Introduction

The devil deceived the sons of Adam and drove them away from worshipping Allah alone to worshipping idols - made by their own hands - they called gods and believed that these idols can harm them or bring them good. This state of pure idolatry and 'shirk' went by for many generations till the time of Prophet Noah (peace be upon him). They gave their idols names such as Waddan, Suwa'an, Yagutha, Ya'auga, and Nasran which were, originally, the names of good people who had lived among them. Ibn Khathir stated that "When idols were worshipped and people sank in disbelief and delusion, ALLAH, Exalted be He, sent Noah as the first messenger to the people of the earth. His people were called Banu Rasib (the sons of Rasib).

Noah was described in many books about "Stories of the Prophets" as a pious man, generous, intelligent and forbearing, compassionate and sincere, truthful and trustworthy; know for giving good counsel, an excellent speaker and a very patient man. He used all the means available to him to invite his people to the Path of ALLAH and abandon worshiping idols. His invitation was met with a strong opposition, especially from the rich, the elite and the ignorant among his people. Eventually, he lost hope in their guidance and asked ALLAH to punish them and it was the flood "Tuufaan".

This chapter covers the invitation of Noah to his people before and after the flood. The invitation before the flood includes topics such as the messenger, a human being or angel?, Noah the messenger, what his people reply to him, dialogue between Noah and his people, the lowest followed you, the allegation of the rich people, and Noah's invitation. The second part, invitation after the flood, comprises the ship, the flood, Noah's son, he is not from your family, and after the flood.