Surah Nuh is 71th both in the order of revelation to Prophet Muhammad (ṣ) and its position in the Quran.
This chapter is in juz’ 29 of the Quran and is among the Mufaṣṣalāt, meaning the short chapters of the Quran.
The surah is called Nuh as it contains the story of Noah (‘a) where it depicts the lifelong struggles of this messenger of Allah with the disbelievers and finally the fate of the evildoers.
Surah Nuh is one of the historical accounts related by the Quran that was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (S) at the time he was living in Mecca. Islam was still young and the number of believers were few. The holy Prophet (S) was under pressure by the disbelievers of Mecca as they were persecuting the new believers. In such an atmosphere of tension and hardship, God tells his prophet (S) that he is not alone and relates the story of Noah. There are many similarities between the people at the time of the two prophets of God, Muhammad and Noah. The story of our time is not that different. The outward appearance might seem different but its spirit is the same. Let us have a look at the sequence of events in the story of Prophet Noah (‘a).
This chapter is in juz’ 29 of the Quran and is among the Mufaṣṣalāt, meaning the short chapters of the Quran.
The surah is called Nuh as it contains the story of Noah (‘a) where it depicts the lifelong struggles of this messenger of Allah with the disbelievers and finally the fate of the evildoers.
Surah Nuh is one of the historical accounts related by the Quran that was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (S) at the time he was living in Mecca. Islam was still young and the number of believers were few. The holy Prophet (S) was under pressure by the disbelievers of Mecca as they were persecuting the new believers. In such an atmosphere of tension and hardship, God tells his prophet (S) that he is not alone and relates the story of Noah. There are many similarities between the people at the time of the two prophets of God, Muhammad and Noah. The story of our time is not that different. The outward appearance might seem different but its spirit is the same. Let us have a look at the sequence of events in the story of Prophet Noah (‘a).
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