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The verse says: " He said: 'I will take refuge in a mountain; it will save me from the water. ' ..." Noah still did not despair. He advised his son once more, so as to lead him onto the True Path and overcome his son's shortsightedness and arrogance. He said to him that no power was able to save anyone from Allah's command. The only hope of being saved remained for him who was covered by Allah's blessing. The verse says: "...

Said he(Noah): 'Today, there is no protector from Allah's decree but(of whom)He has mercy. ' ..." At this time, a wave, coming between them, overwhelmed his son, uprooting him as if he was a straw, and placed him among the drowned ones. The verse continues saying: "... And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.

" The Educational implications of Noah's Flood As we notice, the main aim of the Qur'an is to teach us lessons by recounting the didactic teachings of past history, from which one can draw the following inferences: 1- Purging the face of the earth: It is true that Allah is Compassionate and Kind. However, one must not forget that He is at the same time Wise.

Whenever a nation becomes corrupt and does not answer the call of His messengers He judges it appropriate that that nation has no right to continue to live. Ultimately, their system will be overthrown through some natural or social revolutions. This has not been confined to the Noah's nation, nor has it been confined to a particular time and place. As a result of the Divine Providence this has taken place throughout all ages and among all nations up to our time.

The first and the second World Wars might be regarded as examples of such a purge. 2- Why Punishment was inflicted by a flood. It is true that a corrupt nation must be exterminated, but their means of annihilation can vary. The holy verses of the Qur'an provide evidence that punishments are commensurate with sins of the nations punished. The Pharaoh relied on the River Nile which was the backbone of his power, and, interestingly, it became the source of his annihilation.

The People of Noah was an agricultural and a livestock- breeding nation. That ungodly nation had relied upon rainfall for everything, and ultimately that very nation was wiped out by rainfall.