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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ethics of The Prophets The Ethos Of Prophet Noah ============================ Introduction Noah who is called the chief of the Prophets and "saved by Allah" is the son of Lamuch. After being appointed as a Prophet, Noah invited people to worship God but experienced nothing but persecution by people till on the order of God, he made the ark and it started raining.

"And make the ark before Our eyes and (according to) Our revelation" (11:37): وَاصْنَع الفُلكَ بِأَعْيُنِنا وَوَحيِنا. "So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring down, and We made water to flow in the land in springs." (54:11- 12) فَفَتَحْنا أَبوابَ السَّماءِ بِمَاءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ. وَفَجَّرنا الأَرْضَ عُيُونًا. Noah was commissioned to carry in his ark all the believers and a pair of all thins, and the deluge overtook the unbelievers and even Noah’s son.

This story has been elaborated in the books of history. About Noah’s life-span there are differences of opinion. The late Sheikh Sadooq, in the book, Kamal al-Deen has reported a hadith on the authority of Imam Sadeq: Noah lived for two thousand and five hundred years, with 850 years before ordainment and 950 years after ordainment during which he invited people to worship God and he lived for seven hundred years after the ark landed.

عَنِ الصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: عَاشَ نُوحٌ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ أَلْفَى سَنَةٍ وَخَمْسُمِائَة سَنَةٍ، مِنْها ثَمَانُمِائَةٍ وَخَمْسُونَ سَنَةٍ قَبْلَ أَن يُبْعَثَ وَأَلفَ سَنَةٍ إِلا خَمْسينَ عَامًا وَهُوَ في قَوْمِهِ يَدْعُوهُم، وَسَبْعمِائةِ عَامٍ بَعدَ مَا نَزَلَ مِن السَّفِينَةِ وَنَضَبَ الماءِ. When the angel of death came to Noah, he was in sunlight. After greeting him, the angel of death said: Why are you here? He said to take your soul.

Noah said: Will you permit me to go to the shade? The Angel of death said: Yes. Then Noah changed his position saying: O angel of death! What happened to me in life is like the change of position from sunlight to shade, now perform your mission. At this moment his soul was taken and he passed away. Propagating Divine Mission "And O my people!

I ask you not for wealth in return for it; my reward is only with Allah." (11:29) وَيَا قَوْمِ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَالًا ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ Inviting People To Worship God "O my people!

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