Thursday, 21 February 2008

Nuh (alayhis salaam)

Surah A'raaf talks about him at verse 59

Did you know that he was the first prophet to be sent to disbelievers? Prior to him, Prophets were sent to instruct the believers.

How did they become disbelievers?
Their ancestors made statues of pious people out of remembrance. Subsequent generations started worshipping them. This sort of thing happens even today.

He preached to his people for 950 years. Only a handful accepted his message. Not even his wife and son accepted it. His wife called him mad. When the flood came, the water came from everywhere, ground, sky and sea. His ark came down on a mountain between Turkey and Iraq.

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