2.3 Noah The Messenger

Generations after generations Noah's people were worshipping idols which they believed would bring them good and protect them from evil. They were in need for Divine Guidance and for a messenger from Allah to bring them back to the right path, the path of pure monotheism (Tawheed). They had many wealthy people and leaders among them but Allah chose to send Noah to them. Noah was truthful and trustworthy and known for his caring about other people. He was an excellent speaker and a very patient man. Allah revealed to him, "Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them." (Ch 71: 1). So Noah obeyed the order of his Lord and called upon his people and told them, "I am a faithful messenger to you." (Ch 26: 107).

He eloquently drove their attention to the signs of the existence of One Unique God all around them. From the various wonders of the universe, the cycle of day and night, to the sun and the moon, to the earth and the sky, all these, Noah told his people, are clear evidence that there is only one Divine Creator Who should be worshipped alone without any associate. He explained to them that it is the devil who had misled them and that now is the time to come back to the straight path. Since everything around them is created by Allah for their own benefit, directing acts of worship to other things than Him is an act of injustice. Finally, he warned them about Allah's punishment if they continued worshipping these man-made idols.

1.2 The Cunning Of Devil

So the devil had to look for another strategy and plan of action, a subtle and clever way to get the people to do as he wanted. He opted for a long-term and four-step plan that was implemented over a number of generations. The four steps are as follows:
Step 1: good people's pictures
Step2: from pictures to the statues
Step 3: from statues to the idols, and finally
Step 4: the anger of ALLAH