Many of the verses imply that the Flood was not regional...

Many of the verses imply that the Flood was not regional, and had covered the whole globe, destroying all the living creatures. To this effect all the races of mankind now living on earth take their origin from either one of Noah's three sons, namely HAAMM-SAAMM and YAAFTH.

The above verses too, denote that Noah embarked one couple of each animal species which may imply that the Flood could have killed all the living creatures; and yet Allah knows better whether the Flood was a regional or a universal, because the same reason can be used to prove both cases.

It has a wonderful moving force and fluency through which large scenery is explained in few words, that none of them can be replaced with a synonym without ruining the beauty and changing the whole meaning! WHERE IS JUDI? There is not a widely accepted place, as Judi, upon which the Ark must have settled. Some of the commentators say that it is a mountain near Musel in the northern region of Iraq. Some others have taken it as a common name given to any place which is hard and high.