16 October 2012
The Prophet Nuh (pbuh)
When the Prophet Nuh (peace be upon him) preached to his people, calling them to tawheed (monotheism) amidst the whirlpool of polytheism, they stuck their fingers in their ears and mocked him… and in the end the flood came upon them because of their wickedness, destroying them all except for a handful of followers… destroying even Nuh’s wife and one of his sons.
When this happened, was Nuh a failure? Were his ages of hard work in vain? Were his deeds lost? Do you find yourself saying, “Poor Nuh”?
If so, then you have missed the point. Nuh was a Prophet, a hero, and a survivor. He fulfilled his mission and delivered the message. That was his job and he did it. It was witnessed by Allah, so Nuh will receive his reward. Furthermore he was saved from the flood, and went on to have more children, and to leave his own legacy of offspring and teaching. And here we are, thousands of years later, knowing his name, repeating his story, learning from him! His story has become a part of universal human mythology. How then could he be a failure? He affected the world in a profound way until the Day of Judgment, and he achieved that only by doing his job.
So I would like to suggest a replacement for the negative mantra, “Everything falls apart.” A truer statement, and one based on faith, would be, “Nothing is lost.”
The Prophet Nuh ( Noah ) PBUH • Opuss № I