This article gives a brief introduction to English Translation and Tafsir of Surah Noah.
Name of the Surah
This surah is named after the Prophet of Allah, Noah, as it narrates his story and his people. It relates the story from the beginning of his invitation to his people to worship Allah alone until the coming of the flood, which drowned all the disbelievers. Surah Noah was revealed in Makkah. It contains twenty-eight ayah.
Relationship between Surah Noah and Surah Al-Ma’rij
Surah Noah comes after surah Al-Ma’rij according to the written copy of the noble Quran, al-Mushaf. Both surahs refer to the punishment that the disbelievers are warned of if they insist on disbelieving in the Oneness of Allah.
At the end of surah Al-Ma’rij, Allah, Exalted be He, warns the disbelievers that He will replace them with others who are better than them.
70:40 Nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests, surely We are able
70:41 to replace them with others better than them. And We are not to be outrun.
Then, surah Noah mentions that Allah drowned the disbelievers among the people of Prophet Noah and replaced them with people who were better than them in terms of believing in the Oneness of Allah.
71:25 Because of their sins, they were drowned, and then they were made to enter the Fire. Hence, they did not find helpers besides Allah.
Most Important Topics Discussed in Surah Noah
Like all surah revealed in Makkah, the main theme of surah Noah is instilling the principles of the creed of the Oneness of Allah, and shedding light on the components of faith, namely, worshipping Allah alone, obeying His commands, denouncing worship of false gods, and establishing proofs confirming the existence of Allah, His Oneness, and ability.
Surah Noah begins by mentioning that Allah, Exalted be He, sent His Prophet Noah to his people and that he invited them to worship Allah alone and warned them of the severe punishment of Allah if they insisted on disbelieving in the Oneness of Allah. It also mentions that Prophet Noah exhorted his people to refrain from sinning so that Allah would forgive them their sins, give them abundant wealth and children, and would make gardens and rivers for them. However, they rejected believing in the Oneness of Allah and insisted on following the path of misguidance and disobeying Allah.
71:1 Verily, We sent Noah to his people, saying, ‘Warn your people before there comes to them a painful torment.’
71:2 He said, ‘O my people, indeed, I am a plain warner to you,
71:3 that you should worship Allah and fear Him, and obey me.’
71:12 And He will give you more wealth and children and make for you gardens and rivers.
71:13 What is the matter with you that you do not fear the Greatness of Allah,
71:14 seeing that He has created you in stages?
Then, Allah, Exalted be He, commands the disbelievers to infer His existence, Oneness, and ability by reflecting on the creation of heaven and the earth, the creation of man, and the blessings that He has given people. Allah has made the earth subservient for the benefit of people by placing treasures and minerals therein and enabling them to travel through its wide paths.
71:15 Have you not considered how Allah has created seven heavens one upon another,
71:19 And Allah has made the earth a wide expanse for you,
71:20 that you may go across wide paths therein.’
Surah Noah is concluded with referring to the insistence of the disbelievers among the people of Prophet Noah on worshipping other gods besides Allah and following the path of misguidance. It refers to their punishment in the life of this world and the Hereafter.
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