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The Holy Quran · 71

Nuh (Noah)

نوح

28 ayahs · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment." 2. He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner, 3. [Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me. 4. Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' " 5. He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day. 6. But my invitation increased them not except in flight. 7. And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance. 8. Then I invited them publicly. 9. Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly 10. And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. 11. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers 12. And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. 13. What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur 14. While He has created you in stages? 15. Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers 16. And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp? 17. And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth. 18. Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction. 19. And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse 20. That you may follow therein roads of passage.' " 21. Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss. 22. And they conspired an immense conspiracy. 23. And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr. 24. And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error." 25. Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers. 26. And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant. 27. Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever. 28. My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."

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About Surah Nuh: place, order and how to read it

Surah Nuh (Noah) is chapter 71 of the Quran and has 28 verses, making it a short surah. It was revealed in Mecca, before the migration to Medina, and it is number 71 in the chronological order of revelation. It falls in juz 29. It occupies 2 pages of the mushaf, from page 570 to page 571.

Where it sits in the mushaf

It is preceded by Surah Al-Ma'arij and followed by Surah Al-Jinn. Like every surah except At-Tawbah, it opens with the Basmalah. This surah contains no verse of prostration.

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