The Prophet Noah

The people of Noah's tribe were worshipping idols for many years. They had
accepted idols as their gods and hoped these idols would make them prosperous
and fortunate in their lives. They used to take refuge in them at the time of
misery and call them with various names such as Vad, Swaa, yauuq and Nasr.
So, at such a time of disbelief, God appointed Noah to be a prophet among this
tribe and to guide them. Noah was a patient, eloquent and wise man. He was inviting
people to worship God but they turned their faces away and tried not to see
or hear anything. Despite all these rejections, Noah was trying to guide them with
much patience and tolerance as possible and was always kind and tender while
talking to them. This way, Noah continued to invite people to worship God
through disputation, reasoning and offering logical proofs for them. Consequently
a few people believed in him. But some cruel aristocrats and rich people of the
tribe refused to believe him and together started disturbing him. They said to
Noah :
" You're a human being just as we are and a member of our tribe."
The second man said:
" If God wished to send us a prophet, He would surely send us an angel so that we
could pay attention to him and respond to his invitation."
" Who are these poor people? See who have become your followers? If you are
interested in guiding us, reject these poor ruffians who are believing in you
for we cannot follow the same routine or have the same belief as they do. How
can we accept a religion which considers the high and the low, the king and the
poor equal?"
Noah answered :
" I've brought you the way of salvation but you've treated me with great grudge
and obstinacy .
One of the men said : " We don't consider you and your followers superior to us.
Yes, you are no higher than us from the viewpoint of wisdom, foresightedness
and conservatism and we believe you're liars."
"You Noah ,you had a lot of disputations with us. Now if your words are true make
your promises about torment come true and send down calamity on us."
When Noah made sure that the people of his tribe were quite misled and their
hearts were filled with disbelief and corruption and even offering logical
proofs and reasoning was of no use to them, he couldn't keep his patience any
more.
Therefore he said:
Noah : " Thou the Almighty ! Leaveth not even one of these atheists on earth for if
they continue living, they shall mislead your subjects and reproduce. sinful
and atheist offspring"
God then responded to his request with a divine revelation which said:
" Make a ship under My supervision and do not talk about these oppressors anymore."

Noah started making the ship but the people of his tribe kept mocking him and
said:
" you Noah! You used to keep saying that you were a prophet, but how come you've be
come a carpenter today? Perhaps you've come to hate the prophet hood and got
interested in carpentry!"
Noah answered :
" you ridicule us now but do know that we shall soon laugh at you and your
destiny. You will soon understand who receives the humiliating torment and
eternal misery."
After building the ship, Noah waited for some time to receive God's command.
Finally God sent down a revelation to Noah.
It said:
" When the signs of torment appears, get on the ship and take some of your
relatives, your followers and a couple of any animals with you on board."

Following the revelation a heavy rain started and water began to gush up from
the earth. A flood overflowed and gradually covered the hills and mountains.
At such a time, Noah rushed towards his ship and saw the disbelievers of the
tribe who were struggling with death to overcome it but despite their effort,
the victory was of the death. At that time Noah suddenly saw his son who was
plunging among the roaring waves, he said to his son:
" Where are you going? Believe in God and come to the ship to be saved".

" I shall take refuge in a mountain to protect me from the danger of the flood."
" My dear son! Today you can find no shelter to save you from God's command"
Noah's son drowned inside the waves, then Noah said to his God:
' O God! My child is among my relatives and you promised to save all those
relatives of mine who believed in you"
And God sent him a revelation saying:
" you Noah! This son is not of your relatives for he has denied your prophet hood"
When God's anger came to an end, the rain stopped and the earth swallowed the
floodwater . Noah's ship was placed on the Judy mount safe and sound. Then Noah
was commanded
to get off the ship, step on the earth and start a new life once again under
God's divine blessings and providence.