwith us long and hast disputedwith us many a time; bring us now that with which thou threatenest us, if thou art of those who speak the truth.14 ·~ , peacebe upon him, replied, Allah alone will bring it to you, if He please, and you cannot frustrate God's

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_..- __ _,......-·.;-- - -----·-..purpose.And my advice will profit you not if I desire to advise you, if Allah intends to destroyyou.He is your Lord and to Him shallyou be madeto return.15 Sometimeshe would sayto them, What is the matter with you that you expect not wisdom and staidness from Allah? And He has createdyou in differ- ent farms and different conditions.Have you not seen how Allah has created

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seven heavensin perfect harmony,And has placedthe moon thereinas a light, andmadethe sun as a lamp? And Allahhas causedyou to growas a good growthfromthe earth,Thenwill He causeyou to returnthereto,and He will bring youforth a new bringing forth.And Allahhas madethe earthfor you a wide expanseThatyou maytraverse the open waysthereof.16 Even such arguments did not affectthem and they continuedto ignore the Signsof Allah., peace be upon him, employed all • means to make his people listen to the divine mes- sage,but all his effortsbecamefruitless.The chiefsof his people deviseda mighty plan against him.They _ said to one another that they should get together

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..-· _..- __ _, - • I '.;-- - -----·-., and opposehim with all their might.They told their people ~ ,~ ,~ Forsake not yourgods under any circum- stances.And forsakeneither Waddnor Suwanor Yaghuth andYauq and Nasr.17 Theycarriedon worshippingidolsand treated, peace be upon him, in utter contempt.Only a handful of peoplebelievedin him.Evenhis wifeand son wereamong the non-believers.Naturally, as wasvery disappointed., peace be upon him, had great faith in the truth of his mission.He must have received assurancesfrom God Almighty that he would suc- ceed against his enemies.He, therefore, challenged

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f'.;1 ~ his opponents and told them to use all their power ~ 't~ r' and resourcesagainsthim.He said to them, 0 my people, if my station with God and my reminding you of your duty through the Signs of Allah offend you-and in Allah do I put my trust-muster then all your designs, you and your 'partners'; then let not your course of action be obscureto you;then carryout your designs againstme and giveme no respite.18 \ He warned them that even if they tried their utmost •

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..-· _..- __ _, --.;-- - -----·- to put an end to his mission,they would not succeed becausethey were fightingagainstGod.As the opposition against , peace be upon him, increasedtremendously,God revealedto him: /!!I.P/!!I/ ~~ None of thy people will believe except those who havealready believed; grieve not thereforeat what they have been doing.19 After receivingthis information from God Almighty that no more people would enter his fold, , peace be upon him, offered the following prayersto GodAlmighty:

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My Lord, leave not in the land a single one of the disbelievers; For,if Thou dost leave them, they will only lead astray Thy servantsand will not give birth but to a sinner and a disbeliever.20 • Allah decidedto eliminatethe disbelievers from the faceof the earth.He commanded, peace..·~,, • ·.; be upon him, to build an ark, big enough, to accom- 'N._ ,,:.;,......~ ·~.,~ • modate all the believers.

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Builds an Ark _..- __ _,......-· Allahsaidto as:.;-- - -----·- ,,,., ,-P ,,,, -e ,-9~ <:JJ~*t And buildthou the ArkunderOureyes and as commanded.by Our revelation.And addressnot Me concerning the wrongdoers.Theyaresurelygoingto be drowned.21 , peace be upon him, obeyed immedi- ately and started buildingan ark of wood with the help of his followers.They brought wooden planks and nails.It was not an easy task.Peoplewere sur- prised.They could not see the reason for building such a huge ark.Everytime the chiefsof his people

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/ passedby him, they laughedat him and thought that....n.: ·:t'• he had gone mad.'Why are you making this ark? Will it float on land?' they would say., peacebeupon him, did not payany heed to their mockery.He told them that their mockery could do him no harm, nor could it bring him into disgrace.It is they who would be humiliatedas they ~ were about to be overtakenby a punishment, which wouldnot end in this lifebut wouldcontinueinto the life to come., peace be upon him, prayed to God • Almighty:

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..-·.;-- - -----·- My Lord, my people have treated me as a liar.Therefore judge Thou decisively betweenme and them; and saveme and the believersthat are with me.22 \: On another occasionhe prayed: i I am overcome,so come Thou to my help !2 3 Allah heard his prayersand he, along with his fam- ily memberswho believedin him, and his followers were eventually saved while the disbelieverswere punishedseverely.

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The Mighty Flood-APunishment , peace be upon him, lived in the part of the country where springs and fountains were :-f- , in abundance.When Allah's command came, dark......,::..-......._J~" cloudssuddenlyappearedin the sky and rain began.• ~ •.to fallin torrents.Water beganto gushforth from the depth of the earth and springsand fountainsbeganto • '.sprout as well.There waswater everywhere.The Holy Qur'an says: / 1., , , /t 1 lf J'r ✓ r )\);JV.,~ u- ~4-11 We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring down; And We caused the earthto burstforth with springs,so the two waters met for a purposethat was decreed.24

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' :f-'J....~ ·~., Some people believe that the flood came through- j out the world.This is not true.It was not a universal phenomenon.It overtook only the people to whom.as was sent.

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; The Ark Floats with and his Followers Allah told , peace be upon him, to load f il *¥:~ ~i- the ark with all suchanimalsthat would be needed,a r.ii' ~." , pair of each,male and femaleand bringhis familyon J -;,: '.board, except those against whom God's judgment ~ ,.st.had already been passed.He also instructed him to ~- t bring on board all those who had acceptedhim as a f ~.." Messenger of Allah., peacebeupon him, ~': "1 calledhis familymembers,who believedin him and f ~-.all his followersand told them, ,: Embark therein.In the name of Allah be its courseand its mooring.My Lord is assuredly MostForgiving, Merciful.25

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.,r, ThusAllahtold , peacebe upon him, that lie'\ ,.the ark would float and finishits journey.GodAlmightytaught as some prayers.as told his followers to recitethose prayers after they had settleddown in the ark.He told them • to say, All praise belongs to Allah Who has savedus fromthe unjustpeople! 26 He alsotold them to say My Lord, cause me to land a blessed landing,for Thou art the Best of those who bring men to land.27

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_..- __ _,......-·.;-- - -----·-..Allah Saves the Believers As the water rose and the flood increasedrapidlyon all sides,it coveredthe entire habitation.Everything on earth was underwater while the ark floatedsafely on top.Allahsays, And We carried him upon that which was made of planks and nails.It floated on under Our eyes: a reward for him who had been rejected.And We left it as a Sign for the coming generations; but is there anyone who would receive admonition? 28

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,, _ ~, , peace be upon him, saw his son who :{ < had joined the disbelievers.Accordingto some his name was Yam.as saw him drifting away in swirlingwaters.He calledout to him, 0 my son, embarkwith us and be not with the disbelievers.29 He replied, V-f / "·9 ,,~ \//' ,;- '/ ~wl~~ ~JtG",,,~ I shallsoon betakemyselfto a mountain whichwill shelterme fromthe water.30 • as replied,

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_..- __ _, -- There is no shelter for an!:jone this day, from the decree of Allah, excepting those to whom He showsmercy.31..-·.;-- - -----·- Suddenlya wave came between them and took his..son away., peacebe upon him, was natu- rallysadto seehis son drown beforehis eyes.He cried to GodAlmighty, My Lord,verily,my son is of my fam- ily, and surely,Thypromiseis true, and Thouartthe MostJustof judges.32 , peace be upon him, thought that God had promised to save all members of his family.In fact,when Allahpromisedto savethe membersof his family,He meant only those members of his family

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tl ,- \' who were believersand had establisheda true rela- tionship with God through him.In responseto as's request,Allah said, 0 Noah, he is surely not of thy family; he is indeed a man of unrighteous con- duct.So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge.I advise thee lest thou become one of the ignorant.33 , peacebe upon him, said, My Lord,I begThee to protect me from asking Thee that whereof I have no

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..-· _..- __ _,....• I '.;-- - -----·- knowledge.AndunlessThouforgiveme andhavemercyon me, I shallbe among the losers.34 Thus , peacebeupon him, realisedthat he had not fullyunderstoodAllah'spromise.He sought Allah'sforgiveness.It becameclearto him that every- one is accountablefor his actionsand that a Prophet's , son is no exception.As regardshis wife, she was describedas an evil person who was bent upon rejectingthe truth.Sothe companionship,even of a Prophet of God, did not saveher from Allah'spunishment.The Holy Qur'an says:

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Allah sets forth for those who disbe- lieve the example of the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot.They were under two righteousservantsof Ours, but they acted unfaithfully towards them.So they availedthem naught againstAllah, and it wassaid tothem, 'Enter the Fire,ye twain, alongwith those who enter: 35

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The Ark Restson a Mountain '?~ ~~ ·,i It was a mighty flood.The ark floated on waves as ~ ~ ~ ·j high as mountains.Even the tops of the mountains t I: - f ~ 1 • were underwater.:: God rescued, peacebe upon him, and fi I those with him in the ark, while those who rejected ~~; ·f him were drownedas a punishment.UJ ,~, _,..,.~ ,,,,,..,., ,,,,9,,, / -f.,,,, ~,,, ,,,,,./ G?~lu- ~~).,y,4JJl(.f&.,-:,w1~., And the waterwas madeto subsideand the matterwas ended.And the Ark came to reston Al-Judi.36 ~~~,-· Accordingto the Bible:The ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.37 Many people includinghistorians, geographers,and.,.' ,.-,...:.-~ researchscholarshavetried to locatethesemountains, 1 ·(

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,;? but their researchvariedand they couldnot determine :~ '\,:-- ;, preciselyin which country these mountains were sit- uated.VariouscountriesincludingTurkey,Armenia, and Iran claim that both mountains, Al-Judi and Ararat lie in their domains.Accordingto the Bible, when the ark stopped, , peace be upon him, released a raven to find out whether there was any dry land around where the ark stopped.The raven couldnot find any place to set its feet becausethere was water every- 1 •.·~,, ,.• :\r where; so it returned to , peace be upon.; 'N :·ii:\ '(;\.,~ • him, in the ark.After severalattempts, as sent out a dove.When the dove returned to him in the evening, in its beak was a freshly plucked olive • leaf.Then as was convinced that the water had recededcompletelyfrom the ground and that they would be able to disembarksafely.

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..-· _..- __ _, -.;-- - -----·- Glad Tidingsto and his Followers The olive leaf was also a sign that Allah had blessed , peacebe upon him, his peopleand their •• future generations.They would be strong in their faith and perfectin their sacrifices.Allah saysin the Holy Qur'an: :' -=::;,r,b~ ~r?(~,:< 'tH~(:_~G ,~~? ~,.~ Q"; "1 ~Jv..-w., <.:)O..~ ,..~IY.W (Z~l ~ We savedhim and those who were with him in the Ark.And We made them inheritors of Our J av ours, while We drowned those who rejectedOur Signs.Seethen, how was the end of those who had been warned! 38

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~f At another placein the Holy Qur'an God says: And Noah indeed did cry unto Us, and what an excellent answer did We give to his pra.Mer! And We savedhim and his family from the great distress;And We made his offspringthe only survivors.And We left for him a.good name among the fallowing generations- 'Peace be upon Noah among the peoples!' Thus indeed do We reward those who do good.He wassurely one of Our believing servants.39

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..-· _..- __ _,....• I '.;-- - -----·- , peacebe upon him, told his peoplethat • God had conferred innumerable blessingson them • and they could achievegreatness,a place of dignity and respectamong the nations of the world by fal- lowingthe teachingswhich he had brought.It so happened that in this new land Allah bestowedprosperityto , peace be upon him, and his followers.They laid the foundation of ~ human civilizationand culture and as their culture becamestrong their numbers also beganto increase.On the other hand, the number of lesscivilized com- munities living with them in the same land or the surrounding lands began to decrease.The descend- ants of , peacebe upon him, beingmore civilized and having more material resourcesat their disposalseemed to have spread to other lands and over time absorbedsome of the lesscivilised people.

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l:,;.Three sons of , peace be upon him, namely Shem, Ham, and Japeth are generally believed to be the ancestors of the three principal racesof mankind.Another great blessing bestowed upon as's descendantswas that Allah promisedto con- • ~- tinue Prophethoodin his progeny.Allah says: And We did send Noah and Abraham, and We placed among their seed prophethoodand the Book.So some of them followedthe guidance,but many of them wererebellious.40 All praise belongs to Allah, Lordoftheworlds.

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..-· _..- __ _, -.;-- - -----·- REFERENCES I Surah Yusuf, 12:112 2 The Bible, Genesis ( 6:9) 3 Surah al-:Ankabut, 29:15 4 Surah al-Mu'minun, 23:24 5 Surah Nub, 71:6-13 ; 6 Surah al-A'raf, 7:61 7 Surah al-A'raf, 7:62-63 8 Surah al-Mu'minun, 23:25-26 9 Surah ash-Shu'ara; 26:109-110 IO Surah Hud, 11:32 II Surah Nub, 71:3 12 Surah ash-Shu'ara; 26:112 13 Surah al-A'raf, 7:60

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14 Surah Hud, 11:33 15 Surah Hud, 11:34-35 16 Surah Nub, 71:14-21 17 Surah Nub, 71:24 18 Surah Yunus,10:72 19 Surah Hud, 11:37 20 Surah Nub, 71:27-28 21 Surah Hud, 11:38 22 Surah ash-Shu'ara; 26:118-119 23 Surah al-Qamar, 54:11.,, 24 Surah al-Qamar, 54:12-13 25 Surah Hud, 11:42 26 Surah al-Mu'minun, 23:29 ~ 27 Surah al-Mu'minun, 23:30 28 Surah al-Qamar, 54:14-16

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..-·.;-- - -----·- 29 Surah Hud, 11:43 30 Surah Hud, 11:44 31 Surah Hud, 11:44 32 Surah Hud, 11:46 33 Surah Hud, 11:47 34 Surah Hud, 11:48 35 Sitrah at-Tabrim,66:11.36 Surah Hud, 11:45 37 The Bible Genesis (8:4) 38 Sitrah Yitnus, 10:74 39 Sitrah df-Saffet, 37: 76-82 40 Surah al-Jfadid, 57:27

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_;: Just like at the time of Prophet Nuhas, many peo~ :; ple still worship idols today.Using the knowledge If: •; that you have gathered from this book, write out _a good argument that you could put forward to ~ ·:;;; someone that is convinced idol worship is okay.52 r.•

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Prophet Nuhas saidto his people, 'O, my people, wor~ ship Allah alone, you have no God other than Him.Will you not then fear God and become righteous?' Think about this and reflectupon yourself.What things do you do in your daily Hf e that pull you towardsAllah and what could potentially push you awayfrom Allah? 2.53

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REVIEW: Once you have completed the above table, ask your- self if the pull column weighs heavier than the push column? How can you start decreasing the push column? After that give yourself some realistic short term and long term goals for self-improvement.SELF-IMPROVEMENT GOALS 2.

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.:.Circlethe correctanswerfor each statement: ;• v; ·~, ' ,~ ~~: QUESTION 1: as's wife and son firmly.,' ;- •· ;,;,• -~ believedin God.YOUR RESPONSE: True False : QUESTION 2: After a few attempts of preaching to ~- his people, as gaveup as he could see the /;.c:-: <~ majorityof peoplewill not believein God.YOUR RESPONSE: True False ;, QUESTION 3: The non-believers ridiculed Hazrat • Nuhas.YOUR RESPONSE: True False ~-;

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6 s t- - QUESTION 4: Allah told as that the non-believers would be drowned.YOUR RESPONSE: True False QUESTION s: as decidedon his own that he should buildan Ark.YOUR RESPONSE: True False ;1; QUESTION 6: Allah said as's wife would enter the firefor disbelieving.YOUR RESPONSE: True False.: QUESTION 7: Although as's son was a dis- believer,he was saved as Allah had promised that.; as's familywould not be harmed.YOUR RESPONSE: True False

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EXTENSION: Explain your answer for statement 7 using evidencefrom the book:

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.---=.;;.;;;;.:;.Explain what the followingQur'anic verse is refer~ 4 ~-=-.~ ~••,, q ---,...._;.,,.,_,, -.:\(- ring to in your own words, givingas much detail as ~".:_.IJll!II~-.possible.If you need further clarification, refer to the commentaryof the Holy Qur'an: "' -e.,, 'f'ilf /1,..,r JIJr VJ Jf u- 5-4.1 I We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring down; And We caused the earthto burstforth with springs,so the two waters met for a purposethat was decreed.(Ch 54:12-13)

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.i.Completethe followingprayers: tc...;.• PRAYER 1- In the name of Allah, be its__ _ ( :~ PRAYER 2-All praisebelongsto Allah,who has r • PRAYER3-My Lord!Causeme to land __ _

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EXTENSION A: Which of these prayers do we recite when goingon a journey? Circlethe correctanswer: EXTENSION B: After having read when Prophet Nuh as recitedthis prayer,why do you think we recite it whilst travelling?

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~!: Write down a few of your thoughts after havingread ;+': 1 this book.Here are a fewquestionsthat you couldask ' ~ yourself: : QUESTION 1: Thinking about as's stead~ · ' fastnessand firm beliefin Allahagainstall odds,how.can you use this in your dailyHf e?

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QUESTION 2: Have you ever sufferedabuse or heard , of abuse, due to your faith? Did you or they, stay strong and firm in their beliefs? Is it always easy? If I not, what can giveyou encouragementto stay strong? ·

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QUESTION 3: Why is it important for us as Ahmadi ~:_ <" Muslimsto alwaysremain steadfastand loyal to our 2- Jama'at? bi ◄

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-:~- QUESTION 1: How many generations after Hazrat ~ ·' ~ Adam as did as appear, accordingto the.,, Bible? YOUR RESPONSE: ----------- QUESTION 2: Did as bring a new Divine \ • Law? YOUR RESPONSE: ----------- -:, QUESTION 3: What name is mentioned in the Bible : , for as's father? YOUR RESPONSE: ----------- ' '

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QUESTION 4: The Bible says, 'Noah walked with God.'What doesthis mean? YOUR RESPONSE: ------------ QUESTION s: What is the name of the native country of as? YOUR RESPONSE: ------------

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QUESTION 6: Somepeople believethat as livedfor 950 years.What is your opinion? YOUR RESPONSE: ---------- "• QUESTION 7: Name the five popular idols people ~ ,, worshippedduring the time of as.YOUR RESPONSE: 1: 11: 111:

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IV: v: :,-:~QUESTION s: What objectionsdid the chiefsof people_ • ' ~.:~_:?raise against as? ~,.YOUR RESPONSE:

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~~......~~· ',:;QUESTION 9: Why did peoplemock as when ~ t 1 they sawhim making an ark? £,7 YOUR RESPONSE: ----------- '"• :~~~"-~'.£QUESTION 10: How many animals was as ~.)1....-, --...;;;.;;;;;;;._ ' 0 ;allowed to take into the ark? YOUR RESPONSE: ----------

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• QUESTION 11: What do you know about the charac-.ter of as's son, who was not among his ~;~ followers? ~; 1..;,r_ ~ YOUR RESPONSE: ----------- ; QUESTION 12: What was the reply of as's • ~~ son when as askedhim to join him in the ~ i ark? r YOUR RESPONSE: -----------

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QUESTION 13: What happenedto as's son when the flood came? YOURRESPONSE: ---------- QUESTION 14: Why did as plead to Allah for the safetyof his son? YOURRESPONSE: ---------- QUESTION 1s: What did Allahsayin replyto the plea of as? YOURRESPONSE: ---------- 73

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QUESTION 16: What punishment was given to the.· non-believers? YOURRESPONSE: ----------- QUESTION 11: How were the family members,who • ; believedin him and other followersof as saved? YOURRESPONSE: __________ _

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QUESTION 1s: On which mountain did the ark rest • , accordingto the Qur'an? YOURRESPONSE: ----------- QUESTION 19: On which mountain did the ark rest :_.accordingto the Bible? YOURRESPONSE: ----------- QUESTION 20: Where are these mountains situated? YOURRESPONSE: -----------

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QUESTION 21: What do you know of as's ;.wife? YOURRESPONSE: ----------- i QUESTION 22: Somepeoplebelievethat the floodwas :.) universal.What is your opinion? YOURRESPONSE: __________ _ QUESTION 23: What method, accordingto the Bible, did as employto find out if the water had ubsided? bi ◄

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YOURRESPONSE: ----------- -~ QUESTION 24: What is the greatestblessing Allah has -~..' I~ bestowed on the descendentsof as and •• 1 •., ·, I f Hazrat Ibrahim as? '~,:~ 0!; YOURRESPONSE: -----------

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1.FALSE 2.FALSE 3.TRUE 4.TRUE 5.FALSE 6.TRUE 7.FALSE ·• AI·= (C· T·= 1-= v:•.rr-= T·= y ❖• $:: rr-= ~~-.~r : •.•.• : •.: : ·.: ·:.: ·:.f I - _ _,,..,,..............:...I Ii ~~- '.'.PRAYER 1-In the name of Allah be its course and ljlJIJIJ/j,.' its mooring.My Lord is assuredly Most Forgiving, '_! , I'.} --------=~~~···- Merciful..-.;;;...:,---_-:i::,~T PRAYER2-All praisebelongsto Allah,Who has saved •.::;......:!=~-:-~·~,~ us from the unjust people! ~ ' ~>- PRAYER 3- My Lord,causeme to land a blessedland- : l ~ I ~~-:-•:_-:-· • ,:·" ing, for Thou art the Bestof those who bring men to ''.~•·,:.-_, : ~ ~- ( land.

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1.Accordingto the Bible, as appeared 9 generationsafter Hazrat Adam as.2.Yes,as brought a new Divine Law sincehe was a Law-bearing Prophet.3.The name of as's father mentioned in the Bibleis Lamech.4.'Walkingwith God' means that as's actswere accordingto the will of God.5.as lived in Mesopotamia or pres- ent-dayIraq.r 6.The actual physical age of as is unknown.However,the age of 950 years men- tioned in the Biblerefersto the period that his teachingslasted.7.The 5 popular idolsworshippedduring the time So

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of as were: Wadd, Suwa, Yaghuth, Yauq,and Nasr.8.The objectionsraised against as by chiefsof the peoplewere: 1: He wasa man likethem and strickenwith madness.11: He was labeleda liar and thought to be in manifesterror.111: He was accusedof imposinghis authority on the people.1v: He only had mean and lowlyfollowers.v: He did not immediatelybringthe punish- ment he warned them about.9.The people mocked as becausethey couldnot seeany reasonfor buildinga largeark at a time when there was no sign of rain or a storm.81

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10.A pair, male and female, of each animal was allowedon the ark.11.as's son was a man of unrighteous conduct.12.The responseof as's son when asked to climb on the ark was, ' I shall soon betake myself to a mountain, which will shelter me from the water.' 13.When the floodcame,a wavetook his son away and he drowned.' 14.as pleaded to Allah for the safetyof his son becauseAllah had promisedto savethe members of his family.However, by 'family' Allah meant the believerswho had a relation~ ship with God through him.

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15.In responseto as's plea, Allah said; ' 0 Noah, he is surely not of thy family; he is indeed a man of unrighteous conduct.So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowl- edge.I advisethee lest thou become one of the I J ignorant.16.The punishment given to the non-believerswas that of drowningin a flood.17.The followersof as and his family memberswho believedin him were savedin the ark that he had built under Divine command.18.According to the Holy Qur'an, the ark restedon a mountain calledAl-Judi.19.Accordingto the Bible,the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.20.The precise location of these mountains is unknown.However,Turkey,Armenia,and Iran claimthat the mountains lie in their domain.

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·; 21.as's wife is describedas an evil person ,.;' " ' who rejectedthe truth.· P 22.The flood was not universal.It was a punishment r • w ~ ,.for the peoplewho rejectedas..23.According to the Bible, as released a raven to find out if there was any dry land around ~ but it returned to him everytime.He then sent out } ~ ' a dove,which returned to him in the eveningwith ·! <I a freshlypluckedoliveleaf.This convincedHazrat \ -':'l't Nuhas that the water had recededcompletely.-~-,.24.The greatest blessingAllah has bestowedon the ;_ descendantsof as and Hazrat Ibrahim as is Prophethoodand the Book.

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GLOSSARY :- Admonish-to warn · Ark-the wooden vessel,as made.f Arrogance-haughty ~ \ Consequences-the resultsof an action.4:~~ "'?.Conferred-give to : Deterioration-decline Devised-plan or invent '.Disembark-get offfrom the ark Displeasure-anger

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0 Dwellers-residents, peoplewho livedthere Domains-the land controlledby a country ,.Eliminate-to expel, to get rid of _~ Employed-used , ; Enormous-very large Fold-Jama'at : Forsake-give up T Frustrate-renounce, prevent Habitation-residences, homes Handful-small number -~ Hazrat-a term of respectused for a person of estab- ·_ lishedrighteousnessand piety

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE Salutations are recited out of respect when men- tioning the names of Prophetsand holy personages.Thesesalutationshave been abbreviatedand inserted into the text where applicable.., sas sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, meaning'peaceand blessings of Allah be upon him', is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas.as 'alaihis-salaam, meaning 'peace be on him', is :·.\, written after the names of Prophetsother than : , the Holy Prophet Muhammadsas.

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