Nuh's building a ship despite there being no sea in that area
surprised those people who had no faith in Allah, and they therefore
ridiculed him. Those who had no faith did not know what would happen
to them, but Allah did. When the ship was built, heavy rain poured for
days and water rose over the land, flooding everything. This historical
disaster has been confirmed by scientists. In the Middle East, much
evidence has been uncovered revealing that many of today's mountains
were once covered with water.
On television, you have probably seen many floods in different
corners of the world. In the face of such a disaster, people generally get
up on roofs and wait for help. In such a situation only helicopters or boats
can rescue them. In the time of the Prophet Nuh, peace be upon him,
however, it was only the Ark that could have saved them. This disaster,
which is called "Nuh's flood," was actually a punishment specially
created by Allah to punish people who did not believe in Nuh. Because
they expected help from other than Allah, none of the insolent people who
turned a deaf ear to Allah's warnings embarked on Nuh's Ark. They did
not put their trust in Allah, but relied on other beings.
Unless Allah wills it, nothing can protect us. The people at that time
who denied this, climbed mountains or moved to higher regions, but still
could not save themselves from drowning.
A very few people believed in Allah and put their trust in Him,
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