Assalamu Alaikum! Welcome to Stories of the Prophets for kids by MyKidsHQ.
Today, we are going to talk about the story of Prophet Nuh (AS) — or in English, Prophet Noah (Peace be upon him). This is a very exciting story because unlike a few of the other stories we have gone over, this one is mentioned in amazing detail in the Qur'an. That means Allah SWT wanted us to know the entire story and learn from it.
Through Ahaadith of the Prophet (SAWS) we learn that there are 10 generations between the creation of Adam (AS) and the birth of Nuh (AS). It is also said that Nuh AS was sent to the descendants of Qabil, who for many generations had been worshiping idols.
This started because when good people would die, Shaytan would come to the people and tell them to remember all the great things that person used to do by making a statue of them. People would look at the statues and remember the teachings of the pious, but as generations went on people forgot who these good people were and started to think the statues were meant to be worshiped.
The statues were made by humans like us and made out of stone. These statues couldn't see, hear or think — but the people continued to worship them. They believed these idols represented power, beauty, strength and more that Shaytan persuaded them to assign to each idol.
Allah SWT was very upset by these actions, and sent to them a pious and kind man from amongst them: Prophet Nuh AS. He was intelligent, well spoken and patient. He pointed out the mysteries and wonders of life and the universe to his people. He reminded them how the night is regularly followed by the day, and that these balances were designed by Allah SWT for us.
He explained to them that there was only one Allah, and that only He deserved to be worshiped because He alone was responsible for our creation and sustenance.
The people refused to listen to him. The rulers first thought that Nuh AS would eventually give up and his message would disappear on its own, but when they saw that the commoners were interested in his message they started to taunt and attack him.
Nuh (AS) continued pleading to his people to believe in Allah — hour after hour, day after day, and year after year. He gave them examples, described Allah's signs, and illustrated Allah's ability in the formation of His creatures. But whenever he called them to Allah, they ran away from him.
This continued for 950 years.
Every passing generation advised its succeeding one not to believe in Nuh (AS) and to wage war against him. Nuh (AS) saw the numbers of disbelievers keep increasing while there weren't many more believers — but he never complained to Allah.
Then came a day when Allah SWT told Nuh AS that no others would believe. At this point Nuh AS made du'a against all those who taunted him and did not believe him after 950 years of patience.
Allah SWT accepted Nuh (AS) du'a. Allah SWT then ordered Nuh AS to build an ark — with instructions and with the help of angels.
Why do you think Nuh (AS) was told to build an ark by Allah SWT? To find out what happened next, tune in for Part 2 of the Story of Nuh (AS)!
JazakumAllahu Khairan for being here!
Sidra & Anis
