He had only time to say "Laa elaha illa Allah" a hundred...
He had only time to say "Laa elaha illa Allah" a hundred times in the Syriac language by which the Ark became calm. Noah said: The words by which God rescued me should not be separated from me. Then, he had those words inscribed on his signet-ring.
عَن الرّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: إِنَّ نُوحًا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا رَكِبَ السَّفينَةَ أَوْحى اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ: يَا نُوحُ أَنْ خِفْتَ الْغَرْقَ فَهلِّلْني أَلْفًا ثُمَّ سَلْني النَّجاةَ أُنْجِكَ مِن الْغَرْقِ وَمَنْ آمَنَ مَعَك، قالَ: فَلَمَّا اسْتَوى نُوحٌ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ في السَّفينَةِ وَرَفَعَ القَلْسَ عَصَفَتِ الرّيحُ عَلَيْهِم فَلَمْ يَأْم
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