which led them to embark on the ship with Nuh and save themselves.
Complying with Allah's command, they took a pair from each animal
species with them. This is related in the Qur'an as follows:
Before them the people of Nuh denied the truth. They denied
Our slave [i.e., Nuh], saying, "He is a madman," and he was
driven away with jeers.
He called upon his Lord: "I am overwhelmed, so help me!"
So We opened the gates of heaven with torrential water and
made the earth burst forth with gushing springs. And the
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