الرحلةThe Journey

نوح

Nuh (AS)

Nuh (Noah)

Also known as: Noah

Dates unknown · step 4 of 28 in traditional order

Prophets Named in the Quran

Called his people to Allah for 950 years; saved in the Ark from the Flood.

Nuh called his people to worship Allah alone for nine hundred and fifty years, but only a few believed. Commanded to build the Ark, he was mocked by his people, including one of his own sons. When the Flood came, Allah saved Nuh and the believers with him, and the Ark came to rest on al-Judi.

Nuh is one of the five Ulu al-'Azm, the prophets of firm resolve, along with Ibrahim, Musa, 'Isa and Muhammad ﷺ. A whole surah of the Quran bears his name.

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Life journey

  1. Associated Mount al-Judi الجودي
    The Quran names al-Judi as where the Ark came to rest (11:44). His people are usually placed in Mesopotamia.

In the Quran

71:1-28 11:25-49 29:14-15

Sources

  • The Quran (Surah Nuh 71; Hud 11:25–49; al-'Ankabut 29:14–15)
  • Ibn Kathir, Qasas al-Anbiya'
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Identification of al-Judi with the mountain near Cizre follows common tradition; other sites are proposed.